Yesterday I took the first step on the long journey learning how to be a game developer... Ok so it wasn't really a step so much as sort of looking down the path in the direction I want to go.
I took my skill assessment on where I was in the learning process. I could have told the instructor where I was with out taking it. The very beginning with no experience at all. I have a feeling I might have gotten in over my head and that the rest of the people in the class with me probably have much more experience than I do.
Over all while it is kind of an intimidating experience it is one I am looking forward to doing.
C++ is a beast of a programming language. There is so much you can do with C++ that you can't with other languages...but there is also so much that you can do wrong with such a powerful tool. I started out with Visual Basic and Java, so things like narrowing conversions and array bounds are checked. That is not the case in C++. (Don't worry, you'll learn about these soon.)
ReplyDeleteAlso, don't be afraid to ask questions if you're stuck or need clarification on a topic. We're all in this together :)