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Started by Indeterminatus April 19, 2000 12:52 PM

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Indeterminatus

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April 19, 2000 12:52 PM

I want to learn Windowsprogramming using DirectX. Since I''m an absolute beginner I need a reference that tells me how to do that stuff. So, please, can anyone out there tell me which book is best for a beginner? I have quite a good knowledge of DOS programming (concerning the background and the architecture of CPU and so on too), so I don''t need an introduction to Programming in General, but to Programming with Windows and DirectX. Thanks in advance for every suggestion! I have been programming in Turbo Pascal for 5 years. I also have experiences with Delphi, Turbo Assembler and C++. Now I''m trying to improve my Windows-based programming. This is a big change, since I was a DOS-Programmer ;-)

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Moe

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April 19, 2000 01:09 PM

How about ''Windows Game programming for dummies''? It is a pretty good book for an introduction to windows programming and it covers some direct x.

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Armitage

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April 19, 2000 01:10 PM

This generally depends on what you''re focusing on. Is it direct x? Then I suggest Inside Direct X or perhaps Tips and Tricks of the windows game programming gurus.
If your focus is on windows programming, then programming windows is one of your best bets.

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Myopic Rhino

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April 19, 2000 02:00 PM

Look in our Books section for recommendations. I''d suggest LaMothe''s Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus.

Indeterminatus

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April 19, 2000 02:46 PM

Thanks for all suggestion! It helped a lot!

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Strife

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April 19, 2000 03:03 PM

Both of LaMothe''s books that have been mentioned in earlier posts above are good, but TWGPG is better, as it goes way more in-depth with literally everything than ...For Dummies. They are both good though

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revolver

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April 19, 2000 03:20 PM

Real-Time Rendering by Moller and Haines is an amazing book. I highly recommend it.

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