For really general questions like "How do I write a 3d engine?" give them an equally general answer: "You write code"

And I''m convinced that my compiler is broken, today it blew away some pointers on me sometime between calling a method and entering that method. I did a complete rebuild and it decided to actually pass this properly the second time.

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Last time i tried to create a game, I got stuck on bank switching, and eventually gave up. I had no manuals, just a far char*0xC0000000;

I like the specific what-I-am-doing-wrong-with-my-code? questions more than the lets-waste-time-on-this-useless-theory threads (which i have made many of...).

Don''t forget alot of topics are not really questions, moreso discussion starters, like "What do you guys think of the XBox?". Just like this topic. These are the most interesting to me because it is interesting to see what people really think.

As for stupid questions, I don''t think we too many. I confess some should state there case a little more clearly, and some should not depend on the board so heavily, but I there is not exactly a ''plague'' of idiots on this board; most ask decent questions and are answered equally decently.

And for those who think that newbies have alot of nerve to ask questions that aren''t in your advanced physics textbooks: Just because you had to battle your way through learning a language (violins play in the background) doesn''t mean others aren''t entitled to answers after they have banged their head against the wall for 2 hours. Just because you smart asses think "stupid newbies - it''s like trying to explain rocket science to a dog" doesn''t mean they don''t deserve answers. Of course you people would be the type to be too ashamed to ask questions under your own name and would probably post under anonymous. It''s people like you that form the programmer stereotype. Programming could be ''cool'' if it wasn''t for you guys!

BTW, why haven''t you replied to us yet BZ?



-=[ Lucas ]=-

Hell I cant resist throwing in my two cents (I wonder how much this thread is worth now?)... When I come to the forums, its because Im tired of hitting my monitor, and rebooting to make sure I didnt leak all my memory. When I want to know how to write a 3D engine, I check the code vault (thats why its there). When I post a message, its 95% of the time in the form of "Heres my broken ass code... I cant seem to find the forest in all the trees". I would say a good 50% of the time, the process of stepping through the problem so I can explain it to others often clues me into what I may be doing wrong.

Even with all the "aventur game" threads, this place kicks soooo much ass, and a BIG thanks to all the helpful souls who help guide me through programming''s many learning curves.

Where is Felisandria from??

Denver. The "from" sig is a joke. Why does it matter?

-fel

Just stirring the pot. =)

Stirring or smoking? *mischeivous grin*

Well both actually...

bz: what in heck''s name are you saying. When I started programming( around the age of 9 ), there was plenty of game programming BBS and when you asked a question, no one would tell you not to ask questions. First of all, the game community is here to help us out. If you don''t like it, you don''t have to read it. That''s all. What do you think this board is for?

Anyhow,



Cyberdrek
Headhunter Soft
DLC Multimedia

This is a GAME DEVELOPMENT community, not an "I still need to learn the basics of programming" or "I am learning C++" community

If people can''t program, then don''t try to make games.

I agree with bz in that most of the fun in programming is solving problems. It gives you a great sense of accomplishment when your program compiles and runs exactly as it should. When I get something done, I look like Tom Hanks in Castaway when he lights his first fire.

But as my grandpa always says: "People who don''t ask questions are either very smart, or very stupid"

Of course, chances are if you have a question to ask, someone has already asked it. Whenever I have a question, I click on the search and type in a few key words and get an answer in seconds. Its even easier than starting a new topic. If more newbies did this instead of starting a NEED HELP BADLY topic for their missing semi-colon problem, the boards would look that much more professional.

I believe that was bz''s point. But I could be wrong.