Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers.
Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post.
Closed 6 years ago.
Improve this question
I have learned C for 2 months, I understand all the basics.
Pointers, Structs,Unions. all the basics in short.
But the only problem is.. that all the tutorials online just show how to make console program.
How do I start writing a useful program ?
Thanks !
I think everyone runs into this problem early on in their programming adventure. I know I did. I think the best advice is just to find something that itches, and scratch it. Think of a problem you can solve. When you have one, you will more than likely be forced to learn a few new things and then you are on your way.
It doesn't last long, by the way. As long as you persist in solving your problem, you will learn, and the more you learn, them more problems you will be able to solve.
Godspeed!
If you can't figure out something you'd like to do, then find an open-source project to get involved with, such as Apache or FreeBSD or whatever. Beware that the learning curve might be steep and you might end up doing absolute low-level monkey work (can you say documentation) but stick with it and you'll end up doing something "useful"
Related
Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers.
Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post.
Closed 4 years ago.
Improve this question
I just created the "Hangman game" using C language, i used GCC to compile it and worked in the terminal.
Let's say that i started with C a week ago, and this is the only programming language i know (Html & CSS arn't programming languages even if i know them). I'm a complete beginner so.
My question is, from the code source i have, how can i create an interface, an app that i'd start on windows (instead of linux terminal), with "buttons" or something like that ?
If i can't do this from the code source, what wold u recommend ?
What would be the software i should use instead of visual studio code to write code (because i guess i'll need a specific software if i want an interface or if i want to compile it in order to ceate a windows app ?)
I'm not english native so i may did some languages mistakes, sorry in advance.
Let me know if i can be more precise and explain something using other words.
There are numerous libraries and frameworks which can provide a GUI for your games.
Qt
Dear IMGUI
libsdl with widgets
and many more, depending on your requirements
Related posts:
https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/1086/what-c-gui-library-can-you-suggest
Game GUI framework
http://samirsinha.com/choosing-a-gui-framework/
It's probably best to study existing games and how they are designed, what libraries people use, and so on, before embarking on building your own from scratch.
Also try reading some of the resources in the GameDev Stack Exchange.
Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers.
Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post.
Closed 5 years ago.
Improve this question
How do you get started with competitive programming and get well versed with various topics in it ?
What all things you can do ?
Get started directly or do some concepts first.
This is a very popular question on Quora, but is generally considered off-topic for Stack Overflow. The best way to use SO for competitive programming advice is to ask specific questions about problems you're having when coding a solution. For example, you might ask how a language feature works. Often you'll find that the question has already been asked.
Here are the 108+ Quora answers to your question: https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-become-a-competitive-programmer
The summary answer is: Get started solving problems. If you have any programming background, which I'm sure you do since you're asking this question, you'll get more benefit from just starting rather than reading a lot first. When you get stuck on something, that's the time to read books or online resources.
If you're having trouble deciding what to start on, here's a suggestion from my blog of how I would get started: http://www.redgreencode.com/about-project-462/
My 2 cents...
Best option is to get registered at the following coding sites..
+ topcoder.com
+ codechef.com
+ hackerrank.com
And, while you hack code here, you can build upon your programming foundation by learning more on
+ Data structures
+ Algorithms
+ Operating system concepts
+ Networking concepts and more ...
You could also start looking at the following books in this area...
+ The Algorithm Design Manual
+ Programming Challenges: The Programming Contest Training Manual
+ Competitive Programming 2
My advice would be to get registered with a Competitive Programming site if you know how to write simple codes in a particular programming language and solve the basic problems(the ones which does not require algorithms or require basic ones).
My suggestion on the choice of site is:-
1)HackerRank:-https://www.hackerrank.com/
Problems are well categorized here.Practice the questions marked 'easy' here followed by a few 'medium' ones.Complete the '30 Days of Coding Challenge' that would give you a good basic idea of the Java language.Also, check other's code and the editorial even if your code passes all the test cases.
2)SPOJ:-
Practice the problems categorized under 'ad-hoc' here.Start by solving the problems which are solved by most people...usually they will be easier.
3)Start implementing basic(or standard) algorithms. It is suggested to read them from Topcoder tutorials or Introduction to algorithms.Also, follow a standard book along with it.Now, practice problems based on those algorithms until you get familiar with them.
4)After you get acquainted with the most common algorithms start competing in coding challenges.Practice makes you better. Try to solve problems from previous contests. Solve as many problem A-s as you can until they give you some trouble. Then move on to B, then C etc.
Hope it helps :)
P.S. Also check the following answer on Quora:-
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-strategy-to-improve-my-skills-in-competitive-programming-in-2-3-months/answer/Sachin-Gupta-6?srid=4gZ6
Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers.
Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post.
Closed 7 years ago.
Improve this question
I am new to Artificial programming and I was asked to make a program that stores the moves taken every time and so on. Can anyone of you can give me an idea just to how artificial works and how I should proceed?
Firstly you will have to take a look at languages you can use for AI, have a look at (this is if you want to go really advanced) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_languages_for_artificial_intelligence
Then you can have a look at some tutorials to guide you:
http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/technical/artificial-intelligence/chess-programming-part-i-getting-started-r1014
Note that this can get very complicated, depending on how advanced you want your AI to be. There are also a number of different algorithms that you can use.
This is quite a widely discussed subject, especially with the game of Chess. Google should have all the answers you are looking for.
Some links that you might find helpful:
http://www.aihorizon.com/essays/chessai/intro.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence
http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-learn-Artificial-Intelligence-for-a-beginner
http://compsci.ca/v3/viewtopic.php?t=14779
Beginning AI programming
Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers.
Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post.
Closed 9 years ago.
Improve this question
I was reading "Operating Systems Design and Implementation" by Andrew S. Tanenbaum. It has Source code of MINIX when approaching the back of the book. I know C programming and have also studied the subject of Operating Systems, but still I was not able to understand the source code. Very few lines were such which could be understood.
I found many new libraries included over there. These libraries are not taught the syllabus of my university. Also, when asked teachers of this, even they don't understand the code. So, where can whole C programming be learnt, with all of its libraries? Because university doesn't go in depths.
In a nut shell, how can we learn C programming or any other programming language to such a depth, that by just looking at any code, one can tell what is the code gonna do.
I used to refer to a book a long time ago by Plauger...you may find it useful if you implement your own versions and then compare OR just study them. Ref: http://www.amazon.com/The-Standard-Library-P-J-Plauger/dp/0131315099
You need not learn all libraries. You have to learn how to use libraries. All libraries are presented as object files in the our c source. So you will not find any code for libraries. Learn how to use the libraries and make your task done.Here is a reference manual for standard c library. You can go through it.
Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers.
Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post.
Closed 12 months ago.
The community reviewed whether to reopen this question 12 months ago and left it closed:
Original close reason(s) were not resolved
Improve this question
Can we get people to post code of simple, optimized implementations of the A* pathfinding algorithm, in every single language?
This is mostly for fun and to play with what stackoverflow itself is capable of... although I actually am interested in getting an ActionScript 3 version of this.
But the idea is that this "Question" will continue to be updated eternally into the future, even as different programming languages are created!
I don't know of any other place online where you can see pseudocode "translated" into many (much less every) different language. Seems like it's a worthwhile resource, and while not necessarily what this site was designed for, there's no harm in trying it out and seeing if it turns out to be a worthwhile thing that stackoverflow could be used for!