What did you first code?

[-Psy-]

Honestly what was your first C++ program? That was original and doesn't just print Hello World! on the screen?

I need some ideas. Trying to practice

 

[Zeus]

Hmm...well I made a prog that said "please enter a number" and then you enter it and it says the number you entered. Maybe not the most original or useful program but I guess it could be good practice.

 

[Angry Lawyer]

First thing I coded in C++ was the HL1 version of Conquest: City 17.

First original thing I coded, regardless of language, was a multiplayer stock exchange game, on QBASIC.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[JellyWorld]

A command line calculator.

 

[FictiousWill]

c++? aww. That rules out my qbasic game:
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/williamresume/qbasic/ruins6_big.gif
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/williamresume/qbasic/ruins7_big.gif
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/williamresume/qbasic/ruins3_big.gif
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/williamresume/qbasic/ruins4_big.gif

It had three npc enemies and a particle system for falling sand, plus red-faction style destructible environments. Not to shabby for a 13 year old with qbasic and no formal training.

 

[JellyWorld]

I wrote a simple FPS once, might upload it one of these days.

 

[Deemo]

Hello World

had to say it

my first real C++ program was a makeshift virus. Actually it wasnt much of a virus, it just was a huge window that said "YOU HAVE BEEN VIRUSED". Easily closed by Ctrl + Alt + Del. I was bored

 

[Raeven0]

I made cstbsp.exe dance, if that counts...

 

[-Psy-]

Wow lol...what did you lot first code for HL2?

 

[Orion.Instrument]

My first project in C++ was a sort of multi-user Notepad of sorts, it ran with a central server, and people could connect, I never tested the max connections possible, but in theory it would be unlimited.
Only one person could edit a file at a time, but everyone connected could read, there was a sort of token, and the person with the token at that time could edit..
Yeah.. Then I made a sort of card game engine.. Then i got bored :x

 

[-Psy-]

This is the poop. There is absolutely no tutorials on how to start coding in Half-Life 2...they are all, "How to get 3 fire rates" and ,"How to get a 3rd-person camera". Isn't there anything useful about coding in the source engine? I just learnt C++ but don't have a clue where to start -_-

 

[Fliko]

I made a very simple planner, it would simply keep track of the holidays for the week.

 

[-Psy-]

say, How do I compile my game once I've edited code?

 

[SubKamran]

Heh, never made a C++ program in my life, went straight to the SDK and started my mod...

I figure I've made enough programs with other languages that I can skip C++ and get down to business. Honestly though, I don't think I've ever made a complete program with anything. I've always done ASP.NET which is for the web... but it is coded in VB.NET so it might as well be a program (same code can make a desktop app). In that case, my first program that isn't only tied to web-only is Torrent Typhoon (see sig). I copied my code over to a desktop project and it worked too. I won't release it though because... just because. It's a bit buggy and when you search it hogs CPU.

 

[impakt]

A quake2 mod.

 

[goalied00d]

hello world

 

[JellyWorld]

hello world

Didn't read the first post did you?

 

[goalied00d]

Isn't it obvious?

But for real, the first program I did would ask for a car's fuel capacity, miles per gallon rating and gas price then out put how much it would cost for a full tank of gas and how much it would cost to travel 100 miles. Then I did a program where youo'd enter a year and it would determine if it was a leap lear or not.

 

[Physicles]

Mine was on an Apple IIe in 4th grade (12 years ago...), and I was following the example of some of my friends. The program would make a picture of a space ship in ASCII art, count down using busywaiting with FOR loops, and then launch by issuing extra PRINT commands to get the ship to scroll off the screen.

Well, I'm not sure that that's the first program I wrote, but it's the first that I remember. Ah, the good ol' days...

 

[Orion.Instrument]

Does anyone here know much about Smalltalk?
Meh, wrong thread I know.

 

[Fliko]

Mine was a HL2 Multiplayer mod, where it would take about 1 second to fire a full round of anything.
I was bored.

 

[sinkoman]

I don't know C++

But first thing I ever coded (excluding markup languages, since those aren't really programming languages) was a small Flash Shoot 'em up game when I was 11. 'Twas a fun game

First thing in PHP... Umm... I don't know

 

[Osilo]

Christmas assignment for my C++ class when I was sixteen. Oh the joys of 16 colors and 600x480 pixels. Those computers were awesome! Although that may sound a long time ago it was only four years ago, my school had some shitty computers. I've attached a screen from it, I know you love it.

 

[sinkoman]

Christmas assignment for my C++ class when I was sixteen. Oh the joys of 16 colors and 600x480 pixels. Those computers were awesome! Although that may sound a long time ago it was only four years ago, my school had some shitty computers. I've attached a screen from it, I know you love it.

Hmm.

Maybe I should upload my little minigame thingy.

I've been meaning to revisit it and redo it so that it pwns more.

 

[-Psy-]

How do you add visual elements to C++? Baffles me tbh lol