Hi Charles, Correct. In this respect programming languages are not all that different from foreign languages as most of the documentation out there is written in a standard language like C++ and then is translated into whatever programming language the end user needs it for. In all respects to my fellow developers they need to understand here that most of the documentation assumes you have attended a college or vocational school where C++ would have been amanditory requirement for a Computer Sience or Certified Software Engineering degree. So the author assumes you are coming at it from that background. If you are trying to access that documentation and your only experience is with Visual Basic you aren't going to be able to get much out of it unless you know a little C++ to fully understand the example. Another way to look at this is consider how English is used all over the world for business and government purposes. I have talked to several people from France, Germany, India, etc while I was in college and they all say they had to take English as well as their native tongue in school. So I imagine when with fellow countrymen they spoke freely in their native tongue. However, when turning in homework asignments, ordering food from McDonald's, etc they spoke English. The main reason it was the common language everyone knew and could communicate through. The same concept holds true for game programming and documentation. You can go out and get first rate advanced game programming books like A.I. for Game Developers, Programming Math and Physics, Game Programming Gems, etc but unless you have some knowledge in C++ I am not sure how well the documentation would carry over into your own game project written in some other language. That is like a Frenchman speaking directions to a guy who only knows English in French.
Charles Rivard wrote: > Are you saying that if we both know a commonly used language, and I were to > need help with something I could not grasp in language B, you could give an > example in language A, I would understand how it works, and could then write > it in language B more easily? This makes sense. Thanks. > > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
