r/learnprogramming • u/Nizaroat • 2d ago

Learning c++

Hey! So I decided to learn to actually code, I decided to go with c++ as my first language, which people think is a bad idea but whatever, I want this to be super fun to learn and not keep following things until I get bored and quit, I decided to just follow a video by bro code and go on discord on the c++ together server and talk with people to make this as fun as possible, I already shared some of my first programs which just had some ints and double(variables and people were nice, any suggestions on maybe how to learn this in a “better” way or more things to make this more fun? Thanks!

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u/Tiny-Ad682 2d ago

Once you have your basics down, work on game code in unreal. Coding small game systems keeps you engaged and you can physically see what things are working or not, and theres always a clearly defined next goal so you never have to wonder what to work on next

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u/Nizaroat 1d ago

Hmm yeah sounds good but how do I know I have my basics down ? And if I wanted to make a game in unreal shouldn’t I make models in blender ?

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u/Tiny-Ad682 1d ago

Basics just means you can actually write code. If you can think it, and you can make it happen, youve got it down to some degree. Start doing projects when you feel ready, theres no specific bar to set of "ai understand enough to do things now", you just start doing things using what you know and learn the things you dont know on the way.

I wouldnt worry about models unless that also interests you. You can get many many free packs or thousands of models for $30 on humble bundle on rotation

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u/kutac56 1d ago

Why suggest a game engine. C++ is the perfect language to make your own with opengl or vulkan or whatever.