On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:25:59 +0200, Le_Forgeron <jgr### [at] freefr> wrote:

> Le 24/09/2011 19:58, Warp nous fit lire :
>> Nekar Xenos <nek### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>>> My 14 year old son wants to start learning C++ and OpenGL.
>>
>>> What would be the best way to go about it?
>>
>>   I don't know, but I suppose one obvious way would be to buy him a
>> couple of books.
>>
>>   I have read some positive things about the latest book of the man  
>> himself
>> (ie. Stroustrup), "Programming -- Principles and Practice Using C++".
>>
>>   I'd also recommend "Effective C++", "More effective C++" and
>> "Effective STL" by Scott Meyers.
>>
> All good books, I presume, but they are probably more a kind of toolbox
> that a tutorial. (at least, they would expect some experience in
> programming, even if only something like C)
>
> Before learning C++, have him dig a bit in object-oriented conception
> first. Probably better with some human interface
> (school/formation/stage/whatever) than a book.
> (well, you can write C++ like any other language: if you have no clue,
> the result might be a very strong and potent fertilizer. And sometime
> you can even have valid reasons to do it with such bad practices. Yet it
> is not something that should be made a model for the unwary)
>
> At least C++ is a bit more strict than C about the details. But even a
> very strict language would still fails if the conception is bogus.
>
> For OpenGL, he can probably try to observe and understand the code from
> any OpenGL & opensource game (that he like). It might give some clues
> about how it works (my question would be: why bother with OpenGL ? any
> short-term purposes ?)

I should have said at first that he wants to get into game programming.  
Ultimately he wants to make games for the Nintendo Wii. It's going to be a  
long road....

-- 
-Nekar Xenos-

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