How do I actually get GOOD at programming? I've already got a decent enough understanding of C and C++, and have been doing shitty ass games with SDL, SFML, and Irrlicht, but that's baby shit. Where do I even start if I want to move up to big boy coding?

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Anonymous 07/29/15 (Wed) 22:08:36 1e644d No.2932

How do I actually get GOOD at programming? I've already got a decent enough understanding of C and C++, and have been doing shitty ass games with SDL, SFML, and Irrlicht, but that's baby shit. Where do I even start if I want to move up to big boy coding?

I want to be able to do stuff that's actually worth being proud of. Like making my own renderer or whatever the fuck else.

Anonymous 07/30/15 (Thu) 18:19:22 2a41e1 No.2940

File: 1438280362795.pdf (5.39 MB, tmp_329-Cormen - Introduct….pdf)

For this you will need to know Algorithms and Data structure, basically the core of CS.

Get "Introduction to Algorithms" by clsr read it, work through it, com back in 18 month (not really kidding here, thats how long it will take you to work out all problems)

Anonymous 08/07/15 (Fri) 20:18:58 c3f0fa No.2990

By programming. You wanted to be able to write a renderer so start trying and don't stop until you have.

Anonymous 08/15/15 (Sat) 08:35:21 1e644d No.3025

>>2940

Book was useful.

Anonymous 08/16/15 (Sun) 01:07:41 aa9e81 No.3029

>>2932

>Like making my own renderer or whatever the fuck else.

Well, start by writing your own renderer. What's the first thing that blocks you from doing so?

Now branch off and go learn that.

Rinse and repeat.

I find that it is much easier to learn things when I have an internalized motive, rather than completing nebulous tasks to fulfil outside requirements (such as university courses).