idTech 4 Source Code released (a while ago)

[Guided Daggers]

I wouldn't call objects in a programming language "extra features", but that's up to you

Same thing here, Zalis. Too bad I suck at anything that is distantly related to art (except for music xD)

[Alaris]

Objects are structures on crack

Point is, learning c is an excellent way to learn c++

[Art]

-Proper programming
-BASIC

Pick one.

I thought they went hand in hand, I realise they are both classified as high-level programming languages but, you know, with BASIC being at least 5 years older than C and inventing the rules of how to write well - I thought I'd give it it's dues.

Shame Microsoft gobbles it all up for it's Visual Basic stuff, kicks the *** out of C*.

-Art

*Of course it doesn't - but still.

[Alaris]

I'd rather code than do art. But that's partly because I know I am not good at art.

[sorudo]

it's all lies, everything you see is nothing more then a simulation to ease your mind.
it's the matrix i tell yah........all green and fuzzy.

[raspberry jam]

I might be mistaking, but isn't idTech 4 in C++, unlike its predecessors?

And how's C going for you? We're going to learn it next year. (Seems kind of obligatory to learn the language that made UNIX and many other things possible; but it's rather outdated, no?)

There is more actively running code in C than in any other language, and there's a lot of new development in it as well. So it's far from outdated, unless you mean for applications programming.

Objects are structures on crack

Point is, learning c is an excellent way to learn c++

The ++ in C++ is far more than just objects. Templates, dynamic type checking, exceptions and what not.
Though, yes, learning C is a good first step.

[Alaris]

I guess objects is the thing that stands out the most.

Or maybe it's the only thing I use because I don't know what the rest of it is...

Oh, and I totally love the ++, so now I can just postcount++

[Ringsgold]

while(1) postcount++;

I just summarized Alaris' brain :D
my little program became a huge mess implementing the last few functions, but it works! (well, as huge a mess as 500 odd lines can be)

[Alaris]

*ahem*

while (1) {
printf ("Postcount (tm)");
postcount++;
}