Is this good for learning programming?

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Hello i want to start to learn programming and i dont quite like basic tutorials because there they learn me like what is int,void,bool,string what is while loop what is for loop what is if statement and things like this, so i wanted to ask you if you dont know about someone who is learning a bit advanced things, i want to do cheats and something like that and i tried tutorials, is it good to learn what he does or not? thanks

no, i wouldn't recommend using videos to learn. All you do is copy and learn nothing.

get a good book and read it, you will understand much better.

"find" the C++ programming language, written by the inventor of C++.

Originally Posted by sunkist0

idk if i should learn from books, its just like reading always the same, because i know the basics i just should find out how to improve now,i guess i should start using winapi or soemthing, what do you think?

Originally Posted by dex73r123

if you already know all the basics then you don't need to watch any video or read a book. creating cheats is a bit more advanced and very extended. so for now i would say that's not a good idea
start by creating actual applications. simple useful tools or even basic games.
ones you get the hang of it then move to advanced stuff. MSDN will be your friend

Originally Posted by dex73r123

Without googling it: Make your own dynamically allocated char*.
Read the user input into a std::string, copy the std::string into the char* (you have to make your own function to do it), and then print your char*. Don't forget to free the dynamic memory before exiting.

(hint: char *myVar; is wrong)

Need to know pointers, new, and delete.

If you want to start coding in order to learn how to cheat in video games you have to obtain some language experience.
You can't just jump right into it unless you're starting off with someone else's code.
From scratch you have to learn at least 1-2 languages to get the hang of how programming works.

Originally Posted by InunoTaishou

Code:

std::string in = "";
cin >> in;
char* d = (char*)calloc(1, in.length()+1);
strcpy(d,in.c_str());

Done.

Originally Posted by Hitokiri~

Code:

std::string in = "";
cin >> in;
char* d = (char*)calloc(1, in.length()+1);
strcpy(d,in.c_str());

Done.

Didn't even print it out.
1/10 for effort.

Originally Posted by Hitokiri~

Code:

std::string in = "";
cin >> in;
char* d = (char*)calloc(1, in.length()+1);
strcpy(d,in.c_str());

Done.

Well I knew you could do it lol. Lets see if OP can do it in C++

You didn't free the memory though.

Originally Posted by aznanimality

Didn't even print it out.
1/10 for effort.

Originally Posted by InunoTaishou

You didn't free the memory though.

ain't nobody got time for that.

Lol I know the basic of C++, but I didn't learn about dynamically allocated

@dex73r123 trust me, reading from a book is the best way to learn. When you read from a book, you are storing what you read in your memory it become easy to
remember when you are programming. I know how you feel right now, you just want to go to winapi then directx and start making cool d3d hack. It's not that easy.
One of the best c++ book I have ever read is teach yourself c++ in 21 day.

http://www.angelfire.com/art2/ebooks...usin21days.pdf

I made the wrong move couple of years ago I dive into winapi and directx and started making crosshair without truly understanding the basic of C++ like pointer,switch etc.
It end up biting me in the back.

Originally Posted by CoBraX

Lol I know the basic of C++, but I didn't learn about dynamically allocated

but whats the point of reading what i already know? everytime i see a book, you start with useful things(basics) but usually you end up with just shits literally

Originally Posted by dex73r123

but whats the point of reading what i already know? everytime i see a book, you start with useful things(basics) but usually you end up with just shits literally

If you already know then what's the point of asking?

If you know and understand C++ then learn about the WinAPI, which is what you're going to be doing for game hacking. If you know WinAPI then you can find basic tutorials for game hacking and understand them without having to post on a forum "Is this good for learning for programming?" And from there you can find more advanced source code, decipher it, understand it, use their methods to better your code and write more diverse hacks.