R2x Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Does anyone know what winamp is written in? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nocture Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 i think its C++ ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 R2x Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 I 've decided recently to persue education in programming. Is C++ a good place to start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +John Teacake MVC Posted August 30, 2004 MVC Share Posted August 30, 2004 Yeah it was mainly C++ I remember there was an Interview with the creator and that was one of the questions asked. He said that it was created in C++. A good place to start would be to learn C . . . then move onto C++. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nonick Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 bs, just go for C++ if you are intrested in C++, learning C then moving to C++ give you no additional value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HeartsOfWar Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 C & C++ are both complicated in their own areas.... however, it's important to understand that programming is not about learning a language... it's about learning the concepts and using your preferred language to do the work. I see hundreds of students every week that just can't program, because they are so wrapped-up in the language, and they can't apply the concepts. Example, Once student spent a semester taking a class on Java. The next semester, he took C++ and the instructor wanted him to write a binary tree class. This student argued with the instructor, saying it couldn't be done. Well, the problem was simply that JAVA has a binary tree class, whereas C++ does not. And in order to write one within C++, you need to KNOW the concepts of a binary tree... The student obviously was paying more attention to the language & not understanding the concepts. If you're new to programming, you may want to start by learning Basic or something... just to learn the CONCEPTS of programming... then move to C or C++, to learn the language and apply your concepts. Of course, you can do both, but some find it hard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Crunch Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 C & C++ are both complicated in their own areas....however, it's important to understand that programming is not about learning a language... it's about learning the concepts and using your preferred language to do the work. I see hundreds of students every week that just can't program, because they are so wrapped-up in the language, and they can't apply the concepts. Example, Once student spent a semester taking a class on Java. The next semester, he took C++ and the instructor wanted him to write a binary tree class. This student argued with the instructor, saying it couldn't be done. Well, the problem was simply that JAVA has a binary tree class, whereas C++ does not. And in order to write one within C++, you need to KNOW the concepts of a binary tree... The student obviously was paying more attention to the language & not understanding the concepts. If you're new to programming, you may want to start by learning Basic or something... just to learn the CONCEPTS of programming... then move to C or C++, to learn the language and apply your concepts. Of course, you can do both, but some find it hard... Perfectly worded here I started with C++ and learning C then moving to C++ give you no additional value Concepts is key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +LogicalApex MVC Posted August 31, 2004 MVC Share Posted August 31, 2004 Agreed with the poster before me on learning concepts over language. But i also wanted to mention you should look into .NET languages, as non managed programming is being squeezed out. This is happening slowly but by time your comfertable in programming im sure it will be a bigger issue. Sides, .NET owns ;)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Colin-uk Veteran Posted August 31, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 31, 2004 Im Still learning QBasic :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jerry Grey Member Posted August 31, 2004 Member Share Posted August 31, 2004 Learning the languages is hard, I can from DOS than ESIE then VP and now I am on VB .net 2005, but when I look at C++ I run away :p Its hard to start of but once you get it there no turning back... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ultra Frosty Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 It says on the developers page that it's written in C++ using Visual C++ 6.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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