Frequently Asked Stupid Questions
Introduction
Hey, this is my first F.A.Q. and it's very important :). You've probably heard the phrase, "There are no stupid questions". I beg to differ and you'll find a list of the ones I get consistantly, so you can not ask them and come off looking smart instead of stupid.
You wouldn't believe the number of times I've actually been asked these questions. They are totally real, which is why I put them up here.
Index
Can you make games with C++?
Yes, of course you can! The programmers of the very first computers used individual bits to tell the computer what to do. Boring things, they told it. And so of course on their leisure they created Asteroids ... or some other game. Point being, you can make a game with anything silly! You could make a gambling game with rectangular pieces of paper, you could make a drinking game with tequila and quarters (more gambling :), etc. etc. What is a game and why wouldn't you be able to make one with anything!?
Okay, now you're thinking, "You're the stupid one! I mean a video game!". Even with limited skills you should know the answer is yes. The moment I learned how to output text, get user input, and do random numbers I had made a lame text adventure in C++. Isn't that a game? Besides ... the obvious fact is that most multimedia, commercial games are written in C or C++.
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Will you do this for me?
Are you going to pay me? I didn't think so. I can be contracted, for a reasonable price, to write almost any kind of program (by my discretion of course). I treat all contracts the same. I don't care how you're going to use what I create for you. They're your moral dilemmas. But I'm not going to solve things for you for free. If I did that, I'd be living in a box without a girlfriend or a social life.
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