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Yes I'm going to be spending more time on Neil's C++ Stuff now that I have "expanded" my freetime. This doesn't necessarily mean there will suddenly be a lot of golden tutorials up there, but this WILL allow me to answer many and many and many more of your questions. So if you have a question visit:
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At the time of writing this it is still simply a link to my email address: masta@cyclone7.com , however before the day is out there will be a savvy form up there.
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Oh yeah, I'm also planning to send out this newsletter bi-weekly now that I have the time to. So if this is too much to bear, you'd better make sure you're unsubscribed.
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There WILL be new tutorials on the site soon and they will begin to focus on more advanced topics. I'm working on a simple, portable code library called the "CyCLONE7 Seed Engine":
This will allow me to teach advanced topics without having to write different code for people on different platforms.
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I'm working on the Seed engine and some decent setup for me to easily write and integrate articles without a lot of work. The current step is standardizing my system of doing things and playing video games :). I have decided to base the site on PHP and XML. So I'm working on making sure I know a lot of both so the site will be fast and accessible to all (as always :).
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I have two really good things (mmm tasty :) uploaded right now. These don't pertain directly to C++ itself, but I've found both to be very helpful.
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The first is an ANSI C Guide. Basically all the functions, macros, etc. that make up ANSI C. Great stuff when you're working towards portability in pure C. You can, of course, use all of this stuff in almost any C++ compiler:
The second is a tutorial that helped me first get into Windows programming. Even though it's Windows only it gives you a decent glimpse into event-driven programming (which I will be covering with the Seed engine):
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<URL NAME="Intro to Windows Programming" HREF="http://www.neilstuff.com/winprog/" />
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I encourage those who enjoy Neil's C++ Stuff and my assistance to visit the silly sponsor banner at the bottom of my page. It shows me "you care" even if you don't.
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Unfortunately with Hamster.com (the sponsor banner) you not only have to click a link on the banner, you also have to click a link on the following page that says "Continue <x>" where <x> is the link you clicked on. If you're feeling generous you can actually click on all four links individually and each counts as a unique :).
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If you want a sassy Hamster banner on your net dwelling please visit the following URL to sign-up (and give me credit for the referal of course :):
This is just some recent things I've come across that I want to share. It's fine if you skip this section, but if you're bored then read on!
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<URL NAME="BeOS" HREF="http://free.be.com/" />
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If you're getting tired of Windoze and Licknuts, then I recommend you try out BeOS as an alternative. It's completely free to try out and doesn't require you to do anything funky to your current system.
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One thing that's especially nice for the always-learning programmer is it's development documentation (i.e. "Be Book"). Plus it's the first system API (for GUI, etc.) that is actually EASY and makes sense! Isn't that nuts? :)
