I am about 20% into this book, and I am questioning whether or not it's for me.
I've been in web development for almost 10 years, and I am getting extremly bored with it. I've always wanted to make games, but the dread of my daily job has finally got me to look into it.
Having read a few chapters, I am surprised that the book hasn't even demonstrated a simple "hello world" in Direct X. Don't get me wrong, I am learning a lot (and realizing that I really need to learn C++). But I am wondering if this is not exactly a beginner book.
Should I stick with it?
Would it make more sense for me to advance my C++ knowledge beyond my college computer science courses?
Will I know how to write a simple game by the end of this book?
I've been in web development for almost 10 years, and I am getting extremly bored with it. I've always wanted to make games, but the dread of my daily job has finally got me to look into it.
Having read a few chapters, I am surprised that the book hasn't even demonstrated a simple "hello world" in Direct X. Don't get me wrong, I am learning a lot (and realizing that I really need to learn C++). But I am wondering if this is not exactly a beginner book.
Should I stick with it?
Would it make more sense for me to advance my C++ knowledge beyond my college computer science courses?
Will I know how to write a simple game by the end of this book?