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General discussions / Re: SFML Game Development -- A book on SFML

« on: January 12, 2014, 07:45:21 pm »

My question is, could I go from that book, directly to the "SFML Game Development" book.

It's a very good idea to have a look at advanced C++ books before starting with game development. A mistake that a lot of game developers make is underestimating the complexity of C++ and the importance of modern idioms and clean, structured code. Books like Effective C++ or Exceptional C++ address this issue, and there might even be updated versions for C++11.
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@Nexus, thanks! I will definitely read up with these books as well.   

Cheers,

H

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General discussions / Re: SFML Game Development -- A book on SFML

« on: January 12, 2014, 07:22:54 am »

@zsbzsb, awesome thanks!   Much appreciated.

H

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General discussions / Re: SFML Game Development -- A book on SFML

« on: January 12, 2014, 06:35:04 am »

Not entirely sure this is the best place to ask, but I will anyway to start.

SFML looks great from what I can tell, and would love to start with this, as I've made a decision to get into game programming. It was probably 8 or 9 years ago I last used C++, and it was at a basic level. So I decided to start over.

This book looks to be a good start:
http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-C-Through-Game-Programming/dp/1435457420

My question is, could I go from that book, directly to the "SFML Game Development" book. If not, does anyone have any suggestions for books in between?

Thanks so much,

H