[C++]Youtube Series

I am making a series of C++ game development tutorial series using allegro and i need some help to promote it and someone to help me make my first game(That's right, i rushed ahead).I know i sound stupid,but i know some stuff about moving things and getting user input but i need to learn more so if someone could either help me OR give me some source code for a game like pong so i can learn from it and develop my knowledge.I would be very grateful and whoever helped me with the code would have credits throughout the series.My Youtube

So you're doing a series of tutorials, but you've never even managed to program a game? And on top of that you're asking for source code someone else wrote, so you can learn from it?
I'm sorry, but that sounds like a rather terrible idea right there

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I am making a series of C++ game development tutorial series using allegro and i need some help to promote it and someone to help me make my first game(That's right, i rushed ahead).I know i sound stupid,but i know some stuff about moving things and getting user input but i need to learn more so if someone could either help me OR give me some source code for a game like pong so i can learn from it and develop my knowledge.I would be very grateful and whoever helped me with the code would have credits throughout the series.My Youtube

So you're doing a series of tutorials, but you've never even managed to program a game? And on top of that you're asking for source code someone else wrote, so you can learn from it?
I'm sorry, but that sounds like a rather terrible idea right there
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I know but i'm too eager because i really want to learn the language but i do not know where to get a good tutorial.

I know but i'm too eager because i really want to learn the language but i do not know where to get a good tutorial.

Why would you even want to do a tutorial series if you're clueless yourself? How could you even manage to do one, and how do you think it would help other people if you aren't able to answer questions or give help to those following your tutorial?
Also, reading source code is absolutely not recommended if you want to learn how to program anything, first of all because of the common lack of documentation or explanation of the programming principles behind the code in question, and second of all because of the possible flaws in the original programmer's coding style/knowledge

If you would have looked around for 5 minutes on this very forum you would've been able to find tons of C++ tutorials, beginner's guides, etc.

Hello Flump - There are a few things that caught my eye. This my opinion and I am only saying this to try and help you.

How are you creating "How 2 Do Programming" videos when you are asking for code to learn from? You should learn to create your own and do a series about how you did it, what challenges you had to overcome, etc. Even the first tutorial was very bad. It left me with more questions then answers. Why a blank project? What are the other project types related to allegro and what benefits do they provide? Why do I want to delete the header file? What was it for? Why do I want to use "" instead of <> for including the header file? What does this tell the preprocessor? preprocessor... What? Why are you including that specific header? What was the main for and why did I need it? What... etc. I think you get the point.

I'm not trying to be harsh, but someone may pick up very bad habits that would hurt them more than help them. I appreciate what you are trying to do, but write a pong game on your own. Trust me... It will help you more than anyone else.

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Wow I'm slow at typing today.

I agree with the second poster that it is not advisable to learn by studying other peoples source code.

Anyway. If you want to find sourcecode for a particular application, open source platforms are often a good place to go to.

https://github.com/search?type=Repositories&language=C%2B%2B&q=pong&repo=&langOverride=&start_value=1&x=12&y=16

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I am making a series of C++ game development tutorial series using allegro and i need some help to promote it and someone to help me make my first game(That's right, i rushed ahead).I know i sound stupid,but i know some stuff about moving things and getting user input but i need to learn more so if someone could either help me OR give me some source code for a game like pong so i can learn from it and develop my knowledge.I would be very grateful and whoever helped me with the code would have credits throughout the series.My Youtube

So you're doing a series of tutorials, but you've never even managed to program a game? And on top of that you're asking for source code someone else wrote, so you can learn from it?
I'm sorry, but that sounds like a rather terrible idea right there
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Yeah, this just seems like the blind leading the blind. There's also a series of YouTube Allegro tutorials already out there, not sure if I would link them, but the developer has already made a few games before making the series.

Ok guys,i'm taking the tutorials down,thanks.

Ok guys,i'm taking the tutorials down,thanks.

Don't take these comments as an insult or anything like that, just keep on learning about game programming, and try to build that first game of your own
After that try to make another one, and another one, and so on
Then after a while you can try to create a series of tutorials, because you'll have the knowledge and skils ;)

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Ok guys,i'm taking the tutorials down,thanks.

Don't take these comments as an insult or anything like that, just keep on learning about game programming, and try to build that first game of your own
After that try to make another one, and another one, and so on
Then after a while you can try to create a series of tutorials, because you'll have the knowledge and skils ;)
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I'm not, i was just not expecting to have loads of critism.Anyways, i just a confused at how to make a pong game,a simple game is so hard!

Perhaps it was a bit blunt, but it was the truth and it was meant to help you. We all want to be the best at what we do, but we all also have to crawl before we can walk.

• I would start out learning a specific language at first. If C++ is too hard at first then try something simpler like C#. Learn that language well and then a little more.
• After that start learning about games and the theories/technology behind them.
• If you want DirectX as your SDK (for example) then focus on literature/tutorials that pertains to DirectX so you can follow along easier
• --You may also want to look at XNA if you try C#. XNA can be used to create games on Windows (not Windows 8), XBOX, and Windows Phone.
• Study, study, study.
  
  
  Regardless if you are doing it as a hobby or career just remember to sit back, relax, and have fun.

Well,i'm young so it's a hobby and i want to learn c++ loads and i have already started to learn stuff but i just need to find the right tutorial explaining things like loops and stuff and then i will make the snake game and my youtube tutorials will include how to make that

Hey Flump9,

Don't take all the comments from the guys badly, they are all trying to help you, really.

Funny things, when I was 12 I was playing with qbasic trying to understand the Snake example that came with MS-DOS at this time. I think many people here did the same and started programming like that. Anyway at this time there was (almost) no internet, now things are much better and you will find ton of resources on the web

Take baby steps. All this takes time, and you got time, you are only 12

Good luck!

PS: UltimaX advice is good.

Hey Flump9,

Congrats on the console application! if you google "schuchert" there is a site where this person has released a pdf version of a book they are writing which goes through C++, it may be of help to you. Keep at it!