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I'm learning DirectX as part of a hobby project. I've been looking for some good online resources for DirectX9 (using C++, if that distinction matters), but haven't found anything that's a) great for a beginner and b) up to date.
Any recommendations?
When I started using DirectX I found this to be the best resource around for basic stuff:
http://www.directxtutorial.com/
When you start reaching an intermediate level they want you to pay a subscription but all the good basic stuff is free. Tutorials are clear and literally step-by-step.
This is website is not bad at all either: http://www.toymaker.info/ - with some good project downloads.
If you have problems the best place to go in my experience is http://www.gamedev.net/ , they have great articles and forums with plenty of so-called gurus.
Toymaker
Triple Buffer
DirectX4VB
32Bits
Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 9: Not an online resource, but that book was very helpful to me.
There's also the DirecX SDK documentation, which should be your definitive resource.
Gamedev.net is probably a good place to look
CodeProject.com
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I have been studying programming, C++ specifically, for about 6 months and I got in a competition in my school. The teacher said that it will have some programming problems of different difficulties, although I have been working with problems like the ones found on Project Euler, I need different ones not just ones with math. Can anyone suggest any good problems, the more advanced the better. Or some books or articles I can read to improve my programming? I have googled this however answers are not as good as I expected and are really vague. I would really appreciate a solid and clear answer from experienced developers.
Check Herb Sutter's Exceptional C++ book, it has very good challenges. If you've already read it, there are sequels to that one as well, namely More Exceptional C++ and Exceptional C++ Style
The subreddit The Daily programmer post challenges, well, daily.
They are categorized by level, so you can test yourself and see what level are you and even compete with others.
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I am a computer science student and I want to do a personal project demonstrating some skills that I have learned. Recently I learned how to use SQL with PHP. Since PHP isn't as relevant as it once was, I was hoping someone could point me towards a more commonly used back-end tool where I still interact with my database through SQL queries. In my question, I specifically asked about a C++ framework since I am most comfortable with C++, but if there are much more common frameworks for what I'm looking for that use Java or Python, that would work as well.
Doing a quick google search gave me a very very large list of potential frameworks, so I was hoping someone with more knowledge in the field can point me towards one that employers would find the most relevant.
On a side note, I was also wondering if a framework is completely necessary, or if I can create my back-end just using native c++? If so, is this a valuable skill to look into?
Thanks for the help.
check out QT for the C++ GUI & MySQL for the backend...
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I would like to get my hands dirty and start playing with a pet project to get into blockchain technologies.
Some time ago I read Mastering Bitcoin and now am looking for a concise intro into using blockchains. Perhaps something like the Decentralized Applications book (not published yet) book could be.
Any tips for books, articles, etc.?
Thanks!
If you are looking for books, try this link. If you are looking to do more of a hands on approach for learning how blockchain works. Try a sample application like this one here
try Microsoft Blockchain as a service, they have strato which has REST based APIs for easier development, it actually uses Ethereum framework
This is the best one I have come across in regards to building DApps with Ethereum. It is concise and straight to the point.
Book: Introducing Ethereum and Solidity: Foundations of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Programming for Beginners
Author: Chris Dannen
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any websites, books etc. If someone would like to share their own experiences.
thank you
This is a free book which runs through some recurring tasks in computer vision and image processing.
Regarding the C++, you can take a look at OpenCV which is a computer vision library written in c/c++
I've had a lot of success with open-cv. I've done an effect similar to Adobe's "Magic Wand" tool.
http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCV
If you are interested in writing your own library you will need a pretty serious math background. The algorithms involved can be pretty intense.
There's a good list of simple image processing operators here, but really the best is to take courses in DSP and image processing.
Did some C image processing when I was in school.
I read this ebook. It was helpful.
http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/BOOKS/PHILLIPS/cips2ed.pdf
Magick++ is a good API for image processing in C++, and has a tutorial(PDF).
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I am python/django developer. As a part of improving my knowledge and felt like I need to "contribute" to the field of open-source, I started looking for django projects in code.google.com. There were many. I am not very sure which ones are popular and which needs help. Can you help me out in this direction, so that I instead of using many open-source softwares(since 3 years), start contributing to atleast one of them.
I would suggest that rather looking for an active or popular one to contribute to you rather find a project that you would use yourself and contribute to that.
Using a product or project yourself will provide better motivation to get involved and provide first hand experience on what needs improving.
And of course, working on something you are passionate about is also much more fun than something random!
Give your time to django. Help them get 1.1 out the door and all of us who love django will shower you with praise.
I would suggest Pinax as a very worthwhile candidate. Overall though, I agree with Andree Miller's answer that you should try finding a project which you, yourself use and feel needs improvements.
Good luck!