Topic

C++

A collection of 3 issues

Getting started with SDL

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is a C library for writing games. This blog post should help you get started with developing SDL games. If you prefer to use Visual Studio, this article will be irrevelant to you. Follow the steps at lazyfoo.net [http://lazyfoo.net/tutorials/SDL/01_hello_

Using SDL for C++ Graphics

A few days back, I tried to explain why in my opinion Indian colleges should abandon Turbo C++ [http://blog.gldraphael.com/why-you-shouldnt-be-using-turbo-c/] for a more modern (and standard compliant) C++ compiler. However, most colleges have courses on Computer Graphics for which they tend to use the 16 bit graphics.

Why you shouldn't be using Turbo C++

Most schools and colleges in India that teach Computer Science or Information Technology tend to use C and C++ as the first programming languages. The sad part is that many of these C++ courses still use the Turbo C++ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_C%2B%2B] Compiler. Here's