Bushido Hacks's Journal: New C/C++/OpenGL tutorial

Nearly a year after the release of my Java software tutorial, my long awaited follow up has arrived. Introducing the GCC and GLUT tutorial. I have recieved over 100 hits since it was posted nearly 24 hours ago, this was after I announced it on a few USENET groups, my blog, and on DeviantArt. (Yes, they have an OpenGL group at DA.) Lets see if Slashdot can real in some big hits.

So what is in this tutorial? Pretty much everything I could think of. It is primarly for C++ programmers, but the batch files can be modified for C users. This is just a step by step guide to installing Dev-C++ and GLUT. My advice is to not use Dev-C++, just the Windows version of GCC that comes with it. (I recommend using VIM as the text editor, NOT Notepad! (VIM for Windows kicks butt!)) The tutorial also explains that if you have an SSH accound with a webhosting provider using UNIX or Linux (such as Dreamhost), you can connect to a remote host and program from handheld devices such as a Blackberry. (Maybe not OpenGL, but C and C++, most definitely! Try doing that with Java!)

I've included batch files that users can download even modify to make using GCC for windows eaiser. One thing that I talk about is using the archive program (ar) for creating libraries from modules and making changes to each file one file at a time rather than entering in a long list of modules.

If you've ever wanted to begin programming but were wise enough not to buy into that phoney balogna "you can be a game programmer" crap they sell on TV, then you will want to read this tutorial!