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NoodlePowa

Remember what by heart? Did you mean the syntax and basics of the language, or did you mean memorizing function names and how they work in an API? Usually, you won't have to memorize anything, other than the syntax and basics of the language. You'll need to know your basic data types, how to make a declaration, how pointers work, etc. Other than that, you would usually refer to some sort of documentation.

Absolutely not!

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Hippopotamus

Out of the blue.... Should I go to college for Video Game Programming: 1.) What would I go for? 2.) Is a basic understanding of C++ needed prior to such learning? (That is not to say I am still not trying to learn. )

Eriond

1) Yes. Go for either Computer Science or Software Engineering (though if you choose SOEN make sure you go to a University that has a SOEN that gives you official engineer accreditation. It's important, plus you get a ring!)

2) Nope. You'll learn everything you need to at the university you choose, they pretty much start from the ground up, at least, at my university they did.

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Hippopotamus

So, is that how you have the awesome skills to make something like your space shooter? - 1.) What college might you recommend? 2.) Did you have previous knowledge prior? 3.) Is that the only course?

Eriond

Lol, I dunno about how awesome it is but... no acutally. I learned alot of it on my own. But it's always good to get a degree, if this is something you want to do professionally.

1) I dunno, where do you live?

2) I took a beginner's course in C++ in highschool, but beyond that I learned most of the stuff myself, online. The tutorials I used are in the first post of this thread.

3) It's a full 120 credit program, Software Engineering. You get a bachelor's degree.

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