Facebook Twitter YouTube Frictional Games | Forum | Privacy Policy | Dev Blog | Dev Wiki | Support | Gametee


Thread Rating:
  • 14 Vote(s) - 2.93 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Challenge Threadᆦ ᆦ ᆦ
Homicide13 Offline
Senior Member

Posts: 323
Threads: 41
Joined: Nov 2010
Reputation: 14
#44
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD]

Well I still think using classes would be something important to learn. The problem is that for someone who doesn't know how to use them, they generally at least need an example of how to do it right or in what ways it can be applied, and a set of challenges that tries to teach a new idea should have a much gentler slope.

For example, when I tried to teach myself C++ back in middle school, I didn't start by making my own text editor or calculator or something. I learned how to write "hello world" to a command prompt, and went from there.

I myself am very interested in the use of classes, but I only have a vague understanding of what they are or how to use them. I certainly couldn't just start using them in this context - I would have to start with something much simpler.

As far as this challenge thread, I really like the idea, I just think you should give your challenges a learning curve - I would suggest thinking of a new challenge that introduces the idea of classes with an example, and then leading up to the current challenge with a set of intermediary challenges that slowly increase in difficulty.

That said, I will try to solve this challenge, but I'm not sure how far I'll get.

04-14-2012, 07:14 PM
Find


Messages In This Thread
Challenge Threadᆦ ᆦ ᆦ - by nemesis567 - 04-10-2012, 02:49 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by JetlinerX - 04-10-2012, 04:49 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Cranky Old Man - 04-10-2012, 05:12 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by AnthonyTrix - 04-10-2012, 05:40 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-10-2012, 05:45 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Kreekakon - 04-10-2012, 06:13 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-10-2012, 06:24 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Kreekakon - 04-10-2012, 06:28 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-10-2012, 06:35 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Putmalk - 04-10-2012, 06:53 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-10-2012, 06:56 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by palistov - 04-10-2012, 07:44 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-10-2012, 08:02 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by palistov - 04-10-2012, 08:27 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-10-2012, 08:31 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by palistov - 04-10-2012, 09:04 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-10-2012, 09:09 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by palistov - 04-10-2012, 09:39 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-10-2012, 09:50 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Miss Rigi - 04-10-2012, 10:20 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by palistov - 04-10-2012, 10:30 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-11-2012, 01:09 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-11-2012, 01:01 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by ClayPigeon - 04-11-2012, 02:58 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-11-2012, 05:20 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-11-2012, 07:56 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by ClayPigeon - 04-11-2012, 09:48 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-12-2012, 01:09 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-12-2012, 06:16 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by ClayPigeon - 04-12-2012, 09:47 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by DRedshot - 04-12-2012, 11:26 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-12-2012, 02:04 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-12-2012, 04:26 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-12-2012, 06:19 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-12-2012, 07:11 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-12-2012, 07:49 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-12-2012, 07:51 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-12-2012, 09:20 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-12-2012, 09:40 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-14-2012, 01:43 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-14-2012, 05:22 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Putmalk - 04-14-2012, 05:59 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-14-2012, 06:17 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-14-2012, 07:14 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-14-2012, 07:33 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-14-2012, 08:10 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-14-2012, 08:38 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-14-2012, 09:03 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-14-2012, 09:27 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by DRedshot - 04-14-2012, 09:12 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-14-2012, 08:39 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-14-2012, 08:47 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-14-2012, 08:51 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-14-2012, 09:27 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-14-2012, 11:38 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-14-2012, 10:32 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 12:24 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-15-2012, 12:50 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-15-2012, 12:30 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-15-2012, 12:32 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-15-2012, 12:34 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 01:21 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-15-2012, 01:32 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-15-2012, 01:53 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 02:00 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-15-2012, 02:03 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 02:11 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-15-2012, 02:27 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-15-2012, 02:37 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 02:45 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-15-2012, 02:51 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 02:58 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-15-2012, 02:59 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 03:09 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 04:31 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-15-2012, 01:59 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-15-2012, 03:01 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 04:10 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-15-2012, 06:27 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 06:39 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-15-2012, 06:46 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-15-2012, 06:55 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-17-2012, 04:41 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-17-2012, 01:44 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-17-2012, 05:37 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-17-2012, 05:40 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-17-2012, 05:46 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-17-2012, 05:49 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-17-2012, 05:57 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-17-2012, 05:57 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by DRedshot - 04-17-2012, 05:59 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-17-2012, 06:00 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-17-2012, 06:06 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by DRedshot - 04-17-2012, 06:34 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-17-2012, 06:40 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-17-2012, 07:08 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-17-2012, 08:24 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-17-2012, 08:57 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-17-2012, 09:16 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-17-2012, 10:22 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by DRedshot - 04-17-2012, 10:52 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-17-2012, 11:31 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-17-2012, 11:12 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-17-2012, 11:33 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-17-2012, 11:57 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-18-2012, 01:05 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-18-2012, 12:03 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-18-2012, 01:35 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-18-2012, 12:10 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-18-2012, 04:01 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-18-2012, 04:03 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-18-2012, 04:21 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-18-2012, 04:21 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-18-2012, 05:08 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-18-2012, 05:40 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-18-2012, 08:49 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-18-2012, 08:57 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-18-2012, 09:06 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-19-2012, 06:05 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-19-2012, 06:21 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-19-2012, 07:51 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-19-2012, 08:36 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-19-2012, 08:43 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-19-2012, 09:09 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-19-2012, 01:56 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-19-2012, 04:17 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-19-2012, 04:19 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-19-2012, 05:09 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-19-2012, 02:09 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-20-2012, 07:03 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-20-2012, 07:24 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-20-2012, 09:00 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-20-2012, 11:50 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-21-2012, 01:34 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-24-2012, 02:54 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-24-2012, 09:33 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-24-2012, 09:51 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-24-2012, 09:54 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-25-2012, 12:20 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-26-2012, 12:02 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-26-2012, 02:00 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Rapture - 04-26-2012, 05:17 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-26-2012, 06:44 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-26-2012, 01:57 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-26-2012, 01:59 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-26-2012, 07:29 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-26-2012, 09:26 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-26-2012, 10:34 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-26-2012, 11:36 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-26-2012, 11:43 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-27-2012, 12:02 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-27-2012, 12:21 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 04-29-2012, 09:29 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-27-2012, 01:29 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-27-2012, 02:17 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-27-2012, 02:31 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 04-27-2012, 03:49 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-27-2012, 04:06 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-27-2012, 01:56 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-27-2012, 04:24 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-29-2012, 09:55 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-30-2012, 05:22 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-30-2012, 12:54 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-30-2012, 01:38 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-30-2012, 02:02 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 04-30-2012, 03:04 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 04-30-2012, 05:26 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 05-01-2012, 12:48 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 05-01-2012, 01:12 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 05-01-2012, 05:20 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 05-01-2012, 11:22 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 05-01-2012, 12:37 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 05-01-2012, 01:35 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Your Computer - 05-01-2012, 02:07 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 05-01-2012, 03:47 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 05-01-2012, 04:04 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 05-01-2012, 06:01 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 05-01-2012, 06:39 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 05-02-2012, 05:45 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Theforgot3n1 - 05-02-2012, 09:19 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 05-02-2012, 10:33 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 05-02-2012, 11:24 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 05-05-2012, 04:02 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 05-06-2012, 04:48 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 05-06-2012, 10:03 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Apjjm - 05-07-2012, 02:37 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 05-07-2012, 02:58 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 05-07-2012, 11:00 PM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by Homicide13 - 05-08-2012, 01:22 AM
RE: [CHALLENGE THREAD] - by nemesis567 - 05-08-2012, 01:38 AM



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)