----------------------------------- omni Mon May 24, 2004 6:53 pm Porting Turing -> C or C++? ----------------------------------- I plan on porting my 'shooters' game to C or C++. But which language is more appropriate? I know a little bit of each language, and both seem pretty similiar except the syntax. I am more familiar with C though. ?? ----------------------------------- Catalyst Mon May 24, 2004 8:37 pm ----------------------------------- C++ is an extension of C. It incorporates many more advanced features most notably classes (OOP) and templates. Almost all C code will compile in a C++ compiler so your best bet would be to use C++ then only use its advanced features if u want to. ----------------------------------- omni Tue May 25, 2004 7:40 pm ----------------------------------- 1. is there any speed difference? 2. Are there any tutorials for NOOBs on pointers? I am just NoT getting pointers... Grrr... ----------------------------------- Catalyst Tue May 25, 2004 8:51 pm ----------------------------------- C is said to be slightly faster than c++ but i doubt you would ever notice the difference http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/104/ is very simple and straightforward ----------------------------------- guruguru Tue May 25, 2004 9:14 pm ----------------------------------- A yes... I remember will my first adventure into pointers :P . Don't worry, once you get them, you wont forget them. I remember looking through these forums a while back and rizzix posted a little speal on different types of pointers. [url=http://www.compsci.ca/v2/viewtopic.php?t=1747]The Pointer Syntax: By Rizzix ----------------------------------- wtd Tue May 25, 2004 10:34 pm ----------------------------------- Keep in mind that C++ is not strictly a superset of C. It changes some small things about how C works which can cause problems ompiling C programs with a C++ compiler. Objective-C is a strict superset of C.