The Blog of Justice » Minesweeper http://blog.strafenet.com Since 2004 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:20:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to do something in C++ (besides traverse binary trees) http://blog.strafenet.com/2007/11/19/how-to-do-something-in-c-besides-traverse-binary-trees/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2007/11/19/how-to-do-something-in-c-besides-traverse-binary-trees/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:35:46 +0000 Chris http://blog.strafenet.com/2007/11/19/how-to-do-something-in-c-besides-traverse-binary-trees/ Based on How to feel useful, here is a guide to the five steps for making a programming language actually feel useful, for C++ in particular:

1. Graphics – Make some windows! (google “windowing toolkit”)

Usually operating systems will offer some sort of programming library so you don’t have to reinvent the window. This varies from Windows to Mac to Linux. Additionally, there are windowing toolkits – downloadable libraries that let you make windows that work anywhere.
GTK, the GIMP toolkit, is best known for being used in many open source programs, like the GIMP (of course), GAIM, and DIA are built in. There is a tutorial, though it’s not entirely transparent.

Possibly preferable are Qt, a partially-open-source toolkit [tutorial], and wxWidgets [tutorial].

2. Web Browsing (google “C++ http library”)

One of the simpler ways of pulling web pages is through the use of http-fetcher, a portable library for making HTTP requests.

If you’re willing to stick to Windows-only (and .NET only in particular), this shows how. .NET has a fat library though, so if you’re using it you won’t need the rest of this.

3. File Manipulation

C++ has built in file handling (and more importantly, a good C++ tutorial will typically document this). Reading a file line by line is pretty straightforward [tutorial].

4. System calls

Use system() to make calls to other command line programs. [reference]

5. Redistributables

Fortunately, native compilability is C++’s h2 suit. In general, using a standard C++ compiler (the Microsoft compiler or G++, for instance), you get a binary file that can be run on any other computer (using the same operating system, of course).

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The Boost library is one of the most important C++ library collections, as well as one that will have a major impact on the next version of C++ (as Bjarne Sjourstrup, the creator of C++, said at a recent talk). It’s available at http://www.boost.org/. Most of it is lower level than what we’re talking about here, though.

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]]> http://blog.strafenet.com/2007/11/19/how-to-do-something-in-c-besides-traverse-binary-trees/feed/ 3 return of the timbot http://blog.strafenet.com/2004/12/21/return-of-the-timbot/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2004/12/21/return-of-the-timbot/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:35:02 +0000 Tim http://blog.strafenet.com/?p=155 I’ve accomplished my goal, I’m done with the bot. The source code will go on TCA, where it will probably be forgotten.

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Chengasweepius just knocked down 4 seconds. There is still room for improvement and the goal is the low thirties/high twenties for Chengasweepius, who is sweeping through expert right now.

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Big Sweep job

Also, in other sweeper news, former trio champion Liuigi retired from minesweeper. News of this new record came after the news of the retirement. Liuigi and Chengasweepius are the only players to hold the trio championship of minesweeper. Chengasweepius came out of a week long retirement with this record. The records are now down to 4, 36?, and 148. Gastro is the only one that hasn’t had a record in a while. I am also predicting that this record will be broken pretty soon.

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retirement

It’s easier to quit minesweeper if you play a different game first.

]]> http://blog.strafenet.com/2004/12/05/retirement/feed/ 0 You’re gonna learn to respect the king http://blog.strafenet.com/2004/12/05/youre-gonna-learn-to-respect-the-king/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2004/12/05/youre-gonna-learn-to-respect-the-king/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2004 21:33:58 +0000 Chris http://blog.strafenet.com/?p=110 36 seconds

]]> http://blog.strafenet.com/2004/12/05/youre-gonna-learn-to-respect-the-king/feed/ 0 it wasnt as bad as it sounds http://blog.strafenet.com/2004/12/04/it-wasnt-as-bad-as-it-sounds/ http://blog.strafenet.com/2004/12/04/it-wasnt-as-bad-as-it-sounds/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2004 03:59:37 +0000 Tim http://blog.strafenet.com/?p=109 I’d like to point out that I didnt actually miss class. I just forgot that I had to go to class. I remembered just as I actually had to leave for class, so I was even on time. I’m not that much of a stoogepot. Actually, I might be, but not for that reason.

-Tim

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Tardicus: i wonder what he tells his teacher
ducks__drug: lololol
ducks__drug: nothing
ducks__drug: he’s in college
Tardicus: indeed, but if he had to
ducks__drug: he forgot
Tardicus: umm, there were a couple mines on the way to class that i had to diffuse
ducks__drug: that’s his best excuse
ducks__drug: lolololol
Tardicus: I was going to be on time, but i had to carry a metal detector with me
Tardicus: I almost made it to class, but then i took a misstep and i had to start over again

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