Xatrix Security

[kizza001]

naa i tryed it a few weeks ago if i new it was said last year then i would hav shut up

[Xcellerator]

Fine, I guess you're right, you guys have persuaded me to 'see the other way'...

I think we should get back on topic, I'm pretty sure I can get a copy of SIMS .net from my school... I know a few flaws...

[muto]

My school used to have SIMS hosted internally (I've got a DB dump for a few years back - no frontend, so I had to work on the MSSQL DB), but now it's hosted on the council servers so they have to RDP in to get to it.

[Xcellerator]

hmm... My school just open SIMS .net app on the desktop, then type in a user and password then fiddle around trying to figure out how get to their classroom... We'll have to do what FreelanceX did with the RM Fake Logon Screen with SIMS .net...

Could be valuable, I however cannot code anything other than basic html (and I mean really basic html) and some pretty advanced batch files... I must learn C++ some time...

[heebyjeebys]

hmm... My school just open SIMS .net app on the desktop, then type in a user and password then fiddle around trying to figure out how get to their classroom... We'll have to do what FreelanceX did with the RM Fake Logon Screen with SIMS .net...

Could be valuable, I however cannot code anything other than basic html (and I mean really basic html) and some pretty advanced batch files... I must learn C++ some time...

learning c++ straight off is impossible!
you should learn something easier first


MessageBox::Show("Heeby said C++ is HARD");

[Xcellerator]

yeah, I've heard that before, what about learning C first? Isn't C++ just an extended version of C? I'm sorry if I sound noobie, I know nothing about programming...

[heebyjeebys]

i tried learning c++ and c when i first started... but couldn't get my head round it

so i went off and learned BASIC (the original one) to get me started, then i had gotten a good understanding of the language and how to lay it out ect (i wrote a game), i moved onto vb.net
now i primarily develop for VB.net, as its my preffered language as i know it pretty well

i took a look at c++ latley, and the syntax is very similar. because of my knowledge of other languages i can see the structure and syntax and commands and how to accomplish stuff fairly easily, and with not too much effort wrote a small program to count things for me.

so what i'm trying to say is i guess; by learning another language, you can easily pick up other languages once you have that basic grounding

but you dont have to do what i have done (it took me a while to get my head round it, and a few years of coding to get where i am now), you can learn C++ straight off.....but it is a challenge!

Note* if you learn BASIC, take note that its an unstructured language. VB.net and C++ are structured, and also object oriented. the layout of a BASIC program as apposed to vb.net and c++ is very different. .. just something to get used too

[Xcellerator]

Thanks for that, it's a great help!

[TJ_2k7]

I've been learning C for a while now.
I suggest grabbing a few books (which i've done) as they really help.
I'm not learning C++ after though; im moving onto objective-C.

I've learnt quite a bit so far, and can write a simple program no problem. Including using memory pointers and arrays.

My suggestion is to have patience; you dont wake up the next morning and remember everything you read yesterday.
Re-read, Re-read, Re-read, and read it again. And of course writing code often gets it stuck in your head

[heebyjeebys]

my style was just to write code to see if it would work and i would go from there (thats how i wrote a BASIC game) ... i guess im quite hands on when it comes to that.
you have to have a logical mindset too, this can take a while to come but once you get it it wont go away.

for example, solving a problem to work out pennies in money (enter any ammount of money, and it will tell you how much 50s 20s 10s 5s £2 coins, £1 coins and so on that you need) (my vb solution below)

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'method

    Sub GetPennies(ByVal ammount As Double)

Dim Money(,) As Double = {{50.0, 0}, {20.0, 0}, {10.0, 0}, {5.0, 0}, {2.0, 0}, {1.0, 0}, {0.5, 0}, {0.2, 0}, {0.1, 0}, {0.05, 0}, {0.02, 0}, {0.01, 0}}

        For i As Integer = 0 To 11
           
            Do

                If Money(i, 0) > ammount Then
                    Exit Do
                Else
                    ammount = ammount - Money(i, 0)
                    Money(i, 1) += 1
                    ammount = Math.Round(ammount, 2)
                 End If

            Loop

        Next
        Console.WriteLine()
        For i As Integer = 0 To 11
            If Money(i, 1) > 0 Then Console.WriteLine(Money(i, 1) & " count(s) of £" & Money(i, 0))
        Next

    End Sub

EDIT: noticed a bug in my code just then - if you have the array declared at the top of the program then unless you write clearing code for the array then when and if you run this method again then it will add on to previous values already stored in the array. initializeing the variable in the method removes this problem. just done this encase anyone has actually run this code... lol