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Posted by: Hobo Ninja April 24, 2006 11:50 pm

Ok I want to get into programming in Source and other games and I know VB(which is useless for games pretty much) and I am in a C++ class...

I was reading http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Installing_and_Debugging_the_Source_Code and it talks about Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 ... so wtf I need to buy Visual Studio to work on this stuff... because I just don't have a spare $300 bucks around to buy Visual Studio 2005 or is there any free compilers or like old cheap versions of it that still work?

Edit: Would this be that .net stuff? http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/default.aspx

Posted by: Mic2070 April 25, 2006 08:53 am

Tried to program too. Fucking hot.

You can get the Visual Studio .Net 2003 compiler, which is free, but you will need an IDE. I use code:blocks myself, but I can't get it to work with source.

Posted by: ^Ben April 25, 2006 03:25 pm

You can use visual studio 2005 express http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualC/default.aspx BUT, Source will not default compile with it. You can do some tweaks as described on the VDC but, I would personally wait untill Valve updatest the codebase for the SDK probably around the time Aftermath is released.

Posted by: Blue Summer April 25, 2006 06:15 pm

http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html

w00t ftw. One is used.

Posted by: Hobo Ninja April 26, 2006 01:45 am

K so I downloaded the express and stuff and I tried to start just doing some random easy programming wiht iostream but for some reason it wont include it... Got any idea why?

Edit: nvm got it I think

Edit again: Yeah so this it a bit different than the older version we have at school.. on that there is a Build, Compile, and Run button on the menu...I can find build but I cant figure out how to run and test it.

Posted by: Blue Summer April 26, 2006 07:44 am

You using dev c++ or visual?

Posted by: Hobo Ninja April 26, 2006 05:34 pm

Visual.... should I download the Dev one?

Posted by: Blue Summer April 26, 2006 07:11 pm

QUOTE (Hobo Ninja @ Apr 26 2006, 05:34 PM)

Visual.... should I download the Dev one?

You can try if you want lol might be different to visual though