TinMan47's Lounge²

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:25 am

Ah well, I'm sure Dogbreath's not that upset. I mean, he still has Wormie!

tinman47 · Post by **tinman47** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:17 pm

This forum is so strange.I asked a question about WoW and people are talking about booze and marriage. JUST DONT GET THIS TOPIC LOCKED!

Post by **dosraider** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:48 pm

You're in luck, I can't lock it, or it would already been locked.

Naaaah, it's a 'lounge' topic, you created it, remember?

Someone who knows what a lounge is wrote: 1. A public waiting room, as in a hotel or an air terminal, often having smoking or lavatory facilities.
2. A cocktail lounge.
3.1. A living room.
3.2. A lobby.
4. A long couch, especially one having no back and a headrest at one end.

So we all come here to have a chat and a smoke, and we're peeing in your topic.

tinman47 · Post by **tinman47** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:42 pm

You know DosRaider,your right.
Lets all kick back

or lets all have a smoke

Or we can talk about absolutely nothing.

Merged triple post in one, next time it's delete, Tinman47~dosraider
2'post
Yeah,and I'd really appreciate it if you don't pee on my thread.

3'post
By the way...In C programming,how do you make a library? I would like to make a mathematical function library.

Post by **dosraider** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:24 pm

You know, you have an edit button.
Triple posting in your thread is an invitation to lock it.

Post by **wardrich** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:12 am

tinman47 wrote:By the way...In C programming,how do you make a library? I would like to make a mathematical function library.

This is where C++ comes in...

#include <<a href="http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clib ... >math.h</a>>

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:08 am

dosraider wrote:You know, you have an edit button.
Triple posting in your thread is an invitation to lock it.

*cracks fingers*

I dunno, for now, I kinda like peeing in this thread... but it really gets old fast!

GAMER · Post by **GAMER** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:10 am

Wait...I eloped with wardrich?? Does he know about this?

I really don't have time to play games anymore.

HSC sucks. It's hard enough to post here, keep up with msn conversations and do work...

GAMER

Gamer_V · Post by **Gamer_V** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:15 am

dosraider wrote:You know, you have an edit button.
Triple posting in your thread is an invitation to lock it.

And we don't want this thread locked, do we?

MiniMax · Post by **MiniMax** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:06 pm

tinman47 wrote:By the way...In C programming,how do you make a library? I would like to make a mathematical function library.

What is a mathematical function library?

Post by **wardrich** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:52 am

MiniMax wrote:
tinman47 wrote:By the way...In C programming,how do you make a library? I would like to make a mathematical function library.
What is a mathematical function library?

Probably a math class, which is why C++ would be needed. Too bad he didn't listen to me.

tinman47 · Post by **tinman47** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:49 pm

Wardrich...get over it.

MiniMax · Post by **MiniMax** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:05 pm

What is a math class ?

tinman47 · Post by **tinman47** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:53 pm

A math class or library is just a snippet or chunk of code you can use for functions or solving problems. Like game patches except you choose when to use them.

Check-Mate · Post by **Check-Mate** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:35 pm

What? You actually don't know what a math class is??
Is this like, a language thing?

tinman47 · Post by **tinman47** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:39 pm

Check-Mate wrote:What? You actually don't know what a math class is??
Is this like, a language thing?

Well...MiniMax does live in Sweden...

Post by **Dogbreath** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:18 am

MiniMax wrote:What is a math class ?

A class is an "object" (from which the term OOP is derived), or a specially labeled peice of code that defines specific functions and variables that're applicable when the class is in use. A math class would be an object that defines mathematical functions for a program, such as the value of PI, or anything, really.

You could conceivably have more than one math class for a single program. Let's say, for example, you're an astrophysicist for NASA, and you're trying to figure out propulsion for a Mars rover. You'd want one math class that defines various physical conditions as they are on earth (like g=9.8 m/sec^2, or the effect of Earth's magnetic field, or wind resistance) and another that defines physical conditions as they are on Mars. (which lacks a magnetic field, and where gravity is significantly lower, and the atmosphere thinner) Same for the value of Pi, which, as the distortion caused by gravity increases, approaches 1.

That way, he could have one fuel efficiency equation that would produce different results depending on the value of variable "g" and dozens of others. A class just allows you to "toss" all that into one or two or twenty chunks instead of trying to define everything individually, which, when you're working with hundreds, or thousands of linked variables, is a big help. Classes can do more than define values and fuctions, btw, I'm just using that as an example, and probably goofed doing that because of my n00bish computer skillz.

The kicker here is that C++ is C, but specifically designed for object oriented programming, which Wardrich has been trying to tell Tinman47 for months. And now Tinman is asking how to create classes in C, which is the exact reason people use C++ instead of C.

(BTW, check your private messages!)

Post by **dosraider** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:56 am

Dogbreath wrote:The kicker here is that C++ is C, but specifically designed for object oriented programming, which Wardrich has been trying to tell Tinman47 for months. And now Tinman is asking how to create classes in C, which is the exact reason people use C++ instead of C.

But by now we all probably know that TinMan47 likes to reinvent the wheel or recasting old ideas. The 'proven good' concepts aren't swell enough for him.

MiniMax · Post by **MiniMax** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:43 am

Thanks Dogbreath. The explanation I was waiting for was something like: A library is a file, in a format acceptable by a linker, containing entry points and code that implements specific tasks.

My next question would then be: What is a program.

Gamer_V · Post by **Gamer_V** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:47 am

You people can keep editing my post, but I will keep editing it away.