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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dazzwater" data-source="post: 87099" data-attributes="member: 7152">It's always more fun, and easier to remain motivated, by writing simple games. Here's how I started off: Level 1. Start off writing a tile game (I call it tile but think its more commonly known as Mosiac). Write a program where you can manipulate the empty cell on the display below until the numbers are all aligned. This exercise enables you to learn logical constructs and simple i/o. | 2 | 3 | 5 || 1 | 4 | 6 || * | 8 | 7 | Plot your next move (w = up, s = down, a = left, d = right): Level 2. Write a program to solve Sudoku puzzles. It must be able to read a CSV file containing an initial Sudoku board, represent the Sudoku board using a class instance containing cells, rows, etc, then use breadth-first search or some other strategy to "play" the board and determine and print out the solution to the puzzle. This exercise enables you to learn file i/o and basic OOP design principles/patterns and also the concept of constraint-programming. You can throw in pointers as well to optimize your program. Level 3. At this stage you should be able to write a program to model any puzzle game you like. I'm currently mid-way through my 2nd semester of the MQF program and so don't really have the time, but I'm planning to write a program to help me choose optimal next-steps for the iPad game called TripleTown. Level 4. And now for the most interesting game of all: create a demo/paper account for a brokerage with a C++ API (eg IB), write a program to connect to the API, and start trading <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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