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Summary: Don't miss this one!
Review: The title is scary. Really scary. Data structures ... *shudder* ... it brings up nightmare images of professors who droned for hours while the class snored ... it sounds like one of those books that is so dry you have to soak it in water before you read it. It isn't.This book is excellent. My husband thinks I'm nuts because it kept me up late reading in bed, but it's that good. The author explains complex concepts very clearly, with some humor to keep it entertaining. He's a game programmer writing for other game programmers, which is a refreshing change from the myriad books that seem to be by academics writing for review committees. It explains all of the many ways data can be handled, from simple arrays to recursive structures, hashing, and other complex forms. Ok, any good advanced programming book would tell you this -- but they rarely if ever bring up considerations like how memory caching should influence your choice of data structures, or the impact of those choices on game design. In addition to data structures, the author covers what you can do with them, and why. Topics such as pathfinding are covered and demonstrated. SDL, a cross-platform graphics library, is used for the demos and the coverage of that is almost worth the price of admission. (though I recommend Focus on SDL in addition) If you're writing a game you need to know this stuff. Read this book.
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Summary: For serious programming
Review: This book actually made me a programmer!! Before reading this book I was unaware of what programming is (though I had been programming for 5 years and I had read many many books about programming).
Many many thanks to Ron Penton for his help! Ron Penton really knows how to write a book! His way of writing shows that he knows the subject perfectly and presents it in a way that anyone understands what he is talking about. No matter how hard the topic is! By the way, Ron Penton has a great sense of humour!
I wish Ron would write more books!!
PS : If I could I would give one more star for the GREAT job he did with the CD. Although i intended initially to learn Data Structures, I also learned SDL. Perfect combination for someone who wants to start writing games!
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Summary: One Of The Greatest Book Dedicated To Game Programming
Review: This is realy oen of the coolest thing i have read, heh to maek a correction, i am still reading it, but its so damn good that i have to write something about it. So amny examples, so many graphics, which can learn almost everybody, including beginner, advanced or profi. I wasnt expecting from this book much, but it suprised me when i read there about so many different topics, and it was written so good, that i decided to write something about it. if you want to read something the choose this book!!!
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