Every program has a starting point and ours will begin with the creation of the Windows Forms project which will be the basis of our game. In this chapter, we also look at the basics of C# and .NET.
Working with ASCII Graphics in C#
The original Rogue game relied heavily on ASCII graphics. This chapter is an overview of ASCII and Unicode and how it’s still used.
Writing the Program Requirements
Determining the requirements for a program is an important first step in writing any software. Detailed requirements form an outline and direction for development.
Choosing a Programming Language
The question of what programming language to learn is a common one for beginners. Here are a couple things to consider when starting out.
New Tutorial Series – Rogue C#
An introduction to the Rogue C# series in which we’ll be designing a roguelike game closely based on the original Rogue and exploring how an application is designed from start to finish.
Rogue C# – Start your own coding journey …
When you’re learning a new subject, there is no substitute for hands-on experience and this is especially true with programming. You can spend all the time you want reading about a programming language and seeing examples but until you get in there and figure something out for yourself, you’re not really learning anything. This is…
Conversations with ChatGPT
Like everyone else in the tech world, I’ve been watching the sensation over OpenAI’s new chatbot, ChatGPT. I’ve talked to a few chatbots before and a couple were impressive but the limitations were always obvious pretty quickly. When I was finally able to get online with ChatGPT, I was floored at the difference between it…
FREE Course – Managing Your Data with MS-Access
In early 2020, I created the online course Managing Your Data with Microsoft Access which showed how to create an entire Access application from start to finish. This course has over 5 1/2 hours of video instructions covering the creation of tables, forms and reports along with specialty topics like printing Dymo labels from Access….
Connecting Microsoft Access to MySQL
In my latest video, I demonstrate how to use Microsoft Access as a front-end for MySQL without having to create a DSN entry on the client machine. Access easily connects to MySQL through an ODBC connection but the standard practice is to create a dedicated data source under the ODBC Data Sources Administration panel in…
Programming Conway’s Game of Life
In my latest series of YouTube videos, I demonstrate how to program Conway’s Game of Life in C#. Although I try to provide as much explanation as I can during the videos, this series is probably best for beginners who already have already gotten their feet wet with things like variables and decision structures. View…