Marek-Knows: VMK Download Section

VMK 2 Computer Logic

VMK 1

I describe how to write a program that can make decisions. I demonstrate the use of the if-else structure and then the AND, OR, NOT, bitwise OR and bitwise AND are described and used.

19 min 42 sec

10.4 MB

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VMK 3 Switch and Enum Keywords

You can make your code more readable by replacing if-else statements with switches working from enumerated variables. This VMK shows you how to do just that.

9 min 23 sec

5.57 MB

VMK 4 Looping Structures

I show you how to use the while and the for loop in this VMK so that you can perform repeated tasks in your programs. Near the end I also describe how random numbers work in C++.

17 min 16 sec

7.36 MB

VMK 5 Data Types

A number of commonly used C++ data types are described in this VMK. I discuss the int, float, double, and char types. After that, I describe how to use arrays and how they work a little differently with the char data type to make strings. We group data types into struct's and lastly I show you how to use a union.

31 min 40 sec

13.7 MB

VMK 6 Dynamic Memory and Variable Scope

I describe the important concept of variable scope in this VMK. I also show you how to use, create and delete dynamic memory in C++.

15 min 3 sec

6.92 MB

VMK 7 Functions

VMK 6

This VMK is all about functions and how to use them. I demonstrate how to pass variables into functions and how to get values back. I explain the difference between passing variables by value, and passing variables by reference. I show you how to use a function to return multiple values to you and I describe how you can use functions with pointers and array's of variables.

23 min 29 sec

10.2 MB

VMK 8 Libraries and Projects

I show you how to setup a visual studio solution to contain multiple projects. One project contains the main() entry point and the other is a static library which we link to. I also show how build order dependence plays a role when using multiple projects in a solution.

13 min 17 sec

6.75 MB

VMK 9a Struct vs Class

VMK 7

The differences between a struct and a class are described in this VMK. I also go onto show how to use public and private functions and variables within a class and how to use a class constructor.

14 min 41 sec

6.88 MB

VMK 9b Static Variables and Functions

VMK 9a

I demonstrate how to use static variables and static functions inside of a class.

11 min 15 sec

5.18 MB

VMK 9c Class Inheritance

VMK 9b

I show you how to use a very powerful object oriented technique called inheritance in this VMK. Public, private and protected functions and variables are used and virtual functions are explained.

19 min 35 sec

12 MB

VMK 9d Copy Constructor

VMK 9c

When using dynamic memory inside of classes you will need to create a copy constructor to copy one class's values to another. In this VMK I show you why you need copy constructors and how to make them

18 min 52 sec

10.8 MB

VMK 10a Standard Template Library Part 1/2

This is a two part VMK on STL. The first part shows you how to use std::vector and some of it's common functions

15 min 0 sec

7.59 MB

VMK 10b Standard Template Library Part 2/2

VMK 10a

This is a two part VMK on STL. This second part shows you how to use std::string and std::map

12 min 48 sec

5.2 MB

VMK 11 File Handling

VMK 6

In this VMK I show you how to work with ascii (text) files to read data in and write data out to a file. I show you how to setup Visual Studio and how to read in a bunch of data into one variable, or parse input into individual variables like integers, strings or floating point numbers.

21 min 18 sec

11 MB

VMK 12 Install VC 2005 Express with PSDK

I show you how to download and install the free Visual C++ 2005 Express compiler from Microsoft. I also show you how to download and install the Platform SDK required if you want to use this compiler to follow along with the game development VMK's or if you want to do any windows type programming.

17 min 9 sec

12.2 MB

VMK 13 Visual C++ Debugger

In this VMK you will learn how to use the Visual C++ Debugger. I show you how to create breakpoints (always break and conditional). I show you how to watch your variables and how to change them while your program is running. We also trace through the program flow by using the calling stack. At the end I also show you how you can comment your code so that software development is a little easier.

32 min 29 sec

17.4 MB

VMK 14 Templates

In this video I explain the benefits of using templates in C++. I demonstrate how to template a function and also how to template a class.

19 min 37 sec

14.4 MB

VMK 15 Threads

I start by showing how to create a 2nd thread and how to pass data to and from it. A Mutex is used to monitor when a thread is finished and a Critical Section is used to protect data shared between threads. Finally I show how to use a thread inside a class.

37 min 55 sec

18.9 MB