[Dev_Flo]

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    using namespace std;
    cout << "Hello, Dream.In.Code.net!\n";
}

Just wanted to give a quick introduction of myself to the community here. My name's Jasper, I'm 23 and I currently live in Seattle, WA. I'm a very beginner programmer. I've been learning C++ on a part-time basis for about a month now, but am ready to dive full on into it and programming in general! Books and website's I've been currently using are Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2010, Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day, and Learncpp.com (Any other book or website suggestions very much welcomed). I've recently just discovered this community and wish to gain from your knowledge and perhaps one day share some of mine, once I gain it that is.

I'm a huge gamer, been gaming since I was about 12 when my dad built me my first custom gaming rig. I was introduced into the world of gaming with Quake 3 Arena and Counter-Strike. Avid fan of the FPS and MMORPG. Currently playing TF2 and waiting for the upcoming Guild Wars 2. Needless to say, gaming is what drove me to want to be a part of the gaming industry and coding just seems like a lot of fun to me.

I'm currently going to school for a degree in BS IT: Application Development. So that's just a little about me. If anyone lives in the Seattle area, specifically the Federal Way/Auburn area, and wants to get together sometime to help each other learn, definitely let me know, because I'm prone to learn better when I have someone to learn with. Again, Hello Dream.In.Code.net!

[modi123_1]

Welcome aboard! Seattle, eh? I was thinking about taking a trip that way and I might have to couch surf for a bit! Score!

How's the BS app dev classes treating? Fun? Any wicked cool projects you are working towards?

[DimitriV]

Hello to you too! C++ is execellent, I've recently started learning it and it's great!
See ya round!

[Dev_Flo]

Haha I would definitely offer up a couch... if I had one... I live in a studio apartment, so room is very very limited to say the least. I would move to a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment, but rent for this studio is so cheap I'm just gonna stay here to save that much more money, ya know? Anyways, I actually just switched my degrees from business administration to application development. Was doing BA because I wasn't sure what I wanted a career in, and I figured BA applies to anything really. So tomorrow will be the first day of my IT classes, and next term I'll be taking my first programming class, Introduction to Programming with Java, which I feel I'll be more then ready for. But I'll definitely let you know how they go once I get into them.