Couple of basic Source programming questions Thread

Hello there,

Like the title says, I would like to ask you about some very basic aspects of programming a mod in the Source engine.

I've followed the Valve Wiki Programming Guide kind of step by step. Some points so far:

• My compiler choice was Visual C++ Express 2010
• I set up the debugging config
• I set up the compile config

Now, I'm trying to implement a head-bobbing code into the mod. I've correctly replaced the codes.

Now my question goes for the final actions. Do I need to debug the code? Do I compile directly? When I compile and the code is right, will my mod ONLY have the head-bobbing? For experienced programmers this might sound like everyday's cake but I truly don't want to mess anything up, so I gotta ask the pros.

Thanks in advance.

if youve replaced the code, then the only thing left to do is test, if youre going to fuck up youd have done it by now , so compile it and run

Gotcha, compile and run. I'll post the results.

So what is the point of debug, then?

debug is for if you have problems, perhaps you should write some basic programs before diving straight into games and learn the tools like Visual studio

you debug your code to see where exceptions occur.
agreed with jok3r098, learn the visual studio tools it offers before starting out.

Edited by: atsebak

I decided to do just that, will most likely help me a lot in the future.

Thanks a lot.