FAQ 0a
Other Programming Resources and Web Sites
Updated: 07/26/02
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Some Books
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"Black Art of Java Game Programming" by Joel Fan, Eric Ries, Calin Tenitchi.  Waite Group Press.
This is a great book with detailed examples of java games and design.  Costs about $50.


Code + Samples
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Planet Source Code progams with source code for hundreds of projects.  
This covers java, c++, javascript, visual basic, perl and others!

The JavaScript Source is a great place for learning javascript.  There are dozens of 
simple code examples that you can download and use.  


Utilities+IDEs
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http://www.jcreator.com a shareware java integrated development
environment.  I recommend it (Fred)

http://www.delorie.com this site has DJGPP + other goodies.  
DJGPP is a free DOS 32bit compiler, very similiar to GCC for *nix	

http://www.bloodshed.net Free compilers list, resources for Delphi, C, C++, Linux/Unix.

http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/ Cygwin, its based on the GNU C++ Compiler (GCC)



Game Utilities
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http://www.rpgtoolkit.com create your own nintendo style games

http://www.darkbasic.com Utility for creating 3D games, plus librarys and tutorials:
http://www.darkbasic.com/create.php  
http://www.darkbasic.com/create.php?f=sites_index.php


Tutorials
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http://www.htmlgoodies.com/

http://www.w3schools.com (Fred say: great place!)

http://www.webmonkey.com 

http://www.madscreenwriter.com/webbuild.htm

http://www.vaider.com/site/tutorials.htm


Fiends.com Samples:
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Life Game the classic cellular simulation.  This program has a single class.  
A good place to start if you are learning java.
::::::Download Life.java

Flip Game this is a simple puzzle game with nifty sci-fi images. 
It is written with two classes: Flip.java (extends Applet) and Tile.java.
::::::Download Flip.java
::::::Download Tile.java


Loader.java is a single class from Dragon Court.  It allows the applet to communicate with the 
server by calling a back-end CGI.  See FAQ_4c for details.
::::::Download Loader.java

ClientSession.java and ServerSession.java are code examples of socket communication.
See FAQ_4d for details.
::::::Download ClientSession.java
::::::Download ServerSession.java