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Originally Posted by Uuri Hey guys. The name is Uuri_Lexington. I'm currently a level 4 administrator on Lorenc's San Fierro Cops N Robbers server as well as the Director of Administration (level 5) on his COD for samp server. I'm pretty much new here. But anyway, I've always been into coding and scripting ever since I started modeling in blender a few years ago and Lorenc has inspired me to try to learn more. Blender would have you use python to script animation sequences and much more. I love how rewarding it is when you finish a code and it gives you the exact results you want besides bugs. But I have a problem, it's SO HARD too stay motivated when coding and scripting. I feel I rush myself and don't retain the information I read or watch. I have read full PDF's on C++ and in general I know about classes, functions, enumerations, etc etc. But I just can't seem to stay motivated because when I try to do a project of my own, say like, coding something more difficult with the information I learn, I quit. So, here are my questions and sorry for the long explanation. How do I stay motivated when creating my own projects? Where do I go when I've learned the basics? (Classes, enums, functions, variables, defines, pointers, structs, etc) Thanks for your time.

Welcome to the forums! Staying motivated is a big problem I face as well, even though I would say I have a pretty damn good grasp on multiple programming languages. Finding an outlet that you enjoy REALLY helps though. SA-MP was mine (Started with creating gamemodes in PAWN, and eventually moved to writing plugins in C++). Right now I am working on Java apps, and for a solid month I had no real motivation either. I would write little small testing apps after reading, but nothing really got me excited like SA-MP did. I believe this is because what personally excites me as a programmer, is other people finding my creations useful, fun, or cool. To me, that is the most rewarding feeling you can get. I had a real life problem that has been affecting me for a while, and It recently sparked up a somewhat unique app idea that would solve my issue, and maybe even other people's as well! That has given me a lot of motivation; its all about finding something you enjoy, or coming across something unique or creative to motivate you.

What language are you shooting for? C++? Once you get the basics, just mess around in a fun environment. It all depends on what suites you. If you are looking to develop applications, check out the Qt library. That is, in my opinion, the best frame work for application development (Really clean, simple, well documented, and enjoyable). If you are looking to develop your OWN games, I would give SDL or SFML a shot (personally, I've only used the first, and its not bad for 2D stuff at all). Of course, I would also recommend plugin development (I have a guide i made in my description, but it's not for the faint of heart lol).