Coding Club II

[karamazovapy]

So in Coding Club, we actually made it all the way through the levelgen tutorial. I think the people who participated in that would like to go on to more advanced stuff, but it seems like a good idea to go through the basic levelgen tutorial again before we try to do anything more complicated.

Anybody who's interested in learning some easy coding stuff but missed out on the first classes, post here and we'll work out a time. Also feel free to post if you went through the first time and just want to do it again to make sure you understood everything. If nobody really cares, we don't need to worry about any of it!

Anybody's free to sign up if they're interested. It's okay if you don't know anything or if you have trouble once we get started. My one rule is that you actually have to be trying - and that means showing up!

[Little_Apple]

http://bitfighter.org/wiki/index.php?ti ... ing_robots

[karamazovapy]

Bot coding is a possibility down the road, if you guys can handle it. Like I said, we should probably review the basic Lua stuff by going through the levelgen tutorial one more time and pick up any stragglers if they're interested.

Yea, I would like to do this again.

[Lone Wolf]

Its funny I said I needed help coding and poof the coding club is born. But I didn't need lua help, I need C++ help. Either way, I'm in. I might not be able to make the homework happen, because I have lotsa school homework in real life, but I will try fosho.

Yea, I would like to do this again.

...only CleverBot must be /gmuted, or gone compleatly.

[karamazovapy]

The trouble with learning C++ as your first language (although it's certainly possible!) is that you have to compile the code before you run it. Starting with something a little simpler like Lua teaches you a lot of the same ideas, but lets you try lots of things and get quick results.

I missed the first class.. Can you get me the simple stuff??

[karamazovapy]

We would be starting over with the simple stuff.

[Lone Wolf]

Meh. Levelgens sound boring.
I really want to try BOT coding... it sounds really fun like talking bots (like ElizaBot) because i want to make a fact core bot but levelgens are cool too i guess.

I really want to try BOT coding... it sounds really fun like talking bots (like ElizaBot) because i want to make a fact core bot but levelgens are cool too i guess.

Eliza is simply programmed to respond to key words and phrases. Editing the phrases isn't hard. That's how la made Gary.

I would love to learn how to program bots, but I want to make sure I know the basics before I start programming bots.

[karamazovapy]

Bots are also in Lua, but they ramp up the level of complexity from levelgens significantly.

For a frame of reference, I can read through the bot code and understand what every part of it is supposed to do, but I still struggle with writing everything out from scratch and getting it to work the way it should.

We can head that direction as a group, but if you don't understand levelgen coding forward and backward, bots are going to be just about impossible for you.

[Santiago ZAP]

Can i join coding club?

Sure! Pretty much anyone can if they want to.

Can I?

[karamazovapy]

Yes, but if you're disruptive, you get kicked out.

So we're going to try to add Santiago, Lone Wolf, Opti, and maybe(?) CleverBot?

Does Friday night work for all of you?

[Lone Wolf]

As long as I'm not in trouble I can come, what time?

As long as I'm not in trouble I can come, what time?

I think we will cross that bridge when we get there.

[Santiago ZAP]

Does Friday night work for all of you?

I MAY come not really sure i can but ill try!

Maybe if I'm in the mood, I'm too focused on this map...
What time does tha thinga startz guyz?

[karamazovapy]

Tonight is the night?

Sure!

[Lone Wolf]

WHAT TIME?

WHAT TIME?

What he said and what I said.

[karamazovapy]

In a little over an hour. We've met at 9:00 Eastern in the past. I was sort of waiting for people to post their availability, but since nobody did, I guess we're going with 9:00 on Fridays.

The master server revolted...what's the next time?

[karamazovapy]

Probably in two weeks.

2 weeks is kinda long, you think you can shorten that?

[karamazovapy]

No.

But we didn't have the session man...

[karamazovapy]

I'm aware of that.

[Lone Wolf]

I guess we're going with 9:00 on Fridays.

Eastern, right? that means 7:00 for me.

it means mid night for me...

[karamazovapy]

If you're in North Carolina, it means 9:00.

Man... no I don't
lies....I live somewhere elsewhere, over here and there, and yonder

[Lone Wolf]

So the first one is Jan. 17th, 2012?

How many weeks sill this go on?

Also, i made a Google Calendar for the club, i need _k's email*, and i can allow him to manage events.

*Preferably via PM.

Maybe in the Coding Club, we have a registration and you can sign up for classes. ALSO, theres 4 a year, the Spring classes, the Summer classes, the Fall classes, and the Winter classes. What do you think?

[karamazovapy]

We're (presumably) going to meet friday night. It doesn't need to be a big, elaborate thing. We just meet at the same time each week.

[karamazovapy]

This? Tonight? Yes/No?

This is kinda a late notice.....

[karamazovapy]

Well I showed up last week, but nobody else did...

[Little_Apple]

wut? ._.

[karamazovapy]

okay - well I guess we'll suspend indefinitely. someone bring it up sometime if you'd like to do coding club again.

[Little_Apple]

id like to do the bot thing sometime...

If you needed help with C++, this is the site to go to: http://thenewboston.org/tutorials.php

It has 73 tutorials on C++, and a lot on other languages too. Unfortunately none on lua.

I missed that way long ago u would like to go thought it.

here is a site for lua tutorials for you.

http://luatut.com/