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I make games but whats C++

Woah, your going to learn C++ without any previous programming experience? That's going to but-hurt. C++ and actionscript don't have much in common, they are both programing languages and have variables and such but otherwise they are pretty different. Java is the closes thing to actionscript.

The only transferable thing is that you might understand the basic concepts of programming that's about it.

yeah i have no background in any computer tech stuff whatsoever but its a requirement for my major to learn some mechanical enineering and some programming.

If i cant use it for games then what is C++ used for? Btw i got a long ways ahead of me b4 i actually take that class. I dont think im even able to take it till my junior year.

Yeah I for me it was second year or summer semester, after toiling through Python and Java till I could take it.

Well C++ is used for software and games. Like real computer and console games and software like Flash.

So what is C++ specificly?

Google it, wikipedia should provide you with any information on the topic you desire.

yo darkroot how much do you think ill be able to do with it? I mean its only a single course and all i heard so far is that the class is converting polar coordinates to cartesian coordinates. doesnt sound to usefull so far... i dunno how in depth the class is going to be but it seems like introductory ony.

C++ is one of the best languages to start on because it encompasses all important concepts. It is easier to switch from C++ to python and such rather then the other way around...
C++ can and is used to make games...(I wrote a game of war (the card game) on C++)

I went to a 5 day course over the summer 2 years ago to learn how to program game maker games and made some games since then. I really have no idea.

Even though it won't be transferable to flash skills, C++ would be a nice thing to learn. But learning actionscript won't be so hard to learn once you know C++, I guess.

yo darkroot how much do you think ill be able to do with it? I mean its only a single course and all i heard so far is that the class is converting polar coordinates to cartesian coordinates. doesnt sound to usefull so far... i dunno how in depth the class is going to be but it seems like introductory ony.

C++ is one of the best languages to start on because it encompasses all important concepts. It is easier to switch from C++ to python and such rather then the other way around...
C++ can and is used to make games...(I wrote a game of war (the card game) on C++)

Lol, C++ best language to start? Go tell that to all the studies,students and university's that don't think so.

Well that's fun, without fundamentals learning oop and memory management will be fun.

Don't take my word of it just google "best first programming language to learn" you will definitely find python and Java as the languages that show up the most.

C++ is out of the question if you don't know the basics.