A few buisness questions...

[videoman1994]

Well I am only a Freshman in high school but yet I want to pursue a game programming industry, or even just a programming industry. Do any of you have any advice on maybe how I could pursue this career? I am currently trying to learn C++, but I can't find a good enough guide thats easy enough for my level, If anyone could maybe help me with my question it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[yawningdog]

There are lots of books out there on the subject, and I own four. The best thing you can do is buy one and get started. (X-mas is just around the corner. ) You're going to need a compiler, and there are some decent free ones out there. If you use Linux, then you probably already have the g++ compiler or can get it easy enough. If you use windows, you can download Visual C++ Express for free.

Be patient and check back here or on some programming-specific forums for help when you need it. (I assure you, you will need it.) Just getting stuff to compile can be frustrating, but once you get the compiler figured out and you actually start writing code for real, it's pretty exciting. (In a geeky sort of way.)

And congratulations on deciding what you want to do early. Start now and stick with it and you'll probably be pretty wealthy someday.