#Can I get some help/ideas to get started with making simple games/guis please!

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orchid urchin
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Hi all. I'm a beginner looking to start making simple graphics/games using cpp as a project. I'm a pretty overwhelmed with the different libs out there, so far I've tried to set up fltk - but it's been a PITA. Seems like a lot of manual configuration is needed, and I I've hit a roadblocks using guides currently out there.

Anybody have some tips for an easy lib to get started? Also, I've been using VSCode exclusively for learning. Is there an easy way to get started gamedev with VSCode, or should I move to Visual Studios like all the tutorials out there? Thanks!

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winter tapir
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For a GUI: Dear ImGUI
For the game part: Raylib

winter tapir
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I like Visual Studio, intellisense is great, has all the functionality I need and supports most languages I use

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CLion is decent but very expensive if you can't get a student license

orchid urchin
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@winter tapir thanks a lot, i'll check out imgui and raylib.
As for vscode or VS: is something like gcc/g++ (what i've been using in vscode) is not generally something used for larger game development?

Ideally i'd like to learn both compilers and build tools, but you might be right and i should learn cmake first

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winter tapir
orchid urchin
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gotcha @winter tapir I've just read over some info on building/make/cmake etc.
I'll give the two libs a go. Appreciate the help!