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What's the coolest program you've ever written in regular C++, not Visual C++?

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asked the question and the thread already shows why "cool" is subjective: and remind that a first Hello World is a milestone, while 's ICEBAZOOKA idea shows how a small, polished demo can be memorable. Coolness usually comes from a mix of learning, clever technique, visible polish, and something the author can explain with pride.

A caution: posts by and that brag about viruses point in the wrong direction. Writing or distributing malware is harmful and often illegal. The same low-level skills can be put to ethical use — examples that make great C++ projects include a compact game engine or demo, a chip- or console-emulator, a small compiler or bytecode VM, a real-time audio synth, a procedural-art generator, or a high-performance library for a focused task. These teach systems programming, memory management, and optimisation without causing harm.

Practical tips to turn a simple idea into something genuinely cool: pick a tight scope and iterate (prototype first, polish later); prefer standard C++ and RAII idioms; use a small cross-platform library for the domain (graphics: SDL/SFML/OpenGL, GUI: Qt, build with CMake); add automated tests, run sanitizers and a profiler, and ship source with a clear README and license. Small touches — smooth animation, responsive controls, good asset handling, and robust error messages — make a project feel finished.

To respond to asking for ICEBAZOOKA: rather than requesting someone else's binary, recreate the effect as a learning exercise. Start with sprite animation and double-buffered rendering, add a simple projectile and impact effect, then layer a "freeze" visual by rendering a still-frame overlay and muting input briefly. Keep the code modular so each part (render, input, audio) can be improved independently and shared as source.

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FrozenICE.cpp to BurningHell.cpp

Hey,what else did you expect anyway.Cool depend on you.;)

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i wrote this virus that eats people

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Hello world! :cheesy:

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My First Hello World Program :D

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Mydoom Virus ...

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Ok,meabed why dont you write a YourDoom virus,just kidding ;)

The Hello world program might have been the most important C++ for must.My first one said "This is COOL, I will conquer it".And I can say I am well on my way. ;).

Also ICEBAZOOKA.cpp was fun too.Start your comp,a small guy appears,takes out a tiny bazooka,tries to lift it,cant fall,you laugh,he fires,00000000wwwwww a small bullet which grows larger comes to you,hit the screen,bang,all the icons & screens look frozen, touch your mouse and you will find everything has frozen.Look for the little creep,he's gone.

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Ok,meabed why dont you write a YourDoom virus,just kidding ;)

The Hello world program might have been the most important C++ for must.My first one said "This is COOL, I will conquer it".And I can say I am well on my way. ;).

Also ICEBAZOOKA.cpp was fun too.Start your comp,a small guy appears,takes out a tiny bazooka,tries to lift it,cant fall,you laugh,he fires,00000000wwwwww a small bullet which grows larger comes to you,hit the screen,bang,all the icons & screens look frozen, touch your mouse and you will find everything has frozen.Look for the little creep,he's gone.

i want this programme. plz mail it to me...ICEBAZOOKA.cpp :eek:

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