Beginner C++ Game Programming Tutorial 22

We learn how to use enum to get rid of all the magic number bullshit for representing a number of options or states, and we learn how to use switch/case as an alternative to long if ... else chains. I also give the sermon on the mount (c:).

Topics Covered

• Declaring and using enum class
• Writing a switch statement
• The evils of premature eja... optimization

Video Timestamp Index

Tutorial 22

Source Code Download

Snek Repository
Fart-Annoyed Repository

Homework

The goal for this video's homework is to modify apply the concepts learned in this tutorial to Fart-Annoyed.

The solution to this homework is here.

See also

• Planet Chili Patreon
• Next in series (Tutorial 23)
• Beginner C++ Game Programming Series