Great to see some interest in this, and people willing to learn!
Okay, here are some random thoughts.
1. There are two parts to writing a cricket simulator.
a. The programming
b. The algorithm of simulation
Both require different skill sets to perfect. I can share my algorithm for simulation if you like, which I got from sohum anyway...
2. While willingness to learn is great (I started out by learning from PlanetCricket elites too), you have to understand its gonna be a long haul and commitment for newbies if you wanna build something better than CS09 (which is pretty much newbie level). Be prepared for that level of commitment.
3. I don't believe C++ is the right language AT all for anyone starting out, or writing a text based simulator. You people should look at Python - it'll be 10x easier to write it in Python. Don't worry about creating an .exe; that can be handled when things are running. Just play around with the language first.
4. If you wanna add value, start by listing down what do you want in the end product that is NOT there in the current simulators available. Work towards that goal.
5. I see something new called Digisims around. If its so new, maybe contribute to it/ask for features?
It is great to hack and learn (and I encourage everyone to do it), but as I learned when trying to help Sohum initially with PCCS (when I was a noob), it is not exactly a cakewalk to write software with multiple people involved. Big corporations struggle with this.
That's it for now. Let me know if you want to know anything specific from me. Just tag me.[DOUBLEPOST=1493565309][/DOUBLEPOST]And about mentorship/guidance - I can certainly help a bit with that, but make no mistake - I won't be able to teach you programming. You're on your own for that. Unfortunately there's just not enough time and resources available to teach programming full time. I can help at a higher level, trying to put pieces together, provide direction but you'll have to learn programming on your own. Languages like Python have EXCELLENT resources and libraries available.
