really? I was messing with exit codes in batch files. But, yeah, there are a lot of bad habits floating around C++
I don't think batch is nearly as popular as bash scripting, so I can see exit codes getting neglected by DOS/WIN programmers.
damn, you're right. *goes to remove all his exit codes* I actually use them a lot for simple debugging in bash scripts. $? will give you the error code of the last run program.
For with the unreal engine came out for purchase(subscription) I am going to learn C# and C++ and go on an use the unity engine before going big since unity is free to use.