Getting started -- a most basic question
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I am a beginning C++ programmer. My long-term goal is to write Windows-based business applications with relatively sophisticated GUI. For now, though, I am looking for (a) sample source code that demonstrates how to create and manipulate simple Windows objects -- such as menus, windows, dialog boxes, buttons, etc. Alternately, I am looking for (b) an "application framework" with which I can experiment, to create some basic applications in a short time. I'm currently using Bloodshed's "Dev-C++" compiler, but plan to start developing on the Borland "C++ Builder 5.0 Standard" platform soon. (c) Is this a mistake? Should I get started with Microsoft's "Visual C++," or some other platform altogether? Any guidance is most appreciated. Thanks.
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I am a beginning C++ programmer. My long-term goal is to write Windows-based business applications with relatively sophisticated GUI. For now, though, I am looking for (a) sample source code that demonstrates how to create and manipulate simple Windows objects -- such as menus, windows, dialog boxes, buttons, etc. Alternately, I am looking for (b) an "application framework" with which I can experiment, to create some basic applications in a short time. I'm currently using Bloodshed's "Dev-C++" compiler, but plan to start developing on the Borland "C++ Builder 5.0 Standard" platform soon. (c) Is this a mistake? Should I get started with Microsoft's "Visual C++," or some other platform altogether? Any guidance is most appreciated. Thanks.
As this site is squarely aimed at MS-based products, and this forum is titled "Visual C++", it is unlikely that you're going to get a recommendation for Borland or Bloodshed over VC++. Certainly MFC (part of Visual C++) is the "application framework" you need in answer to (b). To just create and manipulate simple Windows objects (a), though, you could just use Win32 API (which presumably is supported by Bloodshed and Borland). Examples can be found in the Platform SDK documentation at www.microsoft.com Hope this helps. ------------------------ Derek Waters derek@lj-oz.com
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I am a beginning C++ programmer. My long-term goal is to write Windows-based business applications with relatively sophisticated GUI. For now, though, I am looking for (a) sample source code that demonstrates how to create and manipulate simple Windows objects -- such as menus, windows, dialog boxes, buttons, etc. Alternately, I am looking for (b) an "application framework" with which I can experiment, to create some basic applications in a short time. I'm currently using Bloodshed's "Dev-C++" compiler, but plan to start developing on the Borland "C++ Builder 5.0 Standard" platform soon. (c) Is this a mistake? Should I get started with Microsoft's "Visual C++," or some other platform altogether? Any guidance is most appreciated. Thanks.
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I am a beginning C++ programmer. My long-term goal is to write Windows-based business applications with relatively sophisticated GUI. For now, though, I am looking for (a) sample source code that demonstrates how to create and manipulate simple Windows objects -- such as menus, windows, dialog boxes, buttons, etc. Alternately, I am looking for (b) an "application framework" with which I can experiment, to create some basic applications in a short time. I'm currently using Bloodshed's "Dev-C++" compiler, but plan to start developing on the Borland "C++ Builder 5.0 Standard" platform soon. (c) Is this a mistake? Should I get started with Microsoft's "Visual C++," or some other platform altogether? Any guidance is most appreciated. Thanks.
I'd say use VC++ as well. You'll be more in demand commercially and there's more help/samples/info about for it. Get a copy of Petzold (Programming Windows) as well and if you do go MFC later get Prosise (Programming Windows with MFC) i1.2sqrt(u).bcos(ur)sec(c) but b4.isqrt(u).ru/16 Navier