New to VC++
-
Well first of all thanks for telling me to buy "Charles Petzold" (Hats off to the author)but im little bit confused that the book was written in 1998 and will it hold true for todays OSs like XP & vista(I hav 5th edition) or is there any latest edition of that. Further, I wnna know wat to use VC++6.0 or VS2005. Although the answer would be VS2005 but wont i be illiterate about VC6 or will it cover that too.
Spread wat u Know!
-
Well first of all thanks for telling me to buy "Charles Petzold" (Hats off to the author)but im little bit confused that the book was written in 1998 and will it hold true for todays OSs like XP & vista(I hav 5th edition) or is there any latest edition of that. Further, I wnna know wat to use VC++6.0 or VS2005. Although the answer would be VS2005 but wont i be illiterate about VC6 or will it cover that too.
Spread wat u Know!
IMHO you should start with VC++6.0. While MS provides compatibility with the earlier API's many of the API's are deprecated, and are replaced with the new ones. But in your case it won't make a lot of difference and you should be able to run the applications in Charles Petzold on the OS's like XP. On Vista however there could be some administrative privileges etc that would need some tweaking.
Somethings seem HARD to do, until we know how to do them. ;-)_AnShUmAn_
-
IMHO you should start with VC++6.0. While MS provides compatibility with the earlier API's many of the API's are deprecated, and are replaced with the new ones. But in your case it won't make a lot of difference and you should be able to run the applications in Charles Petzold on the OS's like XP. On Vista however there could be some administrative privileges etc that would need some tweaking.
Somethings seem HARD to do, until we know how to do them. ;-)_AnShUmAn_
_AnShUmAn_ wrote:
you should start with VC++6.0
AnShUmAn, VC6 compiler is far from being compliant to the Standard C++. i really don't get the point in advising a beginner into this direction rather that VS2003 or even better VS2005 !
[VisualCalc][Binary Guide][CommDialogs] | [Forums Guidelines]
-
_AnShUmAn_ wrote:
you should start with VC++6.0
AnShUmAn, VC6 compiler is far from being compliant to the Standard C++. i really don't get the point in advising a beginner into this direction rather that VS2003 or even better VS2005 !
[VisualCalc][Binary Guide][CommDialogs] | [Forums Guidelines]
-
Are you aware this was your 7000th Message??
Press: 1500 to 2,200 messages in just 6 days? How's that possible sir? **Dr.Brad :**Well,I just replied to everything Graus did and then argued with Negus for a bit.
-
-
toxcct wrote:
Yes[^] :->
:->
[Frozen Thoughts] | [My Life - My Prayer]
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero ப்ரம்மா -
Well first of all thanks for telling me to buy "Charles Petzold" (Hats off to the author)but im little bit confused that the book was written in 1998 and will it hold true for todays OSs like XP & vista(I hav 5th edition) or is there any latest edition of that. Further, I wnna know wat to use VC++6.0 or VS2005. Although the answer would be VS2005 but wont i be illiterate about VC6 or will it cover that too.
Spread wat u Know!
YES! Read the book a few times and LEARN IT. There's alot of new stuff in Windows but the basics still very much apply. The number of things that have changed or been deprecated is so small compared to the pain of writing Windows software without understanding the basics. IMO there's no reason not to use the latest VS/compiler for new application development. Mark
"Great job, team. Head back to base for debriefing and cocktails." (Spottswoode "Team America")
-
Well first of all thanks for telling me to buy "Charles Petzold" (Hats off to the author)but im little bit confused that the book was written in 1998 and will it hold true for todays OSs like XP & vista(I hav 5th edition) or is there any latest edition of that. Further, I wnna know wat to use VC++6.0 or VS2005. Although the answer would be VS2005 but wont i be illiterate about VC6 or will it cover that too.
Spread wat u Know!
And I suggest see www.cplusplus.com it has good tutorials of course also www.codeproject.com is good place ;)
WhiteSky
-
Well first of all thanks for telling me to buy "Charles Petzold" (Hats off to the author)but im little bit confused that the book was written in 1998 and will it hold true for todays OSs like XP & vista(I hav 5th edition) or is there any latest edition of that. Further, I wnna know wat to use VC++6.0 or VS2005. Although the answer would be VS2005 but wont i be illiterate about VC6 or will it cover that too.
Spread wat u Know!
Cmania wrote:
Although the answer would be VS2005 but wont i be illiterate about VC6 or will it cover that too.
tryhttp://codeproject.com/cpp[^]
"Opinions are neither right nor wrong. I cannot change your opinion. I can, however, change what influences your opinion." - David Crow
cheers, Alok Gupta Global Interface Table: An Easy Way to Marshal an Interface Pointer[new] VC Forum Q&A :- I/ IV Support CRY- Child Relief and You