Thread: C++ help please

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    C++ help please

    ok i am totally new to programming and have a few questions to get me started!

    1) do u need to have both of these in order to program a program
    i have Microsoft visual C++ 6.0 and the dev C++ compiler so do i need both of these to make programs and to start off with is this a ok setup to learn from?

    2) The programs i would like to eventually create would be stuff like PS2 utility programs and stuff to give no-cd cracks 4 pc games and also to get into the hard stuff eventually would what i have above be able to do this.

    3) Also what i have can this create most basic programs and exe files along with dos programs.

    4) Also if anyone thinks they can help me with a little chat i have ICQ and MSN ICQ= 129930393 msn= [email protected]

    thanks an awful lot 4 this it will really help me

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    Well, I have never used Dev-C++, but I have used Visual C++, and so do most professionals out in the field.

    Visual C++ is the most popular, so if you want to do Windows apps, it is good.

    It cannot do DOS, however. If you want to do DOS, get Borland C++. Borland supports DOS, Win16, and Win32.

    I have never used Dev-C++, so I do not know what platforms it supports.
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    would u be able to tell me which compiler would be good for me to use with

    1) visual C++
    2) Borland C++

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    It really doesn't matter what compiler you start out with.
    Therefore I'd go with visual c++ 6.0 if you've already payed
    for it. You will probably want to start out making "console" or
    standard c or c++ programs for windows. This means that your
    programs are portable in theory to other OS. You also need to decide if you want to learn c++ or learn c. I would try learning c++ first, but c is also a good language. c++ in visual c++ 6.0
    IMHO doesn't adhere to the standard as much as borlands.
    code generation probably isn't as good as intel c++ but that cost
    like $5000.

    You also want to get a book. I own the deitel c++ programming text book (good for beginners), the c++ language special edition (good if you know pascal or something, still probably hard to read), Thinking in c++ (good book and easier to
    read than The c++ programming language but expects you to know c before hand or to learn some c that comes with the CD).

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    Well only like $500 but that's still too
    expensive (: Still I think it's cheaper than
    visual c++ enterprise but it requires visual c++ pro to run.

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    could someone let me know one last thing

    do u write a program in the visual C++ program and then compile it in something like Dev C++ 4.0

    or do u write it in the visual program and compile it there or do u write it in the dev program and comile it there

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    Visual C++ comes with a compiler of its own.
    Play around with VC++ a bit and you will come to know its amazing capabilities.
    But beware if you plan to purchase this then i would recommend staying away and using a free compiler like lcc-32.

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    With visual c++ you first must create a project.
    file->new->Win32 Console Project

    Also type in the project name such as
    foo

    and location such as
    c:\windows\desktop\my_src\foo

    Do an empty project and finish. Then file->new->c++ Source File
    Edit filename to be foo.cpp

    and then type in something like

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    using std::cout;
    using std::endl;
    
    int main()
    {
          cout << "Hello World!" << endl;
          return 0;
    }
    Then file->save
    then add the file to the project
    project->Add to project

    then build
    Then have a struggle with it has the stop build
    doesn't work and it's crashed. I can't exit the
    freaking thing because it says the build hasn't been
    completed! And for some strange reason control-alt-delete
    doesn't work.

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    Still I think it's cheaper than
    visual c++ enterprise but it requires visual c++ pro to run.
    I've got enterprise, but it isn't that much better than pro.

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