Thread: A new project

  1. #1
    Registered User whistlenm1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Posts
    124

    A new project

    I'm fairly confident with C\C++ skills. I'm considering making a DB program. I will be writing my code for a console app; how hard will it be to move my finished program to a windows app: I have Petzolds book so I dont think I'll have to many windows problems, just a curious look ahead!

    Thanks in advance
    Man's mind once streched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions
    - Oliver Wendell Holmes

    In other words, if you teach your cat to bark (output) and eat dog food (input) that doesn't make him a dog. It would have to chase cars, chew bones, and have puppies before I'd call it Rover ;-)
    - WaltP

  2. #2
    Toaster Zach L.'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    2,686
    Depends on how well the program is designed. To "easily" move it to a windowed environment, you'd need to keep the core functionality decoupled from the interface (which is good programming practice anyway). That way, your windowed interface would only need to create the appropriate objects and call the appropriate commands when things change. How easy it is to build the GUI itself is another question altogether. It depends on what library you decide to use - WinAPI for example, can be a pain; something like Qt or GTK on the other hand, can simplify life a bit.
    The word rap as it applies to music is the result of a peculiar phonological rule which has stripped the word of its initial voiceless velar stop.

Popular pages Recent additions subscribe to a feed

Similar Threads

  1. Problem Displaying a Struct
    By rockstarpirate in forum C++ Programming
    Replies: 16
    Last Post: 05-05-2008, 09:05 AM
  2. added start menu crashes game
    By avgprogamerjoe in forum Game Programming
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 08-29-2007, 01:30 PM
  3. Dynamic Binding
    By gpr1me in forum C++ Programming
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 03-24-2006, 09:01 AM
  4. Game Independent Anti-cheat Project Needs Programmers
    By GIA Project Lea in forum Projects and Job Recruitment
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 09-15-2005, 07:41 PM