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    Good newbie projects...

    I've been programming for awhile and I've always wanted to learn C++. What are some programs I can make to learn C++ from? Also, what kind of environment do you recommend I use? I've tried MSVC++ 6.0 and I really didn't like it, I do like VS.NET though. Will I be at any disadvantage using it to learn in?

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    I used VC++.NET and i kind of found it crappy but that was because it was so slooooooww. But I tried using Dev-Cpp and I really like it.
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    The one real benefit I see in using VS.NET is that any dlls I create can be used in my C# applications.

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    Anymore advice?

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    Hi. To answer your questions I will first say, although you may not particularly like it msvc++ is very good environment, especially for beginners. Its very organized. Also I would have to say for beginning programs that your best bet would be to go with a program as such:

    Prompt user for 2 numbers form the keyboard.
    Get 2 numbers from the keyboard.
    Add both numbers together.
    Clear Screen.
    Prompt user for another number form the keyboard.
    Get new number from the keyboard.
    Subtract new number from the sum of both old numbers.
    Clear Screen.
    Print out all 3 numbers, the sum of the first 2 numbers and the the final number in this format.

    1 = (user filled number)
    2 = (user filled number)
    3 = (user filled number)
    (user filled number for 1) + (user filled number for 2) = (Calcualted answer)
    (user filled number for 1) + (user filled number for 2) - (user filled number for 3) = (Calculated answer)

    Now based your previous knowledge this might be REALLY easy. if so let me know and I will schedule a new task, for now tell me if this interests you.
    Last edited by Siggy; 10-19-2004 at 11:36 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Siggy
    Prompt user for 2 numbers form the keyboard.
    Get 2 numbers from the keyboard.
    Add both numbers together.
    Clear Screen. WRONG
    Prompt user for another number form the keyboard.
    Get new number from the keyboard.
    Subtract new number from the sum of both old numbers.
    Clear Screen. WRONG
    Print out all 3 numbers, the sum of the first 2 numbers and the the final number in this format.
    1) most likely way too easy for his level... since he's been programing for a while, this strikes me as a "I need a program that will help me learn the syntax" type of question...
    2) check above -> if you can give me a good, portable way to clear the screen, I'll let you tell people they have to do that in an assigment to learn C++...

    my question is: have you been exposed to the principles of OOP? and if so, do you know about polymorphism, inheritance, operator overloading and that type of thing, or have you just stayed in the realm of procedural programming and only know more basic stuff like looping structures and if statements...

    ...or are you at the bottom of the ladder and think siggy's program is challenging enough for now?
    Last edited by major_small; 10-20-2004 at 06:43 AM.
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