Iw as wandering if anyone can recomend a book to learn Visual C++ from scratch quickly.
I am familiar with C, but never used Visual programming.
I have to make a GUI to perform a bunch of functions. Time is as always limited.
Any suggestions?
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Iw as wandering if anyone can recomend a book to learn Visual C++ from scratch quickly.
I am familiar with C, but never used Visual programming.
I have to make a GUI to perform a bunch of functions. Time is as always limited.
Any suggestions?
From scratch quickly == "C++ in 21 days"
making a GUI.. hmm.. how about, "windows programming with c++" by Henning Hansen.. windows programming in under 300 pages.
Eeek! This may not be an exact quote, but Petzold says "It genarally takes about 6 months to learn Windows Programming, but if you study hard, you can learn it in 180 days."Quote:
...from scratch quickly.
Here's a tutorial.
Petzold's book will teach you to program the Windows API "from scratch." You only have to know C.
I can't recommend an MFC book, but MFC is supposed to make it easier by "packaging" the WinAPI.
"Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 6"
The first 12 chapters are on overview of C++, and the next 12 chapters are on Visual C++. I don't think there is a quick way to learn Visual C++, especially since you don't know C++.
It sounds like what you want is Visual Basic(VB6). MS doesn't sell VB6 compilers anymore, so you would have to buy one on Ebay(make sure it's not a restricted educational license). I don't know whether you can get an open source VB6 compiler or not.
Or, you can purchase a VB.NET compiler and learn VB.NET.
I have read Petzolds book..its really great! A god damn bible, thogh...
To learn real programming i reccomend doing the following:
-Read a C++ book covering all the basic stuff.... (You will only be making programs which runs in windows-command-window).
-Then read Petzolds windowsbook
You will be into it after about 180 days... I spent about that time, but hey, im just 16, and I read it in english, and i am nowegian and dont speak english ;)
not sure on a Visual C++, but for the standard library and ANSI standard C++, I'd recommend Accelerated C++.
"Programming Windows, 5th edition" -Charles Petzold
very very good book :)
IMO 7stud is right.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7stud
If you want to write a very fast GUI application you have to (temporarily) convert to some other language (yes, I hate VB but I use it)...
Three possible solutions, in unordered listing:
(a) use some Basic language: http://basic.mindteq.com/ for a great list, including Open Sources
(b) use some Scripting language: http://cwashington.netreach.net/
(c) use VC++ but avoid MFC: get better the GUI libraries at www.wxwindows.org or http://www.trolltech.com/products/qt/index.html (both open source and multiplatform)
Best regards, bilbo
i just bought sams teach your self c++ in 24 hours. Excellent book, it covers the basics of programming like ifs loop, but its more focused on the more complicated and important aspects if c++ like classes, pointers, references, functions, function over loading, arrays,pre processor, object oriented design and error handling.
Cant forget polymorphism and inheritance!
C++ <-------> Visual C++Quote:
Originally Posted by Frantic-