Thread: Beginners Programs

No...not a windows app....you can try making a DOS text-based game..like text-based tic-tac-toe.

MonkFish,

When I first started out I was making simeple win32 console apps that would help me with simple tasks. I made a small timer app that would just count down from whatever time I gave it. Then I made a simple program that helped me with my checkbook. It all depends on what you want to do personally. When I wanted to be able to make a text game, I had to learn about reading from ini files and the registry, so I could store user prefernaces and such. Just pick something you want to make, then try to make it, asking for help along the way.

>>I'm really confused, I dont want to have to wait a few years to learn to make a program.

Unless you are some super genious, this is what it takes. And you said I'm really confused, so it could be a while.

I have been programming for 2 years now and have finaly made my first "real" windows program. It just takes time and effort. The more time you spend learning the better programmer you will be plus the shorter time it will take you to creat a "real" program.

yeah, ken knows first hand what happens when a newbie trys to learn Win32 before DOS, just ask him

To make a "simple" window requires about 70-100 lines of code, so it's not a walk in the park to create a fully fledged program. Even creating a text editor (like notepad) takes a bit of effort. But it is heaps easier to understand Windows programming after doing some C/C++ programming for a while. You will eventually have to learn some C anyway, as both Win32 API programs and MFC are based on C.

Code:

// Demonstration of a simple message box

#include <windows.h>



int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
				   LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
	MessageBox(NULL, "Good Luck :)", "Message", MB_OK);
	return 0; 
}