Thread: Generel Vista Questions?

I'm am new to cprogramming.com but I have been studying c++ for about one year. I have some questions mostly about everthing based around Windows Vista. Some of the questions may seem very stupid, I give you fair warning.

1. Will windows Vista API applications only run on .net framework (winfx).

2. (If they exist) Were are the windows vista sdk's located.

3. I have the visual c++ 2005 .net express compiler. Can this compiler create windows vista API based programmes.

4. I have the book "Introducing Microsoft WinFX: The Application Programming Interface for the Next Generation of Microsoft Windows" published 2004 . Is this a book of good reference for vista or is there a better one that exists .

5. Are .net applications very unefficient (both .net framework programs I have used run very poor on resources)

Originally Posted by Bubba

1. Most certainly.
2. www.msdn.com if they have been released , which if you are a subscriber...it has been released.
3. Yes
4. Dunno.
5. Well...yes b/c of the memory management scheme employed.

Wait... are you saying that the only API to be available on Vista is through .NET ?

True, but you never know how crazy MS can get

Originally Posted by code2d

Devil panther you do have a point.... but I doubt that they will go that far. They are trying to push ".net framework" alot though so how nows... Does anyone have a idea of a book that would be good reference for the API programming in vista....

I believe it's alittle too early for a book.
But I would love to see one.

Originally Posted by code2d

I believe that vista runs now of ".net framework 3" and they have inproved "options" restrictions for the admin.... The new api looks great though!!

Yeah... 6 years of developmet from transparent windows...
But how can I use the new API controllers look in vista?
What will happen to application that are using the XP API controllers look?

Originally Posted by code2d

5. Are .net applications very unefficient (both .net framework programs I have used run very poor on resources)

If you're talking about runtime-wise efficient, they're not terribly slow, more than fast enough in just about every case I've seen, although generally on first or second time runs they seem noticably slow; the gain from using .NET in development time is what makes it worth it though.

Originally Posted by Mad_guy

If you're talking about runtime-wise efficient, they're not terribly slow, more than fast enough in just about every case I've seen, although generally on first or second time runs they seem noticably slow; the gain from using .NET in development time is what makes it worth it though.

Short development time, and a crappy product... A true Microsoft way!

Short development time, and a crappy product... A true Microsoft way!

That is the simple truth.
It seems that geeting documentation on vista will be useless until vista is out.
According to the book I have vista will be using "xaml" which is similer to xml but for creating apps.

Short development time, and a crappy product... A true Microsoft way!

If you're joking, then you suck at it.
If you're serious and talking about .NET in reference to that, then I get the subtle feeling you have no idea what you're talking about, or you just choose not to think about what I said logically.