maverik
11/18/2008 12:29:00 PM
On Nov 18, 2:53 pm, Allonii <allo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I’m new to this forum and in need of some advice.
>
> I have learned the basics of java in the school as I’m studying
> computer science. I would rather learn C++ though.
> You can create windows applications, games, Linux applications, its
> faster, more power etc.
> And you get a nice .exe file when you compile in windows. (Which java
> lacks)
>
> I have already started to read an C++ book and I’m half way through,
> but when it comes to GUI applications I have some
> questions I would like to clear out.
>
> As I understand it C++ doesn’t provide a GUI library.
Yes, the language doesn’t provide a GUI library.
> But then we have
> Windows API and Visualc++. So my questions are.
Please go to the comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 or like this.
> Windows API and VisualC++ they don't seem to be using the same
> library? Windows API is it too old to be using today?
False. It depends on your task.
> I know that in VisualC++ you can just copy and paste in the design
> mode to get a button but in WinAPI its lines of code.
>
> And another problem is that many C++ books don't even mention the GUI.
Probably you need book about GUI programming (as I understand, for
Windows) not book about C++.
> In other hand C++ is an "old" language compared to java, C#, VB but
> it’s still is the most powerful one (my opinion).
Hmmm. What's mean powerful? Again, it depends on your needs. Sometime
it is powerfull. Sometimes not.