new to c++

[maurizio]

I am a java programmer and i want to start to write c++ program: I have
found the compiler and the examples but i have't found nothing about the
GUI, like frames, textfields, etc.
Can someone help me?
Bye
Maurizio

 

[Sharad Kala]

I am a java programmer and i want to start to write c++ program: I have

That's good.

found the compiler and the examples but i have't found nothing about the
GUI, like frames, textfields, etc.

Things like frames, textfields are NOT defined by *Standard* C++. You need
to check your compiler documentation to do such things. You may want to read
a good C++ textbook like Accelarated C++ (Koening & Moo) or You Can Do It!
(Francis Glassborrow).

-Sharad

 

[maurizio]

That's good.


Things like frames, textfields are NOT defined by *Standard* C++. You need
to check your compiler documentation to do such things. You may want to read
a good C++ textbook like Accelarated C++ (Koening & Moo) or You Can Do It!
(Francis Glassborrow).

-Sharad

If i understand, but i'm not really sure, the GUIs and other user interfaces
are in personal or enterprise library not standard, that i have to pay and
to import in my program.
Regard
Maurizio

 

[Sharad Kala]

If i understand, but i'm not really sure, the GUIs and other user interfaces
are in personal or enterprise library not standard, that i have to pay and
to import in my program.

Standard C++ is defined by ISO/IEC 14882:2003. It has no notion of GUI
programming. To do these kind of things you need to resort to 3rd party
libraries or support/extensions provided by your compiler. E.g. on VC++ you
can use MFC or WTL to do these kind of things but these are non-standard
i.e. non-portable.

-Sharad

 

[=?ISO-8859-15?Q?Juli=E1n?= Albo]

If i understand, but i'm not really sure, the GUIs and other user
interfaces are in personal or enterprise library not standard, that i have
to pay and to import in my program.

Not always. In windows, for example, you can use the Windows API with any
reasonable C++ compiler without paying anything. In other platforms they
can have his own standard libraries for graphics. And if none of this
exists or is not adequate, there are free libraries available, and some of
them are multi-platform in some degree.

 

[maurizio]

Not always. In windows, for example, you can use the Windows API with any
reasonable C++ compiler without paying anything. In other platforms they
can have his own standard libraries for graphics. And if none of this
exists or is not adequate, there are free libraries available, and some of
them are multi-platform in some degree.

I use a free Bordland line command compiler.
How I can use these Windows API

 

[=?ISO-8859-15?Q?Juli=E1n?= Albo]

I use a free Bordland line command compiler.
How I can use these Windows API

Hard to say in a few lines, and is off topic in this newsgroup. Take some
book and/or tutorial about windows programming, and visit the appropiate
newsgroup in the borland. hierarchy for the peculiarities of your compiler.

 

[Mabden]

[snip]

I use a free Bordland line command compiler.
How I can use these Windows API

You could try C#. It has the GUI objects you are talking about, and there
are free tools out there. Just be aware that it is Microsoft specific, altho
there are ports to other platforms, and MS may change it freely. Also, the
computer running the program you write will need the (free) Runtime engine,
just like Java.

 

[joe]

Why not look at C# instead. C++ is dying.

 

[red floyd]

Why not look at C# instead. C++ is dying.

I know it's feeding the troll, but...

Maybe he wants to write code that will work on systems other then Windows?

 

[Thomas Matthews]

Why not look at C# instead. C++ is dying.

<Troll Fodder>
Would you please elaborate how C++ is dying.
Please state facts and cite references. If
using statistics, please indicate where and
how they were obtained as well as the quantity
and margin of error.

From the activity on this newsgroup, I would
say that the C++ language is alive and kicking.
I see over 100 posts per day. There has been
enough interest to warrant a separate newsgroup
dedicated to the learning of this language.

If you like C# more than C++, that is your
right. But don't say one is dying without
proper facts to back up your claim.

</Troll Fodder>

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[Jamshaid]

Hello everybody !
I am a VB programmer and new to C++. Recently i bought the book "C++
How To Program 4e" from Deitel. Can anyone recommend a good C++
compiler, Is Visual c++.net ok? I want to program in Linux too in the
future so do I have to use another compiler for that?

One more thing, I was visiting Bjarne Stroustrup's site and was
surprised to read the applications page,

http://www.research.att.com/~bs/applications.html

Is it true that even softs such as windows, adobe written in C++?
Is C++ used in Robotic programming?

Thanks,

Jamshaid

 

[Mike Wahler]

Hello everybody !
I am a VB programmer and new to C++. Recently i bought the book "C++
How To Program 4e" from Deitel.

IMO that's a pretty good book (not the 'best', but fair).

Can anyone recommend a good C++
compiler, Is Visual c++.net ok?

For a Windows platform, sure.

I want to program in Linux too in the
future so do I have to use another compiler for that?

Yes, or a 'cross compiler' (i.e. it runs on platform 'A'
but builds an executable for platform 'B').

One more thing, I was visiting Bjarne Stroustrup's site and was
surprised to read the applications page,

http://www.research.att.com/~bs/applications.html

Is it true that even softs such as windows, adobe written in C++?

I don't know, but I would not be at all surprised if some or
all of those are in C++. (I'm pretty sure Windows was originally
mostly in C (and assembly), but perhaps they've been migrating
code to C++.

Is C++ used in Robotic programming?

I don't see why it couldn't be.

-Mike

 

[George Huber]

Hello everybody !
I am a VB programmer and new to C++. Recently i bought the book "C++
How To Program 4e" from Deitel. Can anyone recommend a good C++
compiler, Is Visual c++.net ok? I want to program in Linux too in the
future so do I have to use another compiler for that?

For windows, take a look at MinGW - this is a native port of gcc to
windows. It is free, good compliance with the standard and if (when) you
migrate to Linux, most probably you will be using gcc on there as well.

One more thing, I was visiting Bjarne Stroustrup's site and was
surprised to read the applications page,

http://www.research.att.com/~bs/applications.html

Is it true that even softs such as windows, adobe written in C++?
Is C++ used in Robotic programming?

As I recall, Windows was originally written in C with small parts
(notably those parts that directly touched hardware) in assembly.
Microsoft may be moving its code-base to C++. However, I do believe that
most of Microsoft office software is still predominately C based - not
that it matters.

Thanks,

Jamshaid

George