Very Newbe question.

[MikeP]

Hello,
I am planning on going head first into C++.I have programmed in VB and still
work with php regularly.Should I pursue Microsoft's implementation of C++(
That being C++.net) or just learn it using what I guess would be "Standard"
C++.I will be developing for windows.
Thanks
Mike

 

[bradfordh]

..NET is curved towards internet application development. If you want to
be developing for windows I'd say C++/VC++. Short and sweat, nothing
to it. ( I don't think )

 

[Victor Bazarov]

I am planning on going head first into C++.I have programmed in VB and
still
work with php regularly.Should I pursue Microsoft's implementation of C++(
That being C++.net) or just learn it using what I guess would be
"Standard"
C++.I will be developing for windows.

It's quite possible to learn Standard C++ (no quotes here), and use
Microsoft
product while doing so. What you need to pay attention to is what is and
what
is not a Microsoft extension to the language. They all are well-documented,
you shouldn't have any problem.

MSVC++ .NET (version 7.1) is a decent compiler. It has its quirks and bugs
(most of which are known), but it is quite close to the Standard (enough to
learn most of it).

Arm yourself with a good book (or two or three) and a project to complete
(or
five or ten). Some books come with exercises. Do 'em.

Programming Windows is a different, and rather orthogonal, task to
programming
in C++. You can do it from different angles, and I would probably recommend
to begin learning C++ without involving GUI at all.

V

 

[Ioannis Vranos]

Hello,
I am planning on going head first into C++.I have programmed in VB and still
work with php regularly.

That's nice.

Should I pursue Microsoft's implementation of C++(
That being C++.net) or just learn it using what I guess would be "Standard"
C++.

There is not a "Microsoft C++" vs "Standard C++". There is Standard C++
and system extensions that you can use on top of Standard C++.

This is also the case for Microsoft VC++ .NET. At first you had better
learn Standard C++ (ISO/IEC 14882:1998 / 2003 standard) and then learn
..NET extensions if you are interested in .NET development).


A great book to start is "Accelerated C++" by Andrew Koenig, Barbara Moo.

Check this page of mine:

http://www23.brinkster.com/noicys/learningcpp.htm