I have been learning C++ for awhile now and am in the midst of beginning my ventures with win32 programming. I am using Visual c++ 6.0 as my compiler. Now besides creating a console program running it and slight debugging I know very little about VC++. Now I was going to get the definitive book on windows programming the name of which escapes me but is at the top of gamedev''s windows programming books list. Currently I have a book sams teach yourself VC++ 6.0 in 21 days which although I know the brand of sams isnt the best should I give it a chance and learn some of the tools in VC++6.0 or not bother since I am going to learn the hardcore windows code? Just curious what some of you guru''s think. Blaze

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Original post by Blazemore

I have been learning C++ for awhile now and am in the midst of beginning my ventures with win32 programming. I am using Visual c++ 6.0 as my compiler. Now besides creating a console program running it and slight debugging I know very little about VC++. Now I was going to get the definitive book on windows programming the name of which escapes me but is at the top of gamedev''s windows programming books list. Currently I have a book sams teach yourself VC++ 6.0 in 21 days which although I know the brand of sams isnt the best should I give it a chance and learn some of the tools in VC++6.0 or not bother since I am going to learn the hardcore windows code? Just curious what some of you guru''s think.

Blaze

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Now I know I''m no expert programmer, but I think that you should give that book a chance, because as you said, "I know very little about VC++." And I also think that it''s a good idea to get that book on Windows Programming too because I''m getting the same book and from what I heard if you want to learn windows programming, than that''s the way to go. Because I also have that Sam''s Teach Yourself VC++ 6.0 in 21 days. And the reason I bought that book is when I bought VC++ I thought well, I probably know everything about this compiler, but that''s where I was wrong. I didn''t know a thing about it and that''s why I had to get that book. I also have another book too called Sam''s Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days and this is for the beginner that has no programming knowledge at all. And when I finish that book, I''m gonna start putting my knowledge to the test. And after that, I gonna jump straight into windows programming. So my suggestions are go for it. In other words, go with the flow.

Sounds like you''re getting started at it.

Another more entertaining way of getting started is by grabbing sample code and learning how it works.

The real knack is the determination...