Windows programming

[imported_ExOdUs]

can some one please tell me what in c++ ill need to understand to make windows applications?

[gish]

umm...all of it?

[sans-hubris]

Well, uh, gish is pretty much right. Once you've done that, you'll want to look into MFC (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vcmfc98/html/mfchm.asp), or wxWindows (http://www.wxwindows.org).

[skidooer]

Originally posted by sans-hubris
Well, uh, gish is pretty much right. Once you've done that, you'll want to look into MFC (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vcmfc98/html/mfchm.asp), or wxWindows (http://www.wxwindows.org).
You mean Qt.

[gish]

all the above are tools for "windows" dev.

[DNAunion2000]

DNAunion2000: Or, if you are not dead set on using C++, you could use the offspring of C++ and Visual Basic .NET....C#. Using C# you'd keep the general syntax of C++ and gain the ease of Windows programming offered by Visual Basic.

[damonbrinkley]

You need to start with the win32 api and work from there. I'm sure there's tons of books out there.

[gish]

A "windows" application could fit into two (2) categories.

1) Console application
2) "GUI" windows application

I am assuming the later, you are looking to develop a GUI windows application.

Depending on your C++ knowledge. If you have the "basics" down. Then to develop a gui win app, is fairly simple. You could do as skidooer suggested, and develop with the wxWindows tool (free/open source), or develop with a proprietory "windows" development tool supplied from Microsoft, visual C++ 6.0, Visual Basic 6.0. Or as DNAunion2000 has suggested you could learn the newest environments and pick up on some .NET lanugages VB.NET, C#.

In either situation, you will need to understand the basics of C++. Other than that, to develop a windows "GUI" application is pretty simple.

[sans-hubris]

Originally posted by skidooer
You mean Qt. How ironic! I posted my message in KDE using Konqueror and I completely forgot about Qt.

[Progman]

I remember a certain someone by the name of Exodus that used to go around and brag about his windows programming skills and make fun of everyone else because they couldn't. I wonder wut all you loyal fans would think if they found out that u were searching around in coder forums looking for windows programming help...

[jamessan]

Progman: Personal attacks on a person aren't cool, especially in a public forum. This could have easily been said in a private message if it even needed to be said at all.