C++?

[mburt]

Just wondering if the "Other" forum could be used as a C++ place thingy.

[Snorkle?]

It is other, isnt it?

[Snorkle?]

wow u know c++ thats incredible i was gonna start learning C but i gues i changed my mind

[Twey]

I see no reason why not.

[shachi]

Umm... what about C too??

[mburt]

I feel like I've wasted my money.. I bought a C++ book, but didn't realize it was only console C++, which is COMPLETELY diferent from Win32 C++, which I'm trying to do now, without Microsoft's Visual C++.. I would really like some help.

[Twey]

Well obviously if C++ is allowed C will be too

Eeh? You bought "a C++"? You mean you bought a C++ compiler? That's a total waste of money. There are plenty of good compilers out there, such as the Free Dev-C++.
There's no such thing as a console-only compiler. There are ways to create GUI apps with every compiler. The usual toolkit for Windows applications is the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) which are, insofar as I'm aware, only available if you buy MSVC++. However, your application will not only be as good but actually probably be considerably better if you use a Free toolkit such as wxWidgets or Qt, since you will gain platform portability and an actual decent toolkit.
MFC is fast, but as toolkits go, it lacks a lot.

"Win32 C++" is generally defined by two things: COM and MFC. Neither is actually necessary to create workable, graphical Windows applications.

However, if you didn't know this already, it's probably not time for you to start trying to create GUI apps yet.

[mburt]

This is quite ironic actually, I made a typo, and left out the word book, secondly the compiler I have is Dev C++ (comes with the book I bought)

[mburt]

There's no such thing as a console-only compiler.

Yes, I know that, but making Windows programs in Visual C++ is way easier.

[mburt]

Okay, to say the least, this is the C++ (I guess you could say..) that I've learned: (a basic "Hello World" program)

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
cout << "Hello, World!";
system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

I figured out that kind of C++ very easily. Then I wanted to make a Windows App, but I need some guidance. Links, tutorials, whatever.