Beginner Questions
A few simple, naive questions:
If I wanted to write a program with graphics, say like a solitaire game, would I need something like Visual Studio?
And, aren't all programs console programs? How else can you communicate if not by text?
If I wanted to write a program with graphics, say like a solitaire game, would I need something like Visual Studio?
And, aren't all programs console programs? How else can you communicate if not by text?
You can make GUI programs instead of console programs. GUI - Graphical User Interface. Otherwise your desktop and internet would be console applications. You will want to use SFML or SDL which are graphical libraries. There are other options out there but those are probably the best or even Qt.
Visual Studio is an IDE. MSVC is a compiler, used by Visual Studio. You *could* use Visual Studio and/or MSVC for your project, but you can just as easily use any other IDE along with any other compiler. There are a multitude of IDEs and a few main popular compilers.
As giblit points out, I'm not sure why you think text is the only form of communication - have you never played games? Have you ever browsed the internet? Have you ever logged in to a mainstream computer?
As giblit points out, I'm not sure why you think text is the only form of communication - have you never played games? Have you ever browsed the internet? Have you ever logged in to a mainstream computer?
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Ok, I see. Thanks. It's output that defines console or not.
I'll have to investigate other IDEs/compilers. VS 2012 is rather expensive.
I'll have to investigate other IDEs/compilers. VS 2012 is rather expensive.
2010 is free I believe. You can also get code::blocks for free. There are a ton of free IDE's out there.
> VS 2012 is rather expensive.
The express editions are free.
The one you want is 'Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Desktop'
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-for-windows-desktop
The express editions are free.
The one you want is 'Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Desktop'
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-for-windows-desktop
VC++ 2008, 2010, and 2012 all run on Windows 7, though obviously 2012's interface is optimized for Windows 8.
Download Visual 2012 express edition, it's modern it's free and it's a great compiler to work with.
Adding to what others have suggested, if you get VS2012 and are interested in GUI programming, learn C#.
Thank you all so much. I've been away from programming for a while. Want a laugh? My first programming course was in 1975, before GUI was even part of the lexicon, and my last game was written for Flash 5 with Action Script 1.0.
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