coding from scratch

[javedwahid]

Hello everyone,

I have been looking all over the net but am still having a hard time finding what I'm looking for.

I am wondering about how computer programming starts out and how it all works. Is it possible to create an .exe file that just opens a blank window with nothing on it without using any libraries? I'm looking to learn how to build applications from the ground up

any help or guidance would be appriciated

Thanks,

J

[Azagaros]

On windows, you need to load the windows api header on any compiler.
On Linux/xwindows/gnome/kde most likely something similar.

wxWidgets is a library you could use.
Qt is another library you could use.
Either will work on any platform, though there are some platform specific things too.

On Mac I would lay odds there is something similar, though I have never programmed on it.

SDL/SFML could get you a blank window but again its a library.

A simple console app run from the command line is as basic as it gets.