newbie in windows programming

[chipp]

i'm completely newbie in windows programming. i wanna ask a few questions:

1. can anyone give me e - book link of ms vc++ 2008 for windows programming?anything but (sourceforge)
2. i got an error when i wanna make windows application using CLR. the error said about the server does not support automation or something like that. can anyone tell me what's wrong?

[Lamblion]

Go here for an online tutorial --

http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/

If you are going to take Windows programming seriously, then Charles Petzold's book is a MUST --

http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Windows-Microsoft-Charles-Petzold/dp/157231995X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274274856&sr=1-1

[z05DSL3A]

i'm completely newbie in windows programming.

Just want to get a feel of where you are coming from.

Do you understand the difference between native and managed code?

Do you know the difference between C++ and C++/CLI? (Yes they are different languages).

Do you want to do Windows API^* programming or .net?

*(Also known as Win32)

[Incubbus]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff381399%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

[Lamblion]

Actually, I'd like to hear a concise explanation of the difference between native and managed code.

[z05DSL3A]

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_managed_and_unmanaged_code

[Lamblion]

Thanks for that link. That sparks a new question. I am fairly comfortable programming C/C++ Win32 API.

However, as I understand it, C# would be the way to go (for me) if I want to program in .NET so as to run on a virtual machine.

So the question is, how much of a learning curve would there be for me to take up C#?

[z05DSL3A]

C# is very straight forward, it shouldn't be a steep learning curve.

C# Tutorials
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa288436(VS.71).aspx

[Lamblion]

Much obliged, Grey Wolf.

[chipp]

@wolf: no, i don't know... i'm so blur about those... (i'm goin' for the link above :D )

@lamb: oh yes, this is the site that i'm talkin' about (sorry). i've tried this one but it's not workin' that's why i wanna try somethin' else. i've tried it with c++ 2008 express edition, but it doesn't works with the given code)

[Serpent]

Yeah, winprog is in C not C++.

[chipp]

hmm... looks like other people have the same problem :) btw, is there's somebody that wanna share codes in here for windows prog in C++ 08, a "hello world" windows perhaps for beginning