New to windows programming

[abhiverma812]

Hello all,


I am new to windows programming. Please let me know how to start with. I am trying to learn through MSDN's site, but things are very confusing. Please help me.

Regards,
Abhishek

[S6k9GNh0]

Now, what exactly do you mean by "Windows programming"? What is your goal?

[z05DSL3A]

Also, MSDN site is rather large, how are you trying to learn from it? I would recommend starting with the tutorial: Learn to Program for Windows in C++
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff381399(v=VS.85).aspx

[S6k9GNh0]

Even then, they expect you to have considerable knowledge about C++. If you don't, I suggest you familiarize yourself with C/++ before anything else.

[hanst99]

The title of that msdn article is pretty misleading, considering they teach you how to do it in C. Of course the code is compatible with C++, but it's the C interface they are showing there.

[z05DSL3A]

hanst99 wrote:

The title of that msdn article is pretty misleading, considering they teach you how to do it in C. Of course the code is compatible with C++, but it's the C interface they are showing there.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[hanst99]

What I mean is, they could have named the section "Learn to Program for Windows in C" and it wouldn't really have made any difference.

[z05DSL3A]

I just find it amusing/disturbing that when something is written in a procedural paradigm and compiled and linked with a C++ tool chain it gets 'labeled' as C, as if the code needs Object oriented with classes and/or STL to be considered C++.

[hanst99]

Well, that's because except for object orientation and templates, the difference between C and C++ is rather subtle.