In my opinion, if you start programming, you need some concepts in C. When
you understand how C works, pointers... you can try C++, objected oriented
programming (OOP), classes. And finally start with Managed C++.
If you understand pretty good C style, you see all languages are equal. You
for,while,... all the languages have the same... so, If you learn one
"Carlos J. Quintero [MVP]" <carlosq@NOSPAMsogecable.com> escribió en el
> Hi Lamar,
>
> I you really want to learn classic Visual C++, nothing to object, but I
> would like to comment that the software creation is moving from Win32
> programming with Visual C++ towards managed code (that's the whole thing
> about .NET).
>
> For managed code in NET, you should learn, in this order:
>
> - The .NET Framework concepts. They are independent of the used language.
> - Your .NET language of choice (VB.NET, C#, Managed C++, Visual J#, etc.).
> VB.NET is easier to learn and more friendly, but in your case C# would
seem
> a good election if you prefer the C++ syntax.
> - The VS.NET IDE. You can compile and build small utilities with
> command-line tools of the .NET Framework SDK, but for something serious
you
> need an IDE.
>
> For .NET Framework concepts, there are a lot of books, but each one will
use
> a preferred .NET language for the code examples. I liked "Applied
Microsoft
> .NET Framework Programming" by Jeffrey Richter, which uses C#. For VB.NET,
> "Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (Core Reference)" by Francesco
> Balena is also very good.
>
> For the VS.NET IDE alone, the best book IMO is "Inside Visual Studio .NET
> 2003", Microsoft Press, by Craig Skibo and others.
>
> --
>
> Carlos J. Quintero (Visual Developer - .NET MVP)
>
> FAQs, Knowledge Base, Files, Docs, Articles, Utilities, etc. for .NET
> addins:
>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vsnetaddin/ (free join)
>
>
>
> "Lamar Thomas" <noreply@noreply.com> escribió en el mensaje
> news:O$3qT7QIEHA.3224@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > I am a Network Administrator but I don't code. I have been wanting to
> learn
> > Visual C++ for a long time now. Now I think I am ready to get started.
I
> > have Visual Studio .NET Pro. 2002 and 2003. The first thing I need to
> know
> > is do I want a book on Visual C++ or Visual Studio .NET? Is VS Studio
> .NET
> > just an IDE for Visual C++? Thanks for any input.
> >
> >
> > Lamar
> >
> >
>
>
