Re: [Dev-C++] learning c++, best book

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two questions,
How is .NET compared to win32 when it comes to stability and reliability?
Do you think .NET will become more powerful and more on demand than C++?

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> Hi, thanks for all you help in the past. I'm studying C++ and 
> haven't even
> touched windows programming with c++. I'd like to find the 
> best possible
> book for my case scenario. I'm almost done with the "basics" 
> for c++ and I'm
> looking to move towards windows programming. I need a book 
> which teaches me
> windows from the scratch. However, I really don't know which 
> way to go. The
> newer books only talk about .NET and C#, while the so called 
> "best" C++
> books are from 1998, 99 and 2000. Would it be better to go 
> ahead and buy one
> of those books that talk about both or should I get done with 
> win32 API
> first before I move on to .NET/C#? Or should I even bother 
> learning .NET?
> A dream book would be a recent one that teaches how to built windows
> application using win32 API with all its latest components 
> and then guide me
> through .NET
> 
> This is very important for me because with the little time I 
> have to study,
> I really can't afford to waist any time with the wrong or obsolete
> reference.
> I will appreciate any feedback you may provide.


.NET has no direct connection with Win32 API. .NET is the next thing. It
is a platform of its own and even has its own assembly language! Also
.NET is very high level for example you can create a window in the
style:


class myform:public Form
{
 public:
 myform() { Text="My first form!"; }
};


Application::Run(new myform);


It creates a form with the label "My first form!".



What i am reading myself is Visual C++ .NET by MS Press.  Concerning
ANSI C++  the book is not good (sometimes it is even in the limits of
stupidity concerning C++ mistakes). But it teaches .NET well. So if you
ignore its ANSI C++ stuff and notice only the .NET stuff , then you will
learn .NET relatively easily.


Ioannis

* Ioannis Vranos
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