Moving from DOS C to Windows C++

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2 total messages Started by Kirk Bratvold Fri, 29 Sep 1995 20:21

#3505

Author: Kirk Bratvold
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 20:21

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In order to protect myself from becoming obsolete, I've decided to add a 
couple of skills to the ol' resume.

I would consider myself a fairly capable C programmer.  I spend most of 
my time programming DOS apps, DOS games, and software that runs under a 
realtime kernal on an embedded system.  I have learned a _little_ about 
C++ programming (basic syntax, etc).

I'm looking for a few tips from others who have moved to Windows-based 
C++ coding (recommended books, documents, etc).

I have good design skills (modularity, etc), but I need a better idea of 
how and where to use objects.

I have some experience with realtime systems, but I also need an idea of 
how to move from linear programming to structuring code around window's 
message loop thingamajig.

Both the move to C++ and Windows will require big changes to the way I 
structure my code, and I am hoping that there is some book that will help 
me learn both simultaneously.  Or could that overload my brain?

We use borland 3.1 and 4.0 at work, but I was thinking of grabbing VC++ 
2.2, so I could do win95 stuff.  However, I've heard that Microsoft has 
started on VC++ 3.0.  Any dates/info on it?


Any help with be greatly appreciated.

kirk.bratvold@deepcove.com

Re: Moving from DOS C to Windows C++

#3504

Author: James R. Tindall
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 21:37

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To: kirkvold@deepcove.com
Subject: Re: Moving from DOS C to Windows C++
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In article <44hkgc$469@Kaos.deepcove.com> you write:
>I'm looking for a few tips from others who have moved to Windows-based 
>C++ coding (recommended books, documents, etc).

I am currently in the throes of moving from DOS to Windows myself.  I 
have found the Microsoft Systems Journal to be a invaluable help.  It is 
a monthly magazine, about $5 (although you can subscribe for about 
$2.50).  As far as books go, Charles Petzold's Programming Windows 3.1 is 
very useful and fairly basic.  If you're going for Windows 95, though, 
there may be better texts available.

>I have some experience with realtime systems, but I also need an idea of 
>how to move from linear programming to structuring code around window's 
>message loop thingamajig.

The last few months of MSJ (Microsoft Systems Journal) have been sort of 
a primer series by Jeff Prosise.  These were (I think) MSJ June thru Sept 
1995.  There was another VERY good article about the messaging system in 
about the August issue, I think.

>We use borland 3.1 and 4.0 at work, but I was thinking of grabbing VC++ 
>2.2, so I could do win95 stuff.  However, I've heard that Microsoft has 
>started on VC++ 3.0.  Any dates/info on it?

I use VC++ 1.5 & 2.0
VC++ 4.0 (not 3.0) was released last week.  Since the MFC (Microsoft 
Foundation Classes) library was version 3.2 for VC++ 2.2, Microsoft 
decided to promote them both to 4.0 so that it would be easier to keep 
track of the version numbers.

If you get any information from others, please CC: me a copy - I'm still 
learning too!

Thanks.

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