Re: Visual C++ versus Visual Basic

From: KMA (KMA_at_dontthinkso.chum)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:40:10 +0100

Just a guess, but did you create a new C++ project and think "Hang on,
where's my form?". That's what I though when I moved from Delphi to VC++. If
you have the same impression then you should pick up a book on MFC. They all
run through the same topics and all go through how to build a dialog based
app and a document app. At first I thought it a bit strange that MS thought
all apps would fall into two categories.

As for the language syntax VC++ is the same as C++. Maybe you're stumbling
over the (IMHO rather convoluted) way that you access the GUI elements.
Again, all the books give standard examples for this. For what it's worth, I
thought and still think that Delphi is far more productive an environment
than Visual Studio/C++/MFC, but the MS has one major benefit; my employer
pays me to use it.

"Marko Pinteric" <marko@pinteric.com> wrote in message
news:91AUd.9659$F6.1891308@news.siol.net...
> Hello,
>
> I am aware that this is not a very appropriate place for my questions,
> but I don't know any other more appropriate place.
>
> I have been programming for last 20 years, using Basic, Pascal, Fortran
> and C++. Of these I liked mostly C++. I usually learned languages by
> using language interpreter help. Only recently I had to go Visual. I
> started with Visual Basic for a easy introduction and despite minor
> starting problems (being Visual means conceptually different) I am now
> fluent in Visual Basic too.
>
> However, when I tried Visual C++, I hit solid brick wall for the first
> time in my programming life. I just can't get into it. Therefore I
> have two questions:
>
> 1. (Despite I never ever used programming manuals in my life...) Do I
> have to use a manual to learn Visual C++? Which one do you recommend?
> I am fluent in both C++ and Visual Basic.
>
> 2. Is it worth learning Visual C++ anyway? Or should I stick to Basic
> if it fulfills all my needs?
>
> 3. Is it possible to write certain procedures in C++ and include them
> into Visual Basic envelopment?
>
> Thank you for your answers,
>
> Marko.

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