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- From: ell@access4.digex.net (Ell)
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- Subject: Re: Visual or not?
- Date: 18 Feb 1996 19:56:20 GMT
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- Joseph Wickremasinghe (exet0068@sable.ox.ac.uk) wrote:
- : Want to learn Windows programing, with C++. Should I use Visual C++ if I can
- : get it, or is it best to go for DOS C++ . Is there much difference in speed,
- : and is it easier in DOS or Win?
- :
- : Joseph w.
-
- I don't think there is any future in DOS programming. All of the major
- commercial apps are Windows based as are probably most custom apps.
- Given the same hw DOS is most often quicker, but it doesn't matter if few
- are using it. :)
-
- Further, the frameworks in the major compilers allow you to point and
- click your way rapidly into Windows programming. Just get a good book on
- how to use your compiler and its Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
-
- Elliott
-