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- From: ramsesy@rd.scitec.com.au (Ramses Youhana)
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- Subject: Re: C instead of C++ for windows programming?
- Date: 22 Feb 1996 08:12:09 GMT
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- Michael Marmor (marmor@sphere.jvnc.net) wrote:
- > Can windows programs be written in C rather than C++?
-
- > My only experience is with dos/unix based programming in C.
- > I have never learned C++ (or any other OO language). Do I have
- > to learn C++ to start writing windows programs?
-
- > I have Borland C 3.1 at home and I use 4.0 in the office -- all
- > the examples of Windows programs are in C++!!
-
- Yes, you can program Windows applications in C. I currently write
- my Windows programs in C (using Borland C++ 3.1). I'm also learning
- C++. I found a reasonably good book for programming in C (I'm not
- sure of its title) by Charles Petzold which you should be able to find
- at a technical book shop. There are probably other good books out there.
-
- I also found a good Windows application called Protogen (and Protoview),
- which generates the GUI part of the source code for you. You design
- the menu(s) and dialog boxes using the packages' user friendly interface.
- These packages are also reasonably priced (especailly when a newer
- version is coming out and they want to sell of the previous version).
- If you're going to buy one, then make sure that the package you buy is
- compatable with your Borland C++ compiler. I bougth mine from Microway.
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