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- From: muzaffar@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Usman Muzaffar)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: Hopefully not a useless question.......
- Date: 4 Apr 1996 22:38:18 GMT
- Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL
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- In article <4jv4j9$9a@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
- Matt NoHaq <mattnohaq@aol.com> wrote:
- >I'm just starting out in c, and i was wondering. Can i make c programs
- >specifically for windows? i wanted to know also why i should code in c
- >rather than vb. just wondering.....
-
- It's not a useless question. But it doesn't really make sense. In
- short, I'm guessing that the answer is yes, but it depends on what you
- mean. If you mean can you use the C programming language to interface
- your program with elements of the Windows operating system, then the
- answer is a resounding yes. If you mean does C itself have Windows
- stuff built into it, or if there is some dialetc of C that was
- designed for Windows development, then the answer is no.
-
- As to the second question; vb is just a beginner's toolchest. It may
- actually be powerful enough for whatever you're trying to design, but
- when it comes down to it, C will always win in flexibility and power.
- And, I should add, support.
-
- -usman
-