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#1: Jul 12 '09
Hi,
Can someone tell me what is the difference between languages, libraries, gui's, toolboxes, wrappers, etc., please? While I recently had a class in OOP Logic and Intro to C++, they didn't teach us these basics.
Thank you.

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#2: Jul 12 '09

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Hi,
Can someone tell me what is the difference between languages, libraries, gui's, toolboxes, wrappers, etc., please? While I recently had a class in OOP Logic and Intro to C++, they didn't teach us these basics.
Thank you.

Maybe it's because those 'basics' aren't so basic after all. It'll take a small novel to explain them all (in not too much detail). Maybe a next class will explain them.

kind regards,

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#3: Jul 12 '09

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I ran across another one too. What is an IDE used for?
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I ran across another one too. What is an IDE used for?
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An IDE is an Interactive Development Environment. It allows you to build your entire project, i.e. all your source files, your resource files and whatever comes with it.

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#5: Jul 12 '09

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Thanks Jos.

I think I understand, but how do I choose an IDE? If I use Python, they give options to choose from (http://wiki.python.org/moin/Integrat...ntEnvironments) but they're categorized into these types:
"With introspection-based code completion and integrated debugger" or
"IDEs with introspection-based code completion /or/ integrated debugger" or
"IDEs with integrated gui builder".

I definitely want to be able to do the gui with it, but I also want the other stuff too, right?

How do I choose?
And does the IDE help with implementing the data storage in the db?

Thanks again.
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