Hello. I'm currently trying to learn programming in C++. My goal is to
write Windows applications, mostly for personal use. For example, I'd like
to create my own multi-threaded newsreader.
My plan was to learn standard C++ and then VisualC++/MFC. I've been through
most of one C++ book (Deitel) and I've started on another (Accelerated C++ /
Koenig & Moo). After that I was going to read Programming Windows with MFC
(Prosise). I figured I would then be ready to start writing Windows apps.
However, since then I've discovered C# and from what I've been reading it
sounds like the best way for me to program in Windows. I love the whole
concept of a simpler language with automatic memory management. I love the
fact that there's no pointers :) (learning to use pointers in C++ is tough).
So I've decided that I want to program in C#. Now my dilemna is, should I
continue to read my C++ book and learn all the details of C++ before
learning C#? I feel like I already have a good basic understanding of C++
and OOP, so is it really necessary for me to learn C++ in detail if my plan
is to program in C#? Should I just shelve the C++ books for now and start
on a C# book? If anyone has advice for me on this, I'd appreciate it. 4 1589
Hi Vince,
I would say go with C#.
You won't need additional C++ knowledge for 99% of stuff you'll get into :)
Miha
"Vince S" <vi**********@SPAMBLOCK-hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u9**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Hello. I'm currently trying to learn programming in C++. My goal is to write Windows applications, mostly for personal use. For example, I'd
like to create my own multi-threaded newsreader.
My plan was to learn standard C++ and then VisualC++/MFC. I've been
through most of one C++ book (Deitel) and I've started on another (Accelerated C++
/ Koenig & Moo). After that I was going to read Programming Windows with
MFC (Prosise). I figured I would then be ready to start writing Windows apps.
However, since then I've discovered C# and from what I've been reading it sounds like the best way for me to program in Windows. I love the whole concept of a simpler language with automatic memory management. I love
the fact that there's no pointers :) (learning to use pointers in C++ is
tough). So I've decided that I want to program in C#. Now my dilemna is, should I continue to read my C++ book and learn all the details of C++ before learning C#? I feel like I already have a good basic understanding of C++ and OOP, so is it really necessary for me to learn C++ in detail if my
plan is to program in C#? Should I just shelve the C++ books for now and start on a C# book? If anyone has advice for me on this, I'd appreciate it.
Agreed - I would wholeheartedly recommend C# to anyone - beginner or guru
:o) It is similar to C++ but I would recommend learning it from scratch as
there are a few differences. For a book 'C# Complete' is an excellent
choice.
"Miha Markic" <mi***@spin.NO.SPAM.si> wrote in message
news:uh**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Hi Vince,
I would say go with C#. You won't need additional C++ knowledge for 99% of stuff you'll get into
:) Miha
"Vince S" <vi**********@SPAMBLOCK-hotmail.com> wrote in message news:u9**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Hello. I'm currently trying to learn programming in C++. My goal is to write Windows applications, mostly for personal use. For example, I'd like to create my own multi-threaded newsreader.
My plan was to learn standard C++ and then VisualC++/MFC. I've been through most of one C++ book (Deitel) and I've started on another (Accelerated
C++ / Koenig & Moo). After that I was going to read Programming Windows with MFC (Prosise). I figured I would then be ready to start writing Windows
apps. However, since then I've discovered C# and from what I've been reading
it sounds like the best way for me to program in Windows. I love the whole concept of a simpler language with automatic memory management. I love the fact that there's no pointers :) (learning to use pointers in C++ is tough). So I've decided that I want to program in C#. Now my dilemna is, should
I continue to read my C++ book and learn all the details of C++ before learning C#? I feel like I already have a good basic understanding of
C++ and OOP, so is it really necessary for me to learn C++ in detail if my
plan is to program in C#? Should I just shelve the C++ books for now and
start on a C# book? If anyone has advice for me on this, I'd appreciate it.
Vince S <vi**********@SPAMBLOCK-hotmail.com> wrote:
<snip> So I've decided that I want to program in C#. Now my dilemna is, should I continue to read my C++ book and learn all the details of C++ before learning C#? I feel like I already have a good basic understanding of C++ and OOP, so is it really necessary for me to learn C++ in detail if my plan is to program in C#? Should I just shelve the C++ books for now and start on a C# book? If anyone has advice for me on this, I'd appreciate it.
You certainly don't need to know the details of C++ in order to learn
C#. I suspect a lot of C# programmers *don't* know the details of C++
(including me!).
--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com> http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too You certainly don't need to know the details of C++ in order to learn C#. I suspect a lot of C# programmers *don't* know the details of C++ (including me!).
I do know some, but I really don't miss them :)
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