"MikeP" <no**@none.com> wrote...
I am planning on going head first into C++.I have programmed in VB and
still
work with php regularly.Should I pursue Microsoft's implementation of C++(
That being C++.net) or just learn it using what I guess would be
"Standard"
C++.I will be developing for windows.
It's quite possible to learn Standard C++ (no quotes here), and use
Microsoft
product while doing so. What you need to pay attention to is what is and
what
is not a Microsoft extension to the language. They all are well-documented,
you shouldn't have any problem.
MSVC++ .NET (version 7.1) is a decent compiler. It has its quirks and bugs
(most of which are known), but it is quite close to the Standard (enough to
learn most of it).
Arm yourself with a good book (or two or three) and a project to complete
(or
five or ten). Some books come with exercises. Do 'em.
Programming Windows is a different, and rather orthogonal, task to
programming
in C++. You can do it from different angles, and I would probably recommend
to begin learning C++ without involving GUI at all.
V