graphics with c++

[t]

I have been learning C++ on my own. For some projects, I would like
to use graphics. What is the easiest way to do this? (I am using
Visual Studio Express 2005.)

Separate from the ease of use question, what way(s) are most used? I
have heard of things like qt...

Would it be easier to just learn and use C# instead?

[Sohail Somani]

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:15:23 -0800, t wrote:

Would it be easier to just learn and use C# instead?

Easier to learn.

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Sohail Somani
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[t]

On Nov 20, 5:28 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" <[e-mail]:

* t:

I have been learning C++ on my own. For some projects, I would like
to use graphics. What is the easiest way to do this? (I am using
Visual Studio Express 2005.)

Your question is essentially, "which graphics library is easiest?".

That depends.

Assuming you're talking about generating graphics from scratch, not just
presenting existing pictures:

At one end of the scale you can write a C++ program that outputs pure
text that's then interpreted as static graphics, e.g. SVG. At the other
end you can do interactive photo-realistic 3D graphics. Somewhere in
the middle you can plot a graph.

The complexity is not so much in the library as in the task you want to
accomplish.

What if my purpose is to make little programs like Tetris or a dumb
chess program?

Separate from the ease of use question, what way(s) are most used? I
have heard of things like qt...

Would it be easier to just learn and use C# instead?

Yes.

So a substantial graphics library is part of .NET ?

[Juha Nieminen]

t wrote:

Separate from the ease of use question, what way(s) are most used?

Most Windows programs use DirectX either directly or through a
library. There are many such free libraries out there. Two examples include:

http://hge.relishgames.com/
http://developer.popcap.com/