Visual C++ or Visual C++ .NET Where to start?

[skald2k]

Are you saying to skip MFC altogehter and learn the Win32 API? Is this how it is "usually" done?

Feedback from you or anyone else is appreciated :)

[Jop]

Yeah my advice is to first learn it the API way before going MFC... But I think when you want to go .NET, choose C#, because this is the language especially written for .NET

[skald2k]

Hmm okay I will learn the API. Any suggestions on where to start? Books, tutorials etc?

I've used the Win32 API many times in the past for VB, so im not a total newbie!

[Jop]

The API isn't that hard at all with some MSDN and platform SDK..

for a good Win32 tutorial: http://www.winprog.org/tutorial

[skald2k]

Thanks for the help! :)

[Jop]

Read this for arguments for the API and against MFC, and it gives a good view on why :)
http://winprog.org/tutorial/apivsmfc.html

[CornedBee]

This article is very good (IMO, partly because it supports my point of view). I think the most important part is in the last paragraph and defines the time when you're ready to try out MFC:
When you know enough API that you can translate solutions given to you in API to MFC.

[skald2k]

Hi Cornedbee, mind posting that link again? That thing you posted up is just undelined text! :)

and *bump* for the Americans who've had a long weekend.

[CornedBee]

That's not a link. It's something picked from the link in the post above mine.

[skald2k]

Ahh lol, yes, im sorry, ill take a look. Thank you.