Good C++ Book for a newbee

[Buy2easy.com]

Hello everyone i am not new to programming all together just to C++ and the new C++ .net is what i am using...does anyone have a suggestion of a good book i could get that would help me get into windows programming and learn a lot...and i dont mean one of those teach yourself C++ in 24 hours books i want a good quality book that will teach me a lot about creating a software program in windows using microsoft visual c++ .net......Thanks ahead of time!

[jim mcnamara]

For SDK windows programming:

Programming Windows, The Definitive Guide to the Win32 API
by Charles Petzold

All of the CD examples are in C++. This is for somebody who can actually program, it is not meant to teach you C++.

Windows programming and writing C++ code are two different things - you seemed to want Windows programming. You do realize that one line of VB can translate to 50-60 lines of C++?

[Buy2easy.com]

Any other book suggestions out there?

I am sure i can learn the C++ language it seems pretty straigh forward but it seems like windows programming is pretty confusing.

[CornedBee]

Nah. Some people might consider Windows more confusing, some C++ itself. I think it depends on what kind of programmer you are.
And every programming language is pretty straight forward. At least every compiled one.

Petzold's book is indeed the definitive guide. It should teach you all that you need to know to find your way through the WinAPI reference.

But at least my edition has the examples in C - are newer editions different or are simply the CD examples C++ now?

[Buy2easy.com]

I am wanting to learn how to use the .net framework as well is the old way of windows programming going to be obsolete with the framework now around or does the framework even affect the way windows are created in C++.net.....also are there any C++ .net books you would suggest? Thanks

[CornedBee]

The old way won't be obsolete. Normal windows API or a C++ class library will still be the preferred methods of writing commercial windows apps for some time coming (and maybe longer). It is the foundation on which windows builds.

In VC++.Net you can write Managed C++ (uses the .Net framework) and normal C++ which is in no way affected by .Net.