C++ Forums FAQ?

[Vlatko]

Beacuse we all agreed that a tutorial is needed, i decided to make one. I talked to parksie who was supposed to make it but he had exams, and i had nothing to do so here it is. Have a look at it, search for mistakes ,missing things and when everything is OK i will send it to John to put it in the forums.

[parksie]

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Just thought I'd point that out Nice FAQ though Not totally sure about the formatting, it's a bit hard to read (especially on my 14" running at 1024x768 ).

Also, don't mix the FILE* and fstream paradigms together in the same code, because it really bloats the program using two different sets.

Other than that, nice work mate

[Vlatko]

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Silly me!

Just curious: How do your eyes stand 1024 x 768 on 14". I have a 15" monitor and 1024 x 768 is making me cry.

[parksie]

Er...I sit about 20cm from the screen My eyesight's really good so they don't mind too much. I still want my 17" back (it broke).

Oh, and I just took a look at the source Damn that's vicious...remind me to remove MS's kneecaps for FrontPage I'm just tidying the code up a tad now (monospaced code examples and all the rest).

Do you mind if I add a few bits at the beginning on basic program structure?

[Megatron]

Great job, Vlatko! This will come in handy for most of the questions being asked.

[Vlatko]

Do you mind if I add a few bits at the beginning on basic program structure?

No, you can add some bits.


Tnx, Megatron.

[Good Dreams]

Say what is better in each link (a simple comment)

Great!

[Vlatko]

Well, guys after reading your comments i sent version 1 of the FAQ to john.

[chilibean]

Great Job on the FAQ Vlatko (and everyone else who helped)! Now beginners can ask better questions and we can get away from posting the same message hundreds of times. Can't wait till the next update.

chilibean

[Vlatko]

Thanks chilibean!

[parksie]

Things I'm thinking about that could go into the next revision of the FAQ:

Monospaced code (syntax-coloured? I have a prog 2 do this)
Internationalisation using TCHAR and generic function prototypes
What to watch out for when using C++ to make DLLs for VB usage

[Vlatko]

Yes, i forgot that making C++ dlls for use in VB is one of the most FAQ on the forums.

It's a must go in the new version.

[Technocrat]

You might want to include a section for books that are not free. Books like Beginning Visual C++ by Ivor Horton, C++ for Dummies, etc. As much as I hate paying for things there is just something about a paper book that I like better than online.

Also links to MSDN, Direct X SDK, Parksie's starting program, and Microsoft starting SDK (I dont remember what it is called) would also be really helpful.

[parksie]

There's the generic programs in the PSDK but they're a little out of date now...I don't think they got updated for 64-bit usage.