Re: beginner needs advice on Visual Studio

From: mhrecuser (matthuwiler_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/22/05 

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:28:41 -0500

Mark Reed wrote:

> Randy Howard <randyhoward@FOOverizonBAR.net> wrote in
> news:MPG.1c5b6c7d3f16927a989e1d@news.verizon.net:
>
>> In article <Xns95E5CC184C6F9mreedfusionmagiccom@216.196.97.142>,
>> mreed@fusionmagic.com says...
>>> My goal is to create simple to moderate windows
>>> applications...sometimes involving database functions, and data
>>> manipulation...Im not too concerned with designing games, or graphic
>>> intense apps... mainly functional apps for various projects as
>>> needed....
>>
>> Take a look at the Qt toolkit and Qt Designer from
>> http://www.trolltech.com.
>>
>> It sits on top of C++ (which should have been included in all those
>> CD's you received from Microsoft) and allows you to design the type of
>> applications you describe above. There are several good technical
>> books on Qt, as well as some excellent online tutorials.
>>
>
>
> Thanks Randy... I'll bookmark that info. Being so new to programming
> (well..being new doesnt even describe it..clueless is more like it)
> I want to start with baby steps with VS... which of the native VS
> languages are good to start with?

I recommend C# because the syntax is C-based. Once you get used to it,
other C-based languages like java, C, C++, JavaScript, etc... will be
easier to learn. I recommend not starting with VB because it's syntax is
very different from other languages (although arguably more readable and
easier to learn for non-programmer types). It's a tradeoff.

Matt

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