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how about mfc

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i have come to know a lot about ur site. i am using my friends account to ask a question. hope to become a registered user of ur service if u answer my question.

I am a c++ programer. Now i want to do expertise in windows programing. This friend of mine whose account i am using is a vc++ programer. I have asked him what is the scope of a vc++/mfc programer. The problem is that since he is very passionate about vc he is always in favour of it. And besides this i have never heard much people doing vc++/mfc. Everybody is after vb. And since c# is coming, many say that it will be an end of vc/mfc. Its only this friend and few others who say that vc++/mfc can never never be out. so pls tell me what is the scope of a good vc/mfc programer and is c# really going to have an adverse effect on it

jhance

>>And since c# is coming, many say that it will be an end of vc/mfc

They said that Java was the end of C and C++ about 5 years ago also....

snoegler

Learn C++, and you don't have to learn C# :)
It is so simple once you know C++ (and so limited as well, at least in the current version :-)

Paul Maker

its all about fitness for purpose, some things are best done in C++, some C and others Perl etcetc. C# may take over some of the C++ domain but most definatly not all, there will be some things that C# is crap for.

we will see how it matures etc, i assume it will take atleast 5 years anyway. therefore go ahead get good with VC/MFC and even if it does get replaced (unlikley) you would have had 5 years of money earning from it (if you get good) and 5 years grounding for C#. as already stated by somebody, if you are blinding with C++, C# is childs play.

i recomend Mike Blazacks (sorry mike if i have spelt your name wrong) MFC book.

Paul

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Dear makerp

<< i recomend Mike Blazacks (sorry mike if i have spelt your name wrong) MFC book.

Can u tell me the details of this book, the publisher, full name of the author and isbn number

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Paul Maker

i think you will find it a good read, it got me going with MFC and although its 'professional MFC' which makes you think that there is a pre-req book about it does not fly in too deep straight away.

the only thing with this text is that it assumes you are cool with C++ and are familiar with the windows environment.

although you will learn VC etc, do not lose sight that at the end of the day its still just C++ in an IDE with a wizard or two, also the MFC is only a class libaray with some make-life-easy macros, therefore do not sit and learn every MFC class inside out, look them up as needed.

Paul

jhance

Good point. You said you knew C++ but didn't say anything about Windows.

If you need to learn Windows also, get Petzold's classic Programming Windows book.

Paul Maker

jhance, could i have the book details for the book you mention, i have been looking for a good book on windows programming in general. is it the best ?

jhance

Programming Windows by Charles Petzold, Microsoft Press. Currently in it's 5th Edition. In my opinion there has never been and probably will never be a better introductory text for Windows programming. No Windows programmer should be without it.

I'd also suggest Programming Applications for Microsoft Windows by Jeffrey Richter, also by MS Press. This is more advanced than Petzold's book so if you are just starting out you may want to hold off on it.

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