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I have been programming in VB & VBA for years, but now fancy a new challange. I've always wanted to learn C++, because of the possibilites it gives to a developer. My ultimate objective will be to create cross-platform database applications, but I fully appreciate that it will take a good few years to get to the level required.
I could really do with a few pointers as to the right IDE and good books. I have used Visual Studio - and was thinking that this would be a good, familiar starting point, but I want to give myself as many options as possible for the future, so this may not be the best idea.
I know this is a very vague question - but I always get good advice from the EE members, so it felt like a good place to start.
Thanks in advance.
I could really do with a few pointers as to the right IDE and good books. I have used Visual Studio - and was thinking that this would be a good, familiar starting point, but I want to give myself as many options as possible for the future, so this may not be the best idea.
I know this is a very vague question - but I always get good advice from the EE members, so it felt like a good place to start.
Thanks in advance.
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That's a real help - thank you. I'll leave the question open for a little while longer and then allocate the points.
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PS - Initially my apps will be PC based, but I would (eventually), like to create Mac based apps (or even other platforms). Do you still think I'd be better of learning the basics using VS (and then moving over to the Mac equivalent)?
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Thanks guys - really appreciate your help on this.
>> Do you still think I'd be better of learning the basics using VS
I do, because it will allow you to focus on learning C++ and not learning a new IDE. That all said, I use vim for all my editing but it's certainly not something I'd recommend unless you have already got a reasonable amount of experience using it :)
I do, because it will allow you to focus on learning C++ and not learning a new IDE. That all said, I use vim for all my editing but it's certainly not something I'd recommend unless you have already got a reasonable amount of experience using it :)