From: papresco AT technologist DOT com (Paul Prescod) Subject: Re: GUI Help 14 Oct 1997 11:04:36 -0700 Message-ID: <34437EB9.96F95F44.cygnus.gnu-win32@technologist.com> References: <1 DOT 5 DOT 4 DOT 32 DOT 19970925053815 DOT 00691704 AT dana DOT ucc DOT nau DOT edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Mike Ryan Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Mike Ryan wrote: > > I am looking to start programming windows 95 applications, is using the > gnu-win32 a good choice. I want to program GUI applications like Explorer, > or Netscape, or something along those lines. Mike, I would say that if you want to program GUI networked apps like Explorer and Netscape you are going to have to learn a great deal. I would urge that the nicest "package" for learning about networked, GUI programming is Java. If you pick up any decent Java book, you will know how to do networked GUI programming by the end of it. Furthermore, most of the components you need are already either built in or easily downloadable (e.g. HTML viewers, HTTP libraries etc.). You will get "up to speed" faster because Java is easier to program in than C++ and Java GUIs are easier to program than the Windows API. If you are not happy with your Java program when you are done, then you can rewrite it in C++. At least you will already be familiar with networking, GUI stuff, OOP and component programming. Then all you will have to learn is C++ and the Windows API. You will know by then that you are serious and will not be as easily discouraged as you would be if you tackled C++ and the WINAPI directly and at the same time as everything else. Paul Prescod - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".