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Subject: Re: MS Windows Development with djgpp?
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Date: 20 Feb 1997 03:50:33 GMT
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Paul Walsh (paul AT nation-net DOT com) wrote:
: My C is good , but I'm just learning C++.

: I just got djgpp. Can it be used for developing MS Windows apps. Which I 
: guess means, are there any PD Windows libraries?

: If not, what's the best/easiest way to learn to build small C++ Windows 
: apps. Is it Visual C++, or is there a TurboC++ with Windows support?  I 
: don't know Visual Basic - would it be worth learning?

Paul,
Yes it can be used to create decent Windows NT apps, though its main use
I would think would be in designing better server apps on NT. I can say
this from experience as VC 4.2 measures up short in the new tech department,
especally with STL. 

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Evan L. Carew Carew AT tir DOT com