From: Gecko23 <gk_2345 AT my-deja DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Windows Programming
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 15:16:55 GMT
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In article <39ebbf58 DOT 0 AT news DOT tm DOT net DOT my>,
  "chimin" <chiminng AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:
> i am a newbie in windows programming, where can i find some tutorial
on
> windows programming?
> i am now using DJGPP 2.952 and RSXNTDJ

First off, get rid of RSXNTDJ. Its just not good enough. Once long ago,
it was the only solution and a real light in the darkness, but its been
eclipsed by better solutions.

Why jump through hoops when you can grab a real windows compiler, like
LCC-WIN32, Ming32, Cygnus, etc. and have compatibility, support,
active/usefull mailing lists, etc? (No I'm not flaming this list, its
one of the great strengths of DJGPP IMHO.)

For the record there is no free-ware windows compiler that will give
the same functionality of VC++ on windows, but they are getting closer
all of the time. (There are also no IDEs that compare to VC++, although
VIDE is getting better all the time.)

Anyways, if you want to program for windows, use windows tools. If you
are learning to program period, use DJGPP, the support and reference
materials available are awesome, and the experience will be wonderful.


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