Learning Win32 programming?

[stoo]

Any good resources for learning to program for Win32? At the moment, my proggies tend to be console app.s, written in C/C++, using text IO, and the structure of Win32 programs/functions look a little daunting.

I've got Visual Studio 6 Enterprise Edition.

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[gammaray51]

I have just stated to program games, and with the aid of www.gamedev.net (http://www.gamedev.net) i purchased "tips and tricks of the windows game programing gurus". It came highly recomended from many people there and the first 1/3 of this book is about programing in the windows enviroment. Im sure there are some books that focus better on the windows programing side, but if you are interested in basic game programing/ basic windows programing I would check this book out.

[Pinky]

Originally posted by gammaray51:
I have just stated to program games, and with the aid of www.gamedev.net (http://www.gamedev.net) i purchased "tips and tricks of the windows game programing gurus". It came highly recomended from many people there and the first 1/3 of this book is about programing in the windows enviroment. Im sure there are some books that focus better on the windows programing side, but if you are interested in basic game programing/ basic windows programing I would check this book out.

That's a really good book, I've got it myself. I've learned a lot about Win32 programming from it so far. http://www.sharkyforums.com/ubb/smile.gif

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[Zoma]

EVERYONE uses "Programming Windows" by Charles Petzold. That's been the standard text for quite some time.

If you just want to make win apps without really knowing what goes on, Borland C++ builder allow a lot of stuff to be done without really any Win programming knowledge.

[jkresh]

Don’t bother, wait for visual studio.net, and C++ will have forms like VB, windows programming with that is cake.