Hello guys. Could you recommend me to c++ tutorial books that teach the very fundamentals of c++ without ANY prior knowledge (except php)? Im trying to find a book that works with windows 2003 32 bit but that will also work with Vista Ultimate. Could you recommend me a book? Thanks. I want to learn all the basics of c++ so I can program a game. Also, I have a question about graphics. Do you guys know of any c++ game tutorial books that teach with Directx? I want to learn directx because many of the professional games use it. (BTW, I have searched Amazon. I am not one of those lazy bugs who ask but don't search) One last question. Is VC++ and C++ the same? If I learn about c++, will I also know VC++? Thank you very much. And Happy Holidays to all of you.
VC++ is a superset of C++. VC++ uses C++ as the programming language to build MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) for creating GUIs (windows, buttons, textboxes etc.). For better cross-platform stability you might try learning C# and .Net instead. The .Net bit will make your programs work on any Windows OS after Win 2000/XP. For learning VC++, I dound Practical Visual C++ a good book - Google it to see if it's still in print. For C#, the C# Black Book was good. For DirectX I'm not sure but you could try learning C#, .Net and WPF since WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) sits on DirectX.