saw this stuff posted on other forums, so think it could be usefull here also: http://visualcplus.blogspot.com/ the lessons look pretty detailed, but are also for begginers...maybe they get more advanced in the future... and although i know c++ this are foundations i missed in school. nice to read
I'd be interested in free c and cpp compiliers for windows. If those exist, I have a few small win projects I want to do. But I wonder if visual basic is better suited for little stuff? Would the cost of a compilier offset the ease? Damn it's been a while since I had to pay to code!
This has the page views count higher than the other thread with the same name so i've decided to post here. I've been reading for a lot of time Raymond Chen's blog, available at http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/ He's one of the oldest guys @ Microsoft, programming since the days of Windows 95 and he frequently posts source code with explanations. Older posts contain really usefull information. The catch is that his programming examples are targeted usually to beginner-normal programmers, not really "noobs".
Look here for the Microsoft C++ compiler. You can download it for free and it is also allowed to use it for commercial purposes. Microsofts' c++ compiler is really good and produces speedy code. Use the right tool for the job. If you can quickly make the app you want in VB why not use it. But personally I think VB is a horrible language
Dev C++ is a free C++ compiling IDE... it works quite well for any project. May not have the biggest libraries or too much visual stuff. But it does have syntax highlighting. Just go to sourceforge.net