beginner C++

[Marvin [GodfatherofSoul] Bellamy]

Thanks for the input guys.  I'm pretty excited about finally getting 
started with C (besides a tutorial I went through years ago).  All of 
these libraries that I've been installing to get programs working, and I 
never knew a damned thing about what they were :)  BTW, I'll probably 
stick with C++ since I'm used to coding OOP.

Carl Sappenfield wrote:

>As far as GUIs go, Qt is good for C++ and GTK+/Gnome is good for C.  I
>haven't used Qt in a couple of years, but if I remember right, it's similar
>to Swing in Java.  So is GTK+/Gnome.  GTK+/Gnome also has a RAD environment
>that mostly works called Glade, but if you're a beginner in C, you've got a
>learning curve ahead.  You might want to wait for Kylix to come out for C++
>if you're in a hurry for a RAD environment.
>If you're looking for database connectivity, there isn't anything like JDBC,
>but one of the reasons to use C is native APIs are much better than JDBC and
>aren't hard to use.  Again, Kylix will have ODBC controls that you'll be
>able to just drag and drop on forms.
>A later post says a couple of things I want to clarify.  First, don't think
>of C and C++ as the same language.  The ways you manage memory are different
>(and I don't mean they just use different keywords.)  Also, C has structures
>instead of classes, so you don't get useful things like copy constructors
>and destructors, and inheritance is done by playing with pointers, which can
>be tricky if you're a beginner.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Marvin GodfatherofSoul Bellamy" <mbellamy at kc.rr.com>
>To: "Kclug" <kclug at kclug.org>
>Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 3:31 PM
>Subject: beginner C++
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>>I'm a Java programmer, but I figured I'd better learn C considering the
>>market conditions.  I'm used to the rich centralized API that Java
>>provides.  My question is are there equivalents for C users?  I'm
>>thinking of classes (whatever C calls them) for making network
>>connections, GUIs, etc.).  Keep in mind that my knowledge of C is
>>limited to the basic comp 101 programs.
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