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I have Visual C++ .NET and C#.NET, but, I wanted to help out the C++
linux groups creating Windows Games, and mostly internet applications.
Where can I can download the right tool or notepad and compiler that
everyone usally uses in places like SourceForge ? is Visual C++ .NET
identical to C++ standard?

On 18 Dec 2004 18:15:47 -0800, "pachanga" <> wrote:

>I have Visual C++ .NET and C#.NET, but, I wanted to help out the C++
>linux groups creating Windows Games, and mostly internet applications.

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>Where can I can download the right tool or notepad and compiler that
>everyone usally uses in places like SourceForge ? is Visual C++ .NET
>identical to C++ standard?

Visual C++ is a compiler for the C++ language. As long as the code in
question does not require third-party libraries or non-standard extensions,
it will compile under any operating system.

The C++ standard is there to ensure that code can be used on the different
C++ compilers.

Unlike earlier versions of Visual Studio, Visual Studio .NET 2003 C++
compiler
is very good at standard compliance.

You should watch out for managed extensions etc. when compiling. I
believe
there is a compiler switch setting that will allow only ANSI compliant
code.

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pachanga wrote:

> I have Visual C++ .NET and C#.NET, but, I wanted to help out the C++
> linux groups creating Windows Games,


I am not sure I understood what you want to do...



> and mostly internet applications.


Then you need to learn some platform-specific library. If you know
enough C++, and if you want to do Windows programming and since you have
VC++ .NET, I suggest


"Visual C++ .NET How To Program" by Deitel.

http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/acad...373774,00.html


It is very good, it covers even multithreading.


However if you can wait, I suggest you wait for VC++ 2005 and the new
C++/CLI standard.



That said, the transition path of VC++ 2002/2003 to VC++ 2005 is
relatively small, that is the API remains the same, only the system
keywords change.



> Where can I can download the right tool or notepad and compiler that
> everyone usally uses in places like SourceForge ? is Visual C++ .NET
> identical to C++ standard?


VC++ is highly C++ standard compliant if this is what you mean.




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pachanga wrote:
> I have Visual C++ .NET and C#.NET, but, I wanted to help out the C++
> linux groups creating Windows Games, and mostly internet applications.
> Where can I can download the right tool or notepad and compiler that
> everyone usally uses in places like SourceForge ? is Visual C++ .NET
> identical to C++ standard?

VC++ 2003 is close to the C++ standard. An alternative is GCC
(gcc.gnu.org), which is even closer to the standard for language
support, but slightly less close for library support. For Windows GCC,
you need MinGW (www.mingw.org).

Tom