A86: Re: tutorials / compiler for C++ ?
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A86: Re: tutorials / compiler for C++ ?
The best book I've seen for learning C++ is Sam's Publishing's "Teach
Yourself C++ in 21 Days". It is an excellent book that will get
programming quickly, even if you've never programmed in C or BASIC. I have
many books in their TYI21D series, and I've loved everyone of them, except for
the downright awful "Teach Yourself Visual C++ 5 in 21 Days". But then
again, that could just be me, as I didn't find the MSDN tutorials to be any
better.
As for a compiler, you can get the DJGPP compiler from
www.delorie.com. Someone at work had a
variant (I believe) of a GNU compiler for Win95/NT that even had a nice
IDE. I'll find out which one that is and let you know. My compiler
of choice for the past four years is Watcom C/C++. I bought version 10.6
for $99 with the student price. It's an excellent compiler and has both a
16 and 32 bit version for ALL x86 platforms (DOS, Win 3.1, Win32, Win95, NT,
OS/2). It has the best optimizer you will find for an x86 platform, though
I've heard the newest versions of VC++ are on par for Win95/98 (but what do you
expect when 94% of your time is spent in OS calls?).
If you're looking to do DOS development, Watcom provides the best
environment possible. What's not to love about 32 bit DOS under
DOS/4GW? You can do malloc(40000000) and you won't get a NULL
pointer! But then again, DJGPP 2 wasn't around when I bought Watcom (id
was still writing Quake), and I've never used DJGPP, so it might do the same
thing. I'd recommend checking it out first, because there are tons more
tools and sources for DJGPP. But, as we know, DOS is dead, so...
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 1:08
PM
Subject: A86: tutorials / compiler for
C++ ?
I think somebody has already asked this, but where can I
find tutorials and/or a good compiler for C++ ?? (Under
Win95...)
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