learn to program w/ visual studio

[ckbumps]

I would like to learn to program. I have done some simple PIC (IC) programming and would like to learn basic c++, etc..
I am wondering if I buy MS visual studio will I be able to figure it out myself through tutorials and the like, or will I need to buy a book or 2.
any advice would be appreciated

 

[NickM]

MS Visual Studio 6.0 (VC98) allows to work with C or C++ different versions.
You can write the source code from Visual Studio window and then compile using all the VStudio features.

Or, better for the beginning, write the program from DOS Edit or from Notepad (retype #include line and resave in DOS Edit if any errors related).
Run VCVARS32.bat (it's in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Studio\VC98\BIN\), but increase memory initial environment for DOS, set, say 1024.
Compile, running CL.EXE
Simplify your work, customize the DOS environment by creating BAT file with SET PATH.
Not much reason to buy just for study of essentials though , most books contain emulators or old compilers, more than enough for basic study.

My advice, start to study C (PGcc) from Linux.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by NickM on 09/05/01 11:20 AM.</EM></FONT></P>