Visual Studio 2005 Questions (answers appreciated!)
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Hello, I am Kyle and I am very new to C++ programming. However, I have already purchased a copy of Visual Studio 2005 because I feel it is time to learn .NET, and I've also purchased some books (Visual C++ .NET How to Program , Beginning game programming in C++).
I have some basic questions that I just couldnt find the answers to on MSDN. First off, I am under the impression that Visual C++ 2005 can be used to create applications that are not meant for the .NET platform? Such as normal C++ code (unmanaged I believe it is called?). Is it necessary to switch from unmanaged mode to managed mode or will the compiler know what code is managed and what isnt? Is Visual C++ 2005 .NET used to make games(or will it be)? Lastly, can you recommend any reading on Visual C++ 2005, considering the fact that no books are available yet?
Thank you very much for any replies!
Any of the Visual Studio.NET versions can do both managed and unmanaged C++. You choose which one you'll be using when you create a new project. If you select somthing that says (.NET) in th name, youre using the managed C++. If you choose one that says "Win32 project" or something like that, youre not using .net and it is unmanaged (normal C++).
Visual Studio is just a tool. C++ is used for making games, while VS.net is used to make programming easier.
Good luck with your programming...just take it one step at a time and you'll be an elite programming god before you know it.
Happy Coding!
Visual Studio is just a tool. C++ is used for making games, while VS.net is used to make programming easier.
Good luck with your programming...just take it one step at a time and you'll be an elite programming god before you know it.
Happy Coding!
Welcome to C++ and GameDev Kyle!
Best of luck Kyle.
Quote:First off, I am under the impression that Visual C++ 2005 can be used to create applications that are not meant for the .NET platform? Such as normal C++ code (unmanaged I believe it is called?).Yes you can code in unmanaged code in MSVS 2005 just the same as you'd code in managed code.
Quote:Is it necessary to switch from unmanaged mode to managed mode or will the compiler know what code is managed and what isnt?I'm not certain but I think that you can select this when you select the project type.
Quote:Is Visual C++ 2005 .NET used to make games(or will it be)?At the moment 2003 is still the industry standard. Aslong as Microsoft address the problems found then I see no reason why it won't be used for major game development in say the next 2/3 years.
Quote:Lastly, can you recommend any reading on Visual C++ 2005, considering the fact that no books are available yet?You can purchase lessons on MSVS 2005 for $99 here.
Best of luck Kyle.
Yes: you can turn off the "generate managed code" checkbox, and you'll generate plain Win32 applications. I think there are also Win32 project wizards to set up such projects.
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Thank you very much for your helpful replies! Things are all clear now. I see I have found the right forums :D
I will look into those lessons ASAP.
I will look into those lessons ASAP.
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