Creating computer software

[Ryder401]

I am really interested in creating some basic software of my own, what is the best format (such as C++) to start looking into??

 

[xtknight]

http://www.cplusplus.com/ has great tutorials for C++.

You can start by getting a compiler, a program that converts your code to an executable.
I think http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/ is a good starting point. Visual C++ 2005 Express. While not optimized to the fullest, it's free and has an awesome GUI. There is also the Visual Studio 2003 C++ Toolkit, also free, which is fully optimized, but comes with a command-line only interface. Attached is practically the most basic form of a program in C++.

For anything Windows-related, the MSDN Library (http://msdn.microsoft.com/) is an indispensable resource.

 

[Ryder401]

Will this be all I need to get started?

How much better would this be???

 

[beyonddc]

Originally posted by: Ryder401
Will this be all I need to get started?

How much better would this be???

As a beginner, the express version should be more than enough.
After you feel comfortable with it, and you would like to switch to a different IDE, then go ahead.

 

[Sureshot324]

It depends what you want to do. I would start with Java. It is easier than C++ and it is free. You can get the sdk including complier Here and Eclipse is a good IDE (integrated developer environment) for it.

You can get a C++ plugin for eclipse and get a free C++ compiler for it, so I don't think there's much point in spending money on visual studio.

 

[Ryder401]

Visual C++ 2005 Express seem really complicated do any of you know how to use it?

 

[mugs]

I would start with C#, not C++. Similar syntax, but it's easier to do graphical stuff I think.