omh@cs.brown.edu (Owen M. Hartnett) (11/11/90)
I'm a Mac Programmer (no flames, please!) who wants to write for the Windows environment. I'm hoping someone will give me some pointers for: Best development system (i.e. compiler): Do I have to get C? Can I get Pascal? What is Microsoft's SDK - Does it come with most compilers or is it a separate purchase? Is it available cheap from mail order? Note: I prefer Pascal, but I can do C. Looking for any recommendations. References/Documentation: There must be a Windows version of "Inside Mac." If there are any good intro books, please feel free to recommend those. (By intro books, I mean something beyond "this is a bitmap... but easier to read than a straight list of system calls. Programming Tools: I have no idea what's available, but if you tell me what you think is indispensible... If this information is already compiled into a "most often asked question list," my apologies, but I did read through about 240 messages and didn't find this kind of thread. Thanks for any help, -Owen Owen Hartnett omh@cs.brown.edu.CSNET Brown University Computer Science omh@cs.brown.edu uunet!brunix!omh "Don't wait up for me tonight because I won't be home for a month."
poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) (11/13/90)
In article <56026@brunix.UUCP> omh@cs.brown.edu (Owen M. Hartnett) writes: >I'm a Mac Programmer (no flames, please!) who wants to write for >the Windows environment. I'm hoping someone will give me some >pointers for: > >Best development system (i.e. compiler): Do I have to get C? Can I get >Pascal? What is Microsoft's SDK - Does it come with most compilers or >is it a separate purchase? Is it available cheap from mail order? >Note: I prefer Pascal, but I can do C. Looking for any recommendations. > >References/Documentation: There must be a Windows version of "Inside Mac." >If there are any good intro books, please feel free to recommend those. >(By intro books, I mean something beyond "this is a bitmap... >but easier to read than a straight list of system calls. > >Programming Tools: I have no idea what's available, but if you tell me >what you think is indispensible... > >If this information is already compiled into a "most often asked question >list," my apologies, but I did read through about 240 messages and >didn't find this kind of thread. > >Thanks for any help, > >-Owen > >Owen Hartnett omh@cs.brown.edu.CSNET >Brown University Computer Science omh@cs.brown.edu > uunet!brunix!omh >"Don't wait up for me tonight because I won't be home for a month." You need the SDK which has the libraries and resource compiler necessary to make Windows programs. It also comes with debugging tools and a font and icon editor. You need a separate C compiler as well. Currently only Microsoft C and Zortech C++ (that I know of) support generating code that is compatible with windows. Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 (408)437-5254