LSRGS@UCLAAIS.BITNET (Glenn Scott) (02/01/90)
> 1. I want to learn Windows programming. Where should I start (I know, > at the beginning)? Can anyone recommend good books or good Windows programmin > tools? > This question really belongs elsewhere, but I'd be glad to help you get started. If you want to program directly in C (not in some other environment that is layered on top of Windows, such as a database manager or Microsoft Excel or something), then first get a hold of the Windows Software Development Kit, a good 386 development workstation, a copy of Windows/286 v 2.11, Windows 386, lots of expanded memory, and a book called Programming Windows by Charles Petzold. If you buy the Petzold book, you might want to spring for the diskettes that contain all his code. Windows is about to move to a new version, 3.0, so you might want to wait for updated development tools. Then, get on a Windows programming forum on some e-mail list somewhere... there is one on BIX, I don't know about Compuserve or anywhere else. Microsoft has their own service called DIAL. Then start writing. And write fast, because soon people are going to start moving to OS/2, and you'll have to learn Presentation Manager! Er, don't forget to install the latest version of the Microsoft C compiler (v5.1). Glenn Scott UCLA Honors and Undergraduate Programs / Information Services