May 30 - 2009 7:44 PM
I want:

• simple text editor (done in 2016.06 with my universal_tool_template.py)
• cmd to compile my code without GUI (done in 2017.01 with Qt lib and C++ compiler)
• run the cmd tool on my mac,win and linux (done in 2016.06 with my universal_tool_template.py)

the solution I found

1. write a standard c++ main code (on mac)
2. “g++ main.cpp -o main” using gcc (bundled with Xcode)
3. I got my “main” binary file, and I “open main” in console (mac),
4. works
5. then cross-compile on mac, get win and linux binary

• because standard c++ library is small, you need to write a lot of basic functions
• 3rd party framework and library are often used to speed up development process
• VC++ is standard c++ with MFC library (win only) and .NET framework
• .Net's CLR library also extend c++; (CLI), but it works better with C#, VB.NET and other .NET languages
• The Common Language Runtime (CLR) is a core component of Microsoft's .NET initiative

• gcc is “the” best compiler for standard c++ code.
• Microsoft Visual Studio Visual C++ compiler can compile standard c++ code, and surely can compile the c++ code using MFC and .Net functions, which other compilers can not use.
• Learning VC++ is actually learning how to use MS Visual Studio IDE and MFC; and you are selling yourself to Microsoft and losing the freedom of going for other Operating Systems other than Windows.
• However, MS Visual Studio including VC++ is “the” best GUI application development IDE available, and fits Windows best.
• Mono project is a project porting .Net framework to other platforms, and it is free.

C++ vs VC++ http://www.sharkyforums.com/archive/index.php/t-91725.html

Classic c++ vs VS c++ http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread155363.html

• string and char array operation
  • compare of c++ and c for string operation

    for C++ strings:
     
    string input, other = "\\Someplace\\Data\\file.dat", result;
    cin >> input;
    result = input+other;
     
    for C strings:
     
    char *input= new char[/*here the maximum length for the input string*/], *other="\\Someplace\\Data\\file.dat", *result;
    cin >> input;
    result = new char[strlen(input)+strlen(other)];
    sprintf(result,"%s%s",input,other);

• video: http://www.youtube.com/user/VoidRealms/playlists