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Re: C++ Windows Programming?

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Originally Posted by ay2b View Post
My recommendation is to first learn the language, and then learn how to add a GUI.
I'm going to speak out against that recommendation.

A good GUI really wants to have the program written around it, rather than putting a GUI on top of a program. The event-driven model adopted by most GUI frameworks is something that needs to be considered from the beginning. If the goal is to write fully-functional and easy-to-use Windows applications, I would suggest starting with the GUI features right away, incorporating the necessary programming idioms and following high-level examples. Once the basic shape of the framework is known and mostly understood, then the task of closely studying the language in context can be fruitful.