programing help

[omarello]

hey all,

my question is, can u recomend a good book that will help me build applications using VB. i have good knowledge of VB and C and C++ but i dunno how to write applications (usefull ones at least)

does anyone know a good book that teached VB or C or C++ and please don't recomend (the Learning C++/C in 31 days book, cause i almost know all those techniques in there but i can't use them to do an app)

thanx

[Bizzeh]

www.planetsourcecode.com

thats how i learned

[n_ick2000]

If you already have some knowledge, the have a look at "Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Developer's Workshop Fifth Edition". That is the book I use. Link: http://www.mvps.org/vbnetstore/books/reviews/workshop.htm

[mc^^^^]

i have subscribed to the planet source code newsletter, one per day with small applications, store them in a folder and when i am looking for some code i might remember a program that did something similar, ill then find it and look at the code.

[liquidmotion]

if you are starting from scratch, i would NOT learn VB. i have regretted it ever since I switched from VB to delphi. start at delphi, or even c++, you will be glad you did.

anything by Ivor Horton is an assured great read :), as is planetsourcecode.com :)

[omarello]

thanx guys, almost all of u are from the winamp3 area, hehe, i was affraid to ask this question there, but thank god u answered, cause i was really curious(sp?) how u guys do all those progs for wa3 (Bizzy.D and Liquid Motion ur xml prog and the converter),
i was really pissed cause i really wanna help, but i have no idea how to devalop a complete program, but now i am planning on subscribing to this sourceplanet, and i think i am getting the book nick suggested, thanx a lot guys.

[Curi0us_George]

Start with Java. It teaches good habits, and there's plenty of information available online. If you want good computer books (including good Java books), look at O'reilly.com (http://oreilly.com).

[omarello]

Originally posted by Curi0us_George
Start with Java. It teaches good habits, and there's plenty of information available online. If you want good computer books (including good Java books), look at O'reilly.com (http://oreilly.com).

i know java too, but i am gonna take 2 more course in uni on java so i am not worried abou it. but yeah it is a good lang to start with.
thanx

[eleet-2k2]

Originally posted by Curi0us_George
Start with Java. It teaches good habits, and there's plenty of information available online. If you want good computer books (including good Java books), look at O'reilly.com (http://oreilly.com). Cool. That's the same way I started as well, after the HTML and the BASIC that is ;) (HTML isnt a real language I know).

Java is a great place to start because it get's you used to the idea of OOP (object oriented programming) as well as teaching good coding standards and conventions which as extremely useful.

One thing bothers me though. If you alread have a good knowledge of VB/C/C++, then why do you not know how to developa complete program? Also, like you said you know most of the Learn C++ in 31 days, types of books.
By hte way, most of the books at MS Press, can probably be found at http://www.amazon.com or barnes and noble.

Anything from Microsoft Press (http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/default.asp) is always good, as well as Sam's publishing is a great plece to learn. I would also suggest Que or Sybex publishing which are algo very good reads I find.

[omarello]

i know all the concetps, but i can't put them together into one working prog, like i know stacks , queus, linked lists and all that crap, but i don't know how to use them to build an app, also one area i lake in is system calls and interaction with OS. but i guess all this comes with practice eh?