Sorry if i ask this Question again!!! (Microsoft Visual Studio.net C++!!!?)?

How hard is it to learn programming using it?? I've already got a book with 1200 pages describing it. I've also got the softwares needed.





I'm thinking 1 year?? or more??





I usually learn fast when it comes to computers. I'm thinking about practicing like 4-5 hours every day.


the book title is Visual C++.net : the complete reference

Sorry if i ask this Question again!!! (Microsoft Visual Studio.net C++!!!?)?
C++ is a complex language. Aside from knowing the syntax of the language, writing good programs means understanding of the computer hardware. You'll be writing lower level programs than, say C# or Java. Consequently, you'll need to make good design choices.





If you have never programmed before, you have an additional challenge. Aside from learning C++, you need to learn computer science concepts. Sorting algorithms, linked lists, search algorithms, and so on. And you'll have to start learning about various protocols and details to write serious programs. This will take a few years to get to an intermediate level, if you are completely fresh.





A piece of advice when it comes to C++. You need to understand that C++ is a standard language. Whether you program on Linux or Windows or Macs, with Visual C++ or gcc, the language stays the same. Consequently, it is important you learn standard C++ first, rather than how Visual C++ does a few things like making GUIs or the like. If you seriously want to learn C++, I recommend either C++ Primer by Lippman or Accelerated C++ by Koenig, as both are by actual C++ gurus. Google the books on Amazon and order one of them.





You can look up book reviews on ACCU (google it!).
Reply:learning programming depend on how u comprehend interlectually. To some its long and to some its very slow ,at the end they all achieve their aim.
Reply:Learning C++ isn't too difficult. However, one book can't explain everything and some books aren't written well. Look around book shops for other books on C++ programming. Also, examining source code will help too. Look around the Internet. There's plenty of places where you can get source code and information on programming in C++. There are also web sites with forums where you can get help.
Reply:What's the reason behind you wanting to learn c/c++ ? PRogramming today is all about learning the RIGHT LANGUAGE for the type of programming you want to do.





C/C++ is best suited for systems programming, hardware programmiing, games, graphics and animation etc. To really use the language effectively, you first need to learn the core language very well, then learn an API that goes with what ever type of progam you want to create. If your going to work in graphics you want to learn a C/C++ Graphics toolkit.





All professsional programs are built on Toolkits and libraries





So it comes back to what kind of software do you want to make let that dictate the language to learn.





Good luck.
Reply:Programming is very complicated and the books dont seem to break things down so good luck with that.
Reply:Programming is a lifelong learning experience. You'll never know everything and things are always changing. But, I would assume that if you actually stuck to it and studied, you could become fairly proficient with Visual C++ in a year or two. My university program I just graduated from typically requires the freshman and sophomores to work primarily in C++ for almost their entire first two years to make sure that they are capable of knowing all of the basics of it in a single language before branching out into others.





I would say, however, that if you are a relative novice to computer programming...Visual Basic.NET would be your best route. You already have Visual Studio, I would definitely suggest going towards VB.NET before attempting to tackle more complex languages like C++.