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skeddles · **on:** December 17, 2006, 01:41:36 am

ive always wanted to make a program.i dont mean something like game maker.

well, i am okay at using Qbasic. but i want to make stuff like regular programs, not a black screen.
what is stuff like paint and notepad made with? what is visual basic? please help me out here.

pkmays · **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2006, 02:00:48 am

More most older Windows programs are written in C or C++ using MFC for GUI widgets. Vista marks a migration towards C# using .NET for the GUI.

skeddles · **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2006, 02:14:11 am

Quote from: pkmays on December 17, 2006, 02:00:48 am

More most older Windows programs are written in C or C++ using MFC for GUI widgets. Vista marks a migration towards C# using .NET for the GUI.

i didnt understand 1 word of that.

Ryumaru · **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2006, 02:27:10 am

then you must not know much. i cant program to save my life and i know what c, c++ and .net are.

MoD · **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2006, 02:57:37 am

Basic is all well and good, but see if your local library has any reading material on C, C# or C++. They're the way to go for application programming. The syntax is *somewhat* similar to game maker's, so if you have a grounding in that it would help.

pkmays · **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2006, 03:53:19 am

If you are comfortable with Basic, I don't think Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition is a bad choice to get started with GUI programming.You can do some nice thing with Visual Basic and DirectX.

Ultimately though, if you get serious with programming, you'll eventually want to learn C++. Won't hurt to learn C or C# either.

And if you're still clueless, do Wikipedia searches on any terms you aren't familiar with and educate yourself.

skeddles · **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2006, 04:03:11 am

are all of these free?if not, how much would they be(in US dollars)

pkmays · **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2006, 04:14:31 am

Meta|Fox · **Reply #8 on:** December 17, 2006, 04:21:48 am

For the love of all things good in this world pkmays, change your avatar, it makes me cry.

skeddles · **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2006, 04:28:30 am

Quote from: Meta|Fox on December 17, 2006, 04:21:48 am

For the love of all things good in this world pkmays, change your avatar, it makes me cry.

i know

pkmays · **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2006, 05:01:30 am

.TakaM · **Reply #11 on:** December 17, 2006, 05:30:36 am

haha, I was going to suggest a n00b week or something where we al have avas like that.. maybe even a bad art topic for the week.. but I don't think I could last a week

Meta|Fox · **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2006, 06:07:51 am

Quote

haha, I was going to suggest a n00b week or something where we al have avas like that.. maybe even a bad art topic for the week.. but I don't think I could last a week

Suicide rate would go up a little thats for sure

Rox · **Reply #13 on:** December 17, 2006, 02:40:56 pm

Don't suggest. Just do. That's how fads are born.

skeddles · **Reply #14 on:** December 17, 2006, 06:27:23 pm

when i try to install visual basic, it asks for a registration number, so i went to the website, and they said itwould be emailed to me but i never got it. can someone else try?

Skull · **Reply #15 on:** December 17, 2006, 07:10:33 pm

Quote from: skeddles on December 17, 2006, 06:27:23 pm

when i try to install visual basic, it asks for a registration number, so i went to the website, and they said itwould be emailed to me but i never got it. can someone else try?

But then it will be for someone else.. and handing over details like that is wrong.

skeddles · **Reply #16 on:** December 17, 2006, 07:11:15 pm

Quote from: Skull on December 17, 2006, 07:10:33 pm

But then it will be for someone else.. and handing over details like that is wrong.

pkmays · **Reply #17 on:** December 17, 2006, 08:07:40 pm

Yeah, try the Express Forums. They can help you more that we can.

skeddles · **Reply #18 on:** December 17, 2006, 09:57:45 pm

has any one ever heard of "just basic"?
http://www.justbasic.com/download.html i used to use that
also how do i make qbasic files into .exe?

skeddles · **Reply #19 on:** December 18, 2006, 12:05:12 am

DAMN!

i made a program, and when i was done, i gave it one last test run, and it froze. and. i. lost. every. thing.

i will remember to save as i go next time.

Helm · **Reply #20 on:** December 18, 2006, 02:24:23 pm

Stop spamming the forum please. This is an official warning.

JonHolland · **Reply #21 on:** December 18, 2006, 02:32:39 pm

Personally, I think the best free way to start for a n00b would be downloading Dev-C++ and the Allegro libraries.

It doesn't get any simpler than that.

Of course, if you can't figure out how to build allegro, then you might need a private tutor

skeddles · **Reply #22 on:** December 18, 2006, 04:48:13 pm

Quote from: Helm on December 18, 2006, 02:24:23 pm

Stop spamming the forum please. This is an official warning.

but it has to do with the topic and its my topic

Panda · **Reply #23 on:** December 18, 2006, 04:48:55 pm

Enough

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