I Want to learn c++.

[perlkid]

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Hi c-folks,<br>
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I am familiar with perl and I want to start learning c++. I want to learn how to write search engines and web based scripts on NT (of course). Should I be learning c++ Microsoft or what? And I also would appreciate it if someone could point me to some tutorials for the type of c++ I should learn.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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perlkid -- in a couple years I'll probably have to change my alias to perlc++pythonkid.<br>
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[Karl Blessing]

Hehe, well in my opinion (no offence to potential Microsoft defenders), I would first get into Standard C++ library/template, theres a book I got that should help for C++ in general or overview, called C++ From the Ground Up Second Edition (sorry i dont have the book at work with me, if i did i'd tell you the ISBN), anyways, this way no matter what compiler you're on , you can be sure that what you do know will work in almost all compilers. For console appz, and so on, I started out being very pro-borland(and yes i know they changed the name). and I like Borland C++ Builder alot, tho at work I write only VC++ 6, writing ActiveX controls for the VB programmers(Belive me it's been getting more and more complicated with the requests they have). I've tried to get into Perl once, only prob was I never really found a suitible site or free webpage hosting to test on, and being at work, i'm surrounded by ASP, ActiveX, and the whole shabang of microsoft technology, its all great and everything, there are the downsides, Now i wouldnt know what you'd use to write a search engine, you could always look into ASP, but I've heard its slugish, and requires IIS, i've always wanted to learn CGI, faster, and is very C++ directive. on my site theres a few books already converted to PDF format, Rather outdated by a few months, but its there <A HREF="

http://kb244.8m.com"

TARGET="_new">

http://kb244.8m.com</A>

, Its been a while since i even touched that website ever since i started working, i've been too busy with my hardware, modifying,tweaking, so on, purposly doing stupid stuff to my computer to the point i just have reinstall the whole thing(I got it nicely setup now). But if you have sugestions on my own website, of if you want to direct any questions to me, I would be glad to help.<br>
<A HREF="mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com">kb244@kb244.8m.com</A>(i'm moving in about 2 months, so i'm getting everyone familiar to my redirecting email addy)<br>
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<p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@bellsouth.net>kb244@bellsouth.net</a><br><a href=

http://kb244.8m.com>

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[perlkid]

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Sorry for the delay,<br>
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I've been really busy. Thank you very much for the information and advice. I'll follow it to the word. But I was under the impression that c++ was faster than cgi. I'll go to your site when I get some more time but if you want to email me feel free.<br>
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<A HREF="mailtoerlkid@olbis.com">perlkid@olbis.com</A><br>
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perlkid

 

[carpeliam]

CGI is not a language, it's an interface- you can write programs for CGI in a number of different languages, but the most popular are Perl and C++, respectively. As far as I know, running C++ for CGI is compiled, while Perl is interpreted (I'm not sure if there are other ways to do it, those are the two I've heard of). Because C++ is compiled rather than interpreted, it runs faster. That's what I assume, in any case.<br>
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CGI often gets confused with Perl, mostly because Perl is used most often for CGI; but it's not the only language available.<br>
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As for me... I do my CGI in perl ) <p>Liam Morley<br><a href=mailto:lmorley@wpi.edu>lmorley@wpi.edu</a><br><a href=

http://www.wpi.edu/~lmorley/>::

imotic ::</a><br>

 

[Karl Blessing]

Hmm just like ActiveX isnt a language, its an interface (i write them in VC++ so that VB programmers can use them, and can be vice versa) <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@bellsouth.net>kb244@bellsouth.net</a><br><a href=

http://kb244.8m.com>

</a><br>Experienced in , or have messed with : VC++, Borland C++ Builder, VB-Dos, VB1 thru VB6, Delphi 3 pro, Borland C++ 3(DOS), Borland C++ 4.5, HTML, ASP(somewhat), QBasic(hehe, yea it was 4.5 too, least i didnt start with COBOL)