C++ console application... where to go from here??

hi.. after learning C++.. it's bad that the best I can do are those console applications.. which is not good looking


I wanna get to GUI programming... if cross-platform GUI isn't easy for now.. then I wanna know how to make a GUI on windows...


and if u would recommend any books??!!

C++ console application... where to go from here??
Cross-platform standard GUIs are AWT, JFC/Swing, Tcl/Tk, GTK+, QT; the first two I know for sure are for Java, Tcl/Tk binding on Windows maybe only for Python and Perl, JFC/Swing is as complete as anyone ever saw and equally good for visual or manual coding. GUI on Windows using Microsoft's way is gotta be visually, then applying some programming hooks in its IDE products. I think the same is happening with Borland's products for Windows, this applies to any language including C++.
Reply:u can learn Windows Programming...


the best book is :





Programming Windows by Charles Petzold.
Reply:Try Microsoft Visual Studio C# Express. Using Mono or DotGnu you can run .Net code on Linux too.





Loren Soth
Reply:use C++ with Visual studio ( express edition - free of charge )


I recommend Java with Netbeans ( full version for free)


Java has a bigger graphic libraries.
Reply:Hi there,





I've seen plenty of recommendations, and here are a coupe more.





Try Borland Builder, it is quite similar to program Windows C++ programs.





Another good point to start is the Teach yourself Visual C++ in 21 Days. It is very well explained and a good point to start.





The thing with MS Visual C++ is that the programming will be abit different. It will remain the same about syntax and programming rules. But for information transactions between your programs and your user interface it will be slightly different from those of console-like.





Well, hope this helps
Reply:learn the MFC and refer any book of C++ gui development