On 8/19/06, Noctaire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are confusing the OS specific libraries and the standard library. > > The standard template library (abbreviated as STL) is uniform across > > all conforming compilers. It had no additions in the past years, in > > fact, the compiler support has been lagging, meaning there are very > > few (maybe none?) compilers that can be called 100% conformant, though > > they're working on it constantly. > > Ok, so learn the syntax, learn the standard libraries, then learn the OS > specific libraries and the greater functions of the IDE. Right?
And in fact, OS specific stuff may not even be entirely necessary if you are using a cross-platform library or POSIX libraries -- but these should still be learned *after* you are familiar with what is standard and supported by the most popular compilers (Microsoft VC++, gcc/g++, Dev-C++). -- Brett McCoy: Programmer by Day, Guitarist by Night http://www.alhazred.com http://www.cassandrasyndrome.com http://www.revelmoon.com To unsubscribe, send a blank message to <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/c-prog/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
