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Visual C++ 2008: How to Program, Second Edition
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Visual C++ 2008: How to Program, Second Edition

by P. J. Deitel, H. M. Deitel, D. T. Quirk
December 2007
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1552 pages
46h 20m
English
Pearson
Content preview from Visual C++ 2008: How to Program, Second Edition

Chapter 2. Dive Into® Visual C++® 2008 Express

 

Seeing is believing.

 
 --Proverb
 

Form ever follows function.

 
 --Louis Henri Sullivan
 

Intelligence ...is the faculty of making artificial objects, especially tools to make tools.

 
 --Henri-Louis Bergson

OBJECTIVES

In this chapter, you will learn:

  • The basics of the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that assists you in writing, running and debugging your Visual C++ programs.

  • Visual Studio’s help features.

  • Key commands contained in the IDE’s menus and toolbars.

  • The purpose of the various kinds of windows in the Visual Studio 2008 IDE.

  • What visual programming is and how it simplifies and speeds program development.

  • To create, compile and execute a simple Visual C++ program that displays text ...

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