Posts Tagged ‘windows programming’

Is it required to know windows programming before one can begin game programming with DirectX?

I’ve seen some code written for Windows-based applications, and it is very different from what I’ve learned in C++ textbooks. I guess windows programming itself is very different from console applications.

Anyway, I want to get up to speed with DirectX, but I am not familiar with windows programming. Do I need to learn windows programming before I can even attempt to work with DirectX?

I’m currently connected to a local Microsoft SQL server. I’m new to windows programming and i need the code snippets to connect my windows C# application to a remote Mysql database. I have a website which is connected to my web host’s Mysql database. I want to be able to connect my windows C# app. to that same data base. Need your expert advice. By the way, I’m using visual studio.

I am interested in learning how to program for the iPhone. What would be the Windows language that most closely resembles the iPhone programming language. I would like to write for both Windows machines and iPhones without having to re-learn an entire programming language.