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How should I go about learning C++?!
Hi there! I'm a .NET developer with over seven years experience in development the Microsoft way. I've decided it's time to take the plunge and learn a "proper" programming language, and have chosen C++! ;) I know that C++ isn't like C#, in that there isn't one defacto version, but I don't know what versions t... 21 Mar 2007 19:57

REQ: Learn Visual Studio.net Videos from www.learnvisualstudio.net by Bob Tabor
Really want this, would be very glad if someone could help.. i�m most interested in the C# videos and how to use visualstudio videos.. ... 12 Mar 2007 15:18

What instead of new/delete?
Can I use any method to allocate /deallocate memory other than new/ delete operators? Actually the problem is while using delete operator in my ".sqc" files the application crashes. It seems the memory location is locked by DB and so it throws an 'unhandled exception'. Following is the code snippet from my applicat... 13 Mar 2007 07:53

Learn CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) with simple tutorials
Learn CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) with simple tutorials http://trailfire.com/frank/trails/13453 A short trail to show you the power of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) , and introduce you some basics. ... 11 Mar 2007 18:36

Must "try" have "catch" to pair
Hi Programmers, To my knowledge, a try block can stand alone. But my compiler keep complaining untill I put a catch block after a try block. Below is the code, what wrong did I do? Code: #include <iostream> using namespace std; int f(int i) { try { cout << ++i << endl; } return 1; }... 10 Mar 2007 21:32

return * this
Hello all, If I use, "return * this" in a class member function, am I returning the value pointed to by 'this', or am I returning a pointer to this? For example, in an overloaded assignment operator like the one below, it's clear that the function returns a reference (right?). But I'm under the assumption tha... 10 Mar 2007 18:24

Please explain when the "this" pointer works, and when it doesn't
Hi, The below code illustrates what I'm doing. Essentially, I want a linked list object (using struct) to create the linked list in the c- tor. So that when I do the following: foo *pFoo = new foo; At this point the linked list is created because it was done in the c- tor. Below is the code: #includ... 12 Mar 2007 11:31

Pointer to a member function
I'm creating a c++ application using a C-library that requires me to give a pointer to a callback function. In my application I would like to be able to give the pointer to a class method instead of some global function. The C-function declaration is: typedef int32 (__cdecl *DAQmxDoneEventCallbackPtr)(TaskHandl... 8 Mar 2007 18:21

what style/idiom to use?
Hi @all, here is the code #define TYPE int struct matrix { const char * type; TYPE ** ppt; int d1, d2; }; // return the temporal local struct object struct matrix new_matrix2(int d1, int d2) { struct matrix self; self.ppt = malloc(sizeof(TYPE *)*d1); self.d1 = d1; ... 9 Mar 2007 02:41

foo()->bar();
Hi all UI've been using C++ for years now and even program games in it. On seeing the above statement i've realised that I don't quite understand it. Assuming that foo() is a memeber function from a class or structure and likewise for bar(), can anyone give a clear example of how exactly I would use a stateme... 8 Mar 2007 17:17