Win32 Programming Lesson 2: The Tools of the Trade

So, some of you came back…  Given that you’re still here, let’s look at the tools of the trade Resources to use to get you up and running

Today  Software Visual Studio Virtual PC SVN  Places MSDN Google

Virtual PC  Actually, a pretty cool tool  Allows us to create a completely virtual machine  The good thing about a virtual machine is that you can trash it until your little hearts are content!

Visual Studio  Really is a very powerful tool  I’m currently using 2013, but you should be able to do most of this in 2012… however, why use the old version of the program? I’ll need submissions in 2013 format.  Basically, I’m going to give you a quick VS2013 driving lesson now

SVN – Version Control  I personally use Tortoise  Let’s take a quick look…

Steps  Create a Project  Build your project  Fix build errors  Debug your project  Release (?) your project

Looking for Information  msdn.microsoft.com – this is a KEY site for you! msdn.microsoft.com  Google – used judiciously, this will help you tremendously  Course web site

Next Week  A quick refresher for C++ Pointers & Classes Assignment 1  Something to do before then Make sure you have a computer with access to Visual Studio and Virtual PC. If there’s a problem, this is the week to solve it.