win32 programming lesson 2: the tools of the trade

Win32 ProgrammingLesson 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! 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.