CS2704 Online Resources

Instructions for using wxWindows and the Class Code in the McBryde 116/118 lab

wxWindows Resources

wxWindows Home Page
A short introduction to wxWindows (Example: Base.h Base.cpp)

C++ Web Sites

C++ FAQ LITE - Frequently Asked Questions
The ISO/ANSI C++ Standard - C++ Standards site
Standard Template Library Programmer's Guide - data structure and algorithm templates
C++ Annotations - on-line C++ book
A quick introduction to C++

Development Tools

Visual C++ Start Page - Microsoft's Visual C++ home
wxWindows - cross-platform graphical user interface library
Playground - object modeling tool
DOC++ - Generate HTML documentation from C++ source code

Discussion Groups

alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++ - New programmers post questions and answers here
comp.lang.c++ - General C++ discussion forum
comp.std.c++ - C++ language standard discussion forum

Other Object-Oriented Languages

There are many good object-oriented languages. Object-oriented programming did not begin, and does not end, with C++. Each language has an interesting viewpoint to bring to the study and development of programming and system development in an object-oriented style. Arguments about which is the "best" object-oriented language are unproductive. Your goal as a computer scientist should be to understand the concepts behind the different languages and be able to choose intelligently a specific language for a specific project.

Some other object-oriented languages are:

Modula-3
Eiffel

Eiffel is from Interactive Software Engineering
Eiffel Home Page
An Eiffel site in England

Java

The Java Home Page
A Site for Interesting Applets
Club Java

Beta

The Beta Warehouse
A Beta Home Page with links to FAQ, Newsletters, etc.

Please send comments and suggestions to Mike Parks at miparks3@vt.edu.