whats the difference between Visual C++ and C++??


i was at barns and noble yesterday looking for a C++ book and there were two kinds one for visual C++ and the other for just C++... whats the difference between them??

i got a book called ABSOLUTE c++ by Walter Savitch Second edition.

it was $100 BUCKS but oh well as long as i learn im kool with paying that much


TIA

unlovedwarriorDon't forget you can get tutorials for free online

Visual C++ means you can use it to create WINDOWS based applications with scroll bars and BUTTONS and things whereas non-visual C++ (as far as I know) can only be used to make console/DOSish style programs. Visual C++ can do both. But the chances are you will first learn to program console applications, before advancing onto visual ones which require you to know the language well. Therefore either book will be helpful. In this day and age it's unlikey the C++ one doesn't cover the visual aspects, unless it is a very old book, and you need to learn how to make console applications before visual ones, learn to walk before you are wrong.

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong...but i can still make windows right with non visual?? like ERROR windows? and stuffHow am I supposed to know? You haven't told me what version of C++ you are using.the non visual for now..This is a console application of Chess I am making which has been made rather fuzy when converting to GIF, so you know what it LOOKS like. Unless your version of C++ is 20 years old it is 99% certain you are using Visual C++. When you start a new project you get a selection. Eg I chose to make a console application. Some of the other choices would have been for Visual applications, where you make programs that have buttons scroll bars text boxes and such. It depends which type of protect you want to make. If you're learning, chances are you will spend a lot of time making console applications so you can concentrate on learning the langauge without having to worry about the visual aspects of it yet.k i no the book is an 06..i also found a good tutorial on http://www.cplusplus.com