Best beginner's API for designing C++ apps? (13)

1 Name: #!/usr/bin/anonymous : 2006-11-23 00:25 ID:YS9MhHdu

I've been messing around with C++ for a few weeks now. It's my third or fourth attempt at learning the language, but having learned a lot of PHP (and creating the anime SaiGar 2007 tournament) I'm finding C++ a lot easier to pick up. I've messed around with making a few console applications, but now I want to get into making apps that use a GUI.

I use both Windows and Kubuntu Linux, so what API would you recommend for a beginner like me? Win32, QT or GTK? What are the advantages, disadvantages and learning curves for each API?

Cheers

9 Name: #!/usr/bin/anonymous : 2006-12-09 02:00 ID:zwXaTmA4

I think you could call OpenGL and maybe GLUT an option for this guy.

10 Name: #!/usr/bin/anonymous : 2007-01-12 02:30 ID:lXKsM31+

>>9 is right. Get the big red book and teach yourself how to buffer a window, write a mouse / kb handler, a menu, etc. Don't worry so much about 3D graphics, unless you're interested. Once you understand the fundamentals, applying that knowledge to a particular windowing system will take more time but prove more productive.

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