Links
Here are links to some of the most useful sites on the web
for Windows programmers. Each site in turn may have its own links
to further sites.
Windows |
codeguru |
Taking off where the Microsoft Foundation Classes end,
this site makes many useful classes available for download.
Unfortunately although there's a lot of stuff on here it's
often rather difficult to find what you want, so I suggest
you go to.... |
www.codeproject.com |
...The new site from the folks who used to run CodeGuru,
before it got sold. Much easier to navigate than codeguru. |
Joe Newcomer's site |
Joe Newcomer's site. Joe was contemporary of mine in
the MVP program who has a lot of helpful tips on his site,
generally in the form of longer articles than you'll find here. |
www.sysinternals.com |
The site formerly known as NTinternals, this provides
information and utilities for people who work with Windows at
the nuts and bolts level. |
www.codejock.com |
More classes |
P.J.Naughter's Site |
A handy site for MFC classes and tips. |
Software in General |
Joel on Software |
A good programming management site with some outstanding
articles. Read the one on recruitment if you read nothing else
on here. |
Paul Graham |
There is some truly fascinating writing on this eclectic
site, by a philosopher turned programmer. |
Coding Horror |
Jeff Atwood's eclectic little coding site. Any topic can
turn up in what is effectively just a blog, but it's been quite
influential. |
Stack Overflow |
A community self-help site started by Joel Spolsky and
Jeff Atwood, Stack Overflow became a victim
of its own success - the posting rate grew to such prodigious
proportions that questions scrolled into the distance before
they stood a chance of being answered. Has since spawned
innumerable variants of itself on many topics. |
Last but not least, commercial sites. These guys will help, but
at a price. Inclusion here does not constitute a recommendation -
I don't have time to do a job, run a site and do evaluations.
Commercial Sites |
Northwood Software |
GO++ diagramming library, Sanscript visual scripting tool |
Dundas Software |
Extension classes |
DevExpress |
Grids, treelists, fancy toolbars et al. I've used the
Delphi VCL versions of the DevExpress components, and they're
pretty good. They now also sell .Net and ActiveX versions. |