[edge.it]

im taking a computer science course in and stick out like a sore thumb using my mac and xcode to code its great.!. im newto the to xcode enviorment as well as the C++ languages, anyone have any tips on learning, both or one or the other. books, links, ebooks....anything? im really getting behind in C++ and the xcode enviorment -- i have to learn how to do what the professor is doing in visual studio 2005

[szymczyk]

If you're writing standard C++ programs in your course, you can use Xcode with no problems. Create a C++ Tool project. I have an article on my book's site that walks you through the creation of a C++ command-line program with Xcode.

If your professor is covering Windows specific topics like creating GUIs, you're not going to be able to use Xcode.

[Chuckit]

The language itself should be the same in both environments. Can you explain exactly what sort of things are causing you problems?

[smitty825]

if this is a beginners intro to C++ class, then you should be able to do everything in XCode. However, the more complex the class, the more likely it is that you'll run into some of the small differences between the MSVC. If the professor requires programs to be compiled on Visual Studio, I'd strongly recommend doing all of your development on XCode, then do a simple sanity test on the Visual Studio before handing stuff in!

[KEL9000]

VC++ is quite different than Standard C++. I would recommend using a simple text editor and gcc from the command line.

[Thinine]

That doesn't change anything from using Xcode, since Xcode just uses GCC to compile.

[KEL9000]

using xcode is a lesson on and above C++, if your goal is simply to learn C++ and not the xcode IDE, I would use a simple text editor and gcc on the command line. This will limit the complications with having to learn a new and different IDE from VS and learning C++ at the same time. Both are daunting tasks for someone just starting. Sorry if I wasn't clear in my first post.

[KEL9000]

Apparently there is an open source C++ wrapper for Carbon called nano it has a BSD license. Looks pretty interesting and uses xcode.