T> Does anyone know how to program in Windows with C++ 
[ As mentioned, aliases and "handles" are not allowed in this echo.  I 
recommend that you disable them before the moderator spots you.  ]
We are all programmers here, used to thinking in a strictly logical manner, 
so the strictly logical answer to your question, which you should understand 
without difficulty, is "yes".  (-:
If you want to create a Windows program using C++, then purchase a C++ 
compiler capable of generating Windows-style executables.  Borland C++ 5.0 
for DOS and Windows is one such, and so is Watcom C++ 11.0.  If you want to 
write DOS programs in C++ as well, then they are both preferable to Microsoft 
Visual C++.  Borland's and Watcom's C++ compilers provide the same level of 
C++ language support whatever platform you are targetting.  Microsoft's C++ 
compiler does not.
Borland's toolset provides more in the way of "hand holding" than Watcom's 
does, but after six months or so of programming, you won't find this such a 
desirable feature as you initially did.
Don't be mis-led by the adjective "Visual", by the way.  This is just a 
marketing gimmick -- a trademark and nothing more.  A C++ compiler capable of 
generating Windows programs doesn't need to be called "Visual".
 ¯ JdeBP ®
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