Beginners programming in VC++

hi all,
Good day. I am very new to Visual Studio VC++. i have good working knowledge in C & also having average knowledge in C++. Now i entered into Visual Studio 2005 VC++. And i referring the "IVOR HORTON's beginning
visual c++ 2005". can you please suggest me to start programming with VC++ and interfacing with hardware like serial port USB communication with printer, communication with board..
Any suggestions or ideas would be extremely helpful!
Thanks & Regards
Sasi
Visual C++ is a product, not a language. It contains compilers for three languages: C, C++ and C++/CLI. Make sure you understand the difference between the last two, and which one you want to use. If you want to use C++/CLI
you will need to use C# documentation for most tasks.
To learn about serial port programming just do a web search for one of
Serial port programming in C
Serial port programming in C++
Serial port programming in C#
David Wilkinson | Visual C++ MVP

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