Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!iies.ecn.purdue.edu!psmith From: psmith@iies.ecn.purdue.edu (Paul F Smith) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++ Subject: Questions about class libraries and TC++ Keywords: turbo c++ class Message-ID: <1991Mar18.230519.10695@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> Date: 18 Mar 91 23:05:19 GMT Article-I.D.: noose.1991Mar18.230519.10695 Sender: root@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (ECN System Management) Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Lines: 36 Please help! I'm using Turbo C++ and beginning to maybe think about possibly writting some class libraries to sell. If anyone has some experience and/or opinion to help me out I'd *really* appreciate it! Here are my questions... 1. Should my class libraries be based on the Turbo C++ class library to minimize reinventing the wheel? Or should I just use the Turbo C++ library as a model and make mine work without it? 2. Are the Turbo C++ class libraries actually AT&T's? Are they available in *most* implementations of C++? 3. Are the Turbo C++ libraries any good, anyway? Or are they just good examples? 4. Is there some standard class library that I *should* start with to make my libraries as re-usable as possible? 5. Is it possible to create a library that can be distributed and used without requiring the source code to use it and/or derive classes from it? (Or should I just count on including the source?) 6. Are there any good books on creating class libraries for general use? Thanks for the help! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul F. Smith - ADPC - Purdue University psmith@ecn.purdue.edu