> That version probably has as much relevance to real-life Windows programming as printf("hello world") has to real-life character-mode C programming.
A simple program has a lot of advantages, it shows you can actually compile and run a program. When you have never done so before, there are 100s of hurdles that regular developers would not even consider when starting out.
A simple program has a lot of advantages, it shows you can actually compile and run a program. When you have never done so before, there are 100s of hurdles that regular developers would not even consider when starting out.