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Old Jul 12th, 2005, 3:15 AM   #2
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Databases and graphics are both formally beyond the scope of C++ (i.e. the C++ standard says nothing about them). The way you will work with them in C++ is to use third-party libraries, that come (in some cases) bundled with compilers or (in other cases) you acquire then with another product (eg a database product may come with a library that allows you to work with in in C++).

As to where you go, it depends on what you want to achieve. If you need to work with databases, it will probably [given that you have some familiarity with C++] make sense to learn how to access them from C++ code, via some library. Similarly, the choice of another programming language will be influenced by what type of programs you wish to develop.
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