learning mqh file

Doerk Hilger 2015.10.01 10:12 #1

MQL is almost 100% C++. If you´re familiar with C++, you´re almost familiar with MQL.

In my honest opinion, if you´re starting, go directly to MQL5 instead of MQL4. When you meet the power of object oriented programming and you´re able to use it, you´ll be able to do things in MQL5 which MQL4 programmers will never be able to do. MQL4 (C) is "spaghetti coding" while MQL5 (C++) is simply the way one should do it not only since MQL5 is released, actually since C++ is established. A good book by the way is "C++ for Dummies". I learned it >20 years ago that way.

Doerk

Want to learn mql5 Multiple inheritance Which "conventional" programming language

[Deleted] 2015.10.01 23:55 #2

Doerk:

MQL is almost 100% C++. If you´re familiar with C++, you´re almost familiar with MQL.

In my honest opinion, if you´re starting, go directly to MQL5 instead of MQL4. When you meet the power of object oriented programming and you´re able to use it, you´ll be able to do things in MQL5 which MQL4 programmers will never be able to do. MQL4 (C) is "spaghetti coding" while MQL5 (C++) is simply the way one should do it not only since MQL5 is released, actually since C++ is established. A good book by the way is "C++ for Dummies". I learned it >20 years ago that way.

Doerk

thanks.

Baruch Fishman 2015.10.02 07:29 #3

Doerk:

MQL is almost 100% C++. If you´re familiar with C++, you´re almost familiar with MQL.

In my honest opinion, if you´re starting, go directly to MQL5 instead of MQL4. When you meet the power of object oriented programming and you´re able to use it, you´ll be able to do things in MQL5 which MQL4 programmers will never be able to do. MQL4 (C) is "spaghetti coding" while MQL5 (C++) is simply the way one should do it not only since MQL5 is released, actually since C++ is established. A good book by the way is "C++ for Dummies". I learned it >20 years ago that way.

Doerk

This was the case before build 600. Now, the differences are much less. I would say that most concepts that exists on mql5 can be used in mql4 but you can still do things the old way in mql4 if you are lazy or just have no clue. I actually like the way they have done the mql4 language. Now you can do things fairly simply while still having the power of oop at your fingertips.

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Stuart Browne 2015.10.02 08:17 #4

Baruch Fishman:
This was the case before build 600. Now, the differences are much less. I would say that most concepts that exists on mql5 can be used in mql4 but you can still do things the old way in mql4 if you are lazy or just have no clue. I actually like the way they have done the mql4 language. Now you can do things fairly simply while still having the power of oop at your fingertips.

+1

Doerk Hilger 2015.10.03 07:13 #5

Baruch Fishman:
(...) but you can still do things the old way in mql4 if you (...) just have no clue.

Yep ;)