I am a beginner at programming, so this might be a dumb question, but here it is...
I've been going through books, learning languages such as C and C++, and I have a basic understanding of the code. Yet, is this type of code used in actual programs? For example, I open a program on my computer, and there is a nice looking user interface on it. When I code programs at home, my user interface is the command line. But when I go to code a program with a GUI, the code I learn in books doesn't even apply to the GUI code.
So I guess I'm wondering - How does the code and things you learn in books apply to actual programs with a user interface? And is the code used for console applications even used anymore?
Any guidance or help would be appreciated!
Thanks Ian Vaughn