Hi worksman,
to start a windowmanager type : "pkgtool" to choose one of the installed windowmanager, then type "startx" (both without quotes).
ALL linux distros come with apache web server & C/C++.
About the differences between distros please refer to "distros reviews" in LQ and/or the documentation in /usr/doc/LINUX-*(HOWTOS and FAQS) they are normally installed in your system. and the last never the least the last the linux documatation project at ww.tldp.org(sorry can't post urls yet )

hope it helps
bye

Thanks to all that helped me. I will go and document myself good before I ask a silly question. I'll try out Slackware again 'cause i reinstalled W when i saw...u know. So again Thank very much.

no prob.. it can get a bit rough in the beginning...
you'll get beter and better at finding the answers for yourself as you go.

I wish to second this opinion:

Any idiot can log on and post "RTFM." It requires no thought or imagination to do so. When you post such a reply to someone who is obviously enthusiastic about Linux you can do nothing but discourage him or her, because you make it look like Lusers are a bunch of arrogant elitist snobs. For such a simple question as this, which only requires an instruction like "enter startx at the command line," it is best to give the noob some specific help, and then politely point him or her to self-help solutions such as google, how-to's, etc., otherwise we risk pushing away people who might otherwise become valuable assets to the Linux community. My $.02.
Mike.

Thirded. We're all in it together, and we were all n00bz at one time.