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Summary: This book has no equal in Win32 Api
Review: I love this book. It is my bible. The structure of the book is clear and well organized. I learned more about the windows enviroment more through this book than any other. If you are an experienced windows programmer, you will definitely want this book as a reference. Even new programmers to windows can use this book as a reference and tutorial due to the manageable pace in which the book progresses. Finally, its the only programming book in my library that is hardcover! I wish that all books were hardcover like this!
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Summary: Topics are covered well, but some topics are missing
Review: I've found the basic WIN32 topic well covered. However, I've been looking for a good discussion of the List View and other common controls. Most of them are basically ignored in this book.
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Summary: Excellent reference, not for beginners
Review: If you are an experienced Win32 programmer looking for a good reference, or you learned MFC but want to know what's going on under the hood, this is the book for you. If you are a beginner looking for a book to teach you how to program Windows, do not get this book. Lots of tables, just the right amount of code examples, lots of real-world advice, and a 200-page index. This book does not cover MFC.
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Summary: Not for beginners
Review: If your looking for a book to get you started programming windows, then dont buy this book.
Its not a "How To Book", it a reference book.A waste of money if your a beginner.
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Summary: A must have for any Win32 Programmer's Collection
Review: My only criticism of this book is the title "Win32 Programming" which encompasses far more than just GUI programming. This book does not cover many important sections of the Win32 API (no single book can), it focuses primarily on GUI programming. If you are writing Win32 applications with a GUI interface, this book is a must. No other book is as comprehensive and I found the text as well as the code easy to follow (and I'm not a C/C++ programmer).
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Summary: CD loaded with lots of good code examples
Review: The book has a very good foundation for the development of Win32 applications and system programming. I found the book to have many well established examples and definitely could be used as a reference. The CD provided with the book is loaded with lots of good code examples.
This book is not for the newcomer, in order to get good information from the book you should have some good experience in both software programming and some experience with operating systems in general. The book is highly technical and may require the reader to sometimes re-read items in order to totally understand them. The book listings and explanations through tables and figures were very helpful, I must admit that without those tables and figures it would have been much more difficult for me to understand many of the technical items conveyed in the book.
I had the chance to try a few of the book examples (too many to try all) and found that they all were working fine. I did find the book a bit hard to navigate through; It may be due to the quantity of information or what I felt was a very small font size which made the book feel a bit crowded. -- Review by Michael S.
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Summary: A useless book
Review: This book is BAD. I could not compile the sample codes (maybe they are obsolete). Among the 4 books I have on Windows API, this is the only one I don't like.
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Summary: The single best reference to beginning Windows Programming
Review: This book is KEY. By that I mean that regardless if you choose to use MFC or not (and I do a lot of stuff that does not, being a graphics person) this book offers insight into programming, the mess that is Win32, and how to deal with it. If offers help regarding the various versions of Windows and the associated history and language conventions, the most correct and incorrect ways to deal with typing issues that some compilers would let you get around but would hamstring you later in porting your code, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, it is readable. It isnt very often you get a programming book you can take somewhere and read it, comprehend it, come back to the compiler and run the sample code later and still retain comprehension. You can do that with this book. Code is good, the explorer progs are better, but the text is first rate. I would buy this and Petzold, and your choice of MFC book, and you should be well on your way.
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Summary: First Class solid intro to Win32
Review: This book provides an excellent, unbiased treatment of the Win32 API. Everything for the application programmer is well explained, and the examples on the CD-ROM provide a wealth of hands on information. However, I did not buy the book simply to reuse somebody else's code, and I assume those '1 star' reviews are from people who missed the point and strength of the book.
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Summary: This book is well worth every penny!
Review: This is a great book to own! I continuously refer to it, and occasionally sit down with it to learn new topics. It also gives a great description of how owner-draw items work (menus, etc.) and their differences between straight-Win32 and MFC. Great coverage on bitmaps and how to use the device context for drawing, with excellent straight-forward examples!
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