Windows 98 Programming from the Ground Up

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Summary: Windows Made Easy
Review: Herbert Schlidt hits another home run! If you are already knowledgeable about the C or C++ syntax this book is the best chance you have to learn how to do Windows. In this book Mr. Schlidt promotes the idea of using a pre supplied Windows API skeleton with the programmer simply managing message handling between his program code and one or two Windows API functions. I believe Mr. Schlidt's idea is far superior to the OWL or MFC. Assuming you read the book and follow the style set forth you will find your self with code that can be easily tested, debugged and understood. Another big plus you will find is that you can use the C++ Standard Library rather than having to scramble to learn about a lot of compiler supplied classes which are poorly described and scatter you code among several files. The books also provides extensive coverage of the entire API, providing examples of how to best handle situations like repainting the screen , dialog check boxes etc. Special note: If you run Windows 95 all of the examples I experimented with compiled and ran just fine.

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Summary: I Have a Job because of this Book
Review: This book is a great way to learn Windows programming with Win32. Although the book is written for Windows 98, it clearly highlights differences with Windows 95, and even Windows 3.x. Schlidt's expert knowledge is evident, his writing style is pleasant and easy to read, and he includes extensive sample code to illustrate each feature he discusses. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Great for Windows beginners
Review: This book is a great way to learn Windows programming with Win32. Although the book is written for Windows 98, it clearly highlights differences with Windows 95, and even Windows 3.x. Schlidt's expert knowledge is evident, his writing style is pleasant and easy to read, and he includes extensive sample code to illustrate each feature he discusses. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Great book!
Review: This book is marvelous! Great coverage of the Win32 API using C/C++. This book really get's you coding windows in no time!

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Summary: The Best Way To Step Into Windows Programming
Review: This book is, by far, the greatest book that teaches how to program windows applications. This book takes you, the reader, through each (basic) aspect of programming in windows- accompanying each concept with a well thought-out explanation that is very easy for any programmer to read. If you are interested in stepping into windows programming, this is the best book that you can buy. If you're leaning towards game programming, I suggest learning OOP C++, then buy this book. Once you're done with this book, you'll be well on your way to learning OpenGL or Direct X!

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Summary: The Best Way To Step Into Windows Programming
Review: This book is, by far, the greatest book that teaches how to program windows applications. This book takes you, the reader, through each (basic) aspect of programming in windows- accompanying each concept with a well thought-out explanation that is very easy for any programmer to read. If you are interested in stepping into windows programming, this is the best book that you can buy. If you're leaning towards game programming, I suggest learning OOP C++, then buy this book. Once you're done with this book, you'll be well on your way to learning OpenGL or Direct X!

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Summary: Better books available
Review: This is a good book for introducing someone to windows programming, but I would suggest "Programming Windows" fifth edition by Charles Petzold as it is a more complete book. This book only describes how to use controls in a dialog box. No information is provided for using controls in a window, except for scroll bars and even then not scroll bar controls. If not for this I would give this book a 4 out of 5.

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Summary: Better books available
Review: This is a good book for introducing someone to windows programming, but I would suggest "Programming Windows" fifth edition by Charles Petzold as it is a more complete book. This book only describes how to use controls in a dialog box. No information is provided for using controls in a window, except for scroll bars and even then not scroll bar controls. If not for this I would give this book a 4 out of 5.

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Summary: Windows 98 Programming from the Ground Up
Review: This is a very nice book, especially for the beginer. But it really need a little bit more explaination on some of the function.

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Summary: I Have a Job because of this Book
Review: This summer I am working as an intern(paid!) and am making a windows GUI Interface program that acts like a debugging environment and displays graphs. This book is the only windows programming book I have and use. This book is the reason I have this job! The book is an excellent book for begining windows programmers. It explains most of the code in detail, and if you ever need anymore information you can just go on to MSDN. I have been able to accomplish everything from simple GUI program, graphing out data, multithreading, dialog windows, and common controls with this book. I reccomend this book to anybody with at least a grasp of C/C++ and a desire to learn the win32 api. And just for your information I am 17 years old.