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Summary: Subject Too Limited
Review: Although this book was a good introduction to the Visual C++ interface, the subject matter was too limited to be of any future use. The "just type this, don't worry how it works" philosophy of the authors does not work well. As a result, many users such as myself have had a hard time customizing the code for our own usage. It would help if the authors would explain the code in more detail. However, the basics of producing good quality programs were covered well, but the architecture of Windows and event-driven programming were not covered in good detail. I strongly believe that understanding the code is just as important as producing a program that incorporates a good user interface and that provides rich functionality. That brings me to my third point: the book concentrates too much on producing the program GUI and not enough on data handling and the refined Input-Output functions of the new MFC. The book does not go into enough detail about the data control in a program and object hierarchies of the MFC. Overall, this book was a good introduction, but any expectations beyond that were not satisfied with the reading of this book
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Summary: After 21day, you'll learn nothing...
Review: After reading this book, I realized I need to study basic Win32API functions. Hmm.. so I can say I learned at least one thing. I didn't expect I could be a Visual C++ expert by this book, but this book barley touches how you can use Wizards... nothing more.
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Summary: If you're a beginner....
Review: If you're a beginner... This book will provide you with essential informations about first steps to start with visual c++ 4.0. Buy it!;else if you're an intermediate level VC student.... You'll finish this book only in hours...Don't bother to buy this book; else If you're an experienced VC programmer... I dare not to say anything!
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Summary: After 21day, you'll learn nothing...
Review: If you've never seen the Visual C++ environment before, this is the book that can get you going the quickest. It's simple and shallow, so you'll need a dozen other books handy to look things up, but if you're teaching yourself how to write Windows applications, that's exactly how you are going to be doing it anyway. This book will give you tons of things to look up in other books, but in a structured, well communicated, and accurate way.
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Summary: MSVC++ ClassWizards for Dummies
Review: This book attempts to solve a problem relating to Visual C++ for Win 95: how do you enable beginners and hobbists to use MFC, an incredibly complex and rich professional development system? The solution presented here involves what I like to call a "click click duh duh" approach, in which the reader is given a list of steps to perform, which, when completed, will result in a finished win32 application. Does it work? yes. Is it programming? no. I don't really believe anyone will benefit from reading this. In order to be able to use VC++, a programmer will have to be able to apply his or her knowlegde in a myriad of situations, not just be able to follow a set of written directions. Besides, the writing style, which apparently assumes the reader has the brain of a garden slug, made me want to retch
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