Using Visual C++ 6

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Summary: Don't look for other books. This is it. You found it here !
Review: Here is a list of books that I bought last time I was shopping.

>Using Visual C++ 6

>Using Visual C++ 6 (Special Edition Using...)

>Visual C++ 6 from the Ground Up

>Windows Telephony Programming

>Mastering Visual C++ 6

>Visual C++ 6 Programming Blue Book

>Beginning Visual C++ 6

First I have to tell you my profile so you can find out if my comment 'works' for you. I am Delphi programmer for about 4 years, I used to program in C for dos, pascal and bit in assembly. By the time of programming in Delphi I got experience in API.

I wanted to learn Visual C++. Well, I am not total beginner, at least not at programming, but in Visual C++ I am beginner, the only thing I could do in VC is to write and compile a little DLL to be used in Delphi.

Here is my opinion about this book. Among these 7 books this one is the best is "Using Visual C++ 6". It is example how other books should be written.

So "Using Visual C++ 6" - is my pick. Here is why:

It has example for every basic control. Examples are very small, which makes you remember example, and you can understand it well. Some things are not explained in detail, which is also good approach - too much details at the moment you are about to learn most important basic is not good. Details come by the time.

Not only examples and explanations are excellent. Organization of book is very helpful. Every important chapter has its goal. Every important paragraph has little notes on margins. This helps a lot later when you go back to remind yourself about how to do something, then you can read the Margin Text.

After the explanation, author gives you the information where in the book you can find more about the matter. So If you are interested in details he directs you right there.

NO OTHER book has such organised way or teaching. I will not comment other books here, I just wanted to say that this one is the best. And off course I have to say THANKS to authors, and I wish they make many other good books as they did this one.

Thanks you for reading too.

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Summary: this book rocks!
Review: I am new to C++, much less VC++, although I have been using Visual Basic for over 2 years. Since I have to take both Java and C++ as part of the requirements for a Masters program, I decided to learn on my own beforehand. I didn't want to start with pure C++ so I picked up this book at a local library, and so far, I have been very impressed with it. The examples are simple enough for easy digestion, and well graduated enough for those who want a little challenge. This is a book one can read and practice with over and over again. I have since decided to obtain a copy for my personal library. This is probably the best introductory book on MS Visual C++. My next stop is Ivor Horton's "Beginning Visual C++", before winding up with Tony Gardis' "Starting out with C++, Alternate Edition". The only suggestion I have for the author is that he should have included a case study which would bring all the concepts taught in the book together. Even then, this is still a very good book.

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Summary: Too Slow in getting to the point
Review: I have been programming in C++ for a while but mainly on Unix platform. I bought this book so that I can learn about visual programming on Windows. To my disappointment, the books goes through different widgets very slowly and some instructions are very repetitive to the point of almost annoying. One would assume after the first few exercises, user will know how to invoke the class wizards and know to press ok to proceed to the next menu without having the need to repeatedly telling the user how to do. On other cases, users who are not familiar with some commonly used windows terms will find themselves at a lost in what the authors are referring to. Further, the examples and exercises are too specific to one particular topic and fail to show the users the big picture. Overall, I consider my investment a waste and bought other books. After reading this book, the Visual C++ series books by WROX is absolutely uncomparable.

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Summary: The most valueable book on Visual C++
Review: This book , has done much for me and I believe It would be as so for any one who wants to develop real applications capable of all Technological features of computers.

It introduces almost all components of a visual program , including Report Lists (tables like in Excel) , menus , File Operations , and Multimedia (the important components of a game , DirectX ! ).

It also makes you familiar with basic Algorithms and Code segments that do the real work for your program , such as a Painting Application and a Database application.

But the most important feature is that you will EVERYTIME REFER TO THIS BOOK . I own many other hardcopy and online books on Visual C++ , but none of them has any use when compared to this one.

The price is also very reasonable , what I suggest is to omit all the new colorful covered books and buy this book , unless a new updated edition is not published.

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Summary: Good book, but target audience is unclear.
Review: This book is listed as being for the Beginning-Intermediate user level. Unfortunately, the back doesn't include a disclaimer that you should already have a good working knowledge of C++ before picking up this book. To be fair, this is stated in the Introduction but I quibble a bit with their offhand 'the user should have some knowledge of C++'. This book has no real meaning to anyone unless they already know C++, both syntactically and conceptually.

I began teaching myself C++ a couple of years ago, and a year ago picked up Using Visual C++ 6. I worked through some examples but I didn't have a clue how to combine the examples in the book with anything useful. So I put it aside, for a few months while I worked through more C++. When I picked it up again, everything seemed much clearer. The examples are small, yet explain the topics of buttons, menus, dialog boxes, etc quite nicely. Once you know C++ itself it's easy to see how Visual C++ can make your interface issues so much cleaner and easier.

Explanations are given where needed, examples are plentiful and are far from trivial, in spite of their shortness. Often, the example teaches a basic concept, while introducing you to potentially helpful things later on. The 'System Monitor' box created to show how to move things between edit boxes is a useful little program that keeps track of system memory and information. The system information class it brings up is ancillary to the example itself, but was quite interesting in its own right.

I'll end with another quibble. The steps to create the examples are not always complete. Sometimes a renaming step is left out, which can create confusion when the author starts calling a button one thing when you thought you were supposed to just leave it as is. It's usually pretty obvious what the problem is, but not always.

Short moral to this review. The book's target is for users of an Intermediate level and will teach you very little about C++ itself. For good design practices there are many other books out there. For the basics of Visual C++ with a decent amount of meat thrown in, this book is more than adequate.

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Summary: Great for the beginning C++ programmer
Review: This book is the best one I have ever seen about using visual c++ 6.0. I have to mention that it is extremely excellent for beginner, but not good for experienced programmers. Hope the author can add more items such as DLL, etc. and publish second edition. Excellent book !

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Summary: Great Book for People
Review: Well Im a first but I have some experience in C++. What I have to say is that it is perfect for those not to sure about C++ and dont know if they want in it or not!

It has great examples and explains in detail about whats going on

I give it a 5 stars