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Summary: Sorry for the mistake, it is Charles Petzold
Review: CORRECTION: I have received about 5 emails so far from shoppers who got frustrated because of the spelling mistake. Please, the author of the other book is Charles Petzold, not Perzold. The title is "Programming Windows 95". This is the first book on Windows programming and the best so far. Have fun.
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Summary: A wonderful book
Review: I study programming more to learn the operating system and environment. And Schildt is my favorite programming author. This is a classic book, and I definately learned how to programm in the Windows because of it. Even if you are using Windows 98 or Windows 2000, the code will be very similar. Now I have Schildt's "Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up" so I know this is true. You will find much of the same examples in Schilds "Windows 98 Programming in C and C++" and "Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up", so you certainly get by with those books as well. Bottom line is that Schildt doesn't just list API functions, he teaches you how to program in the given environment. Now I'm going to do his "Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up". Next, I want to do his MFC book, and also, the basic C# book looks great. If you want to learn C, C++, and Java, there is no better author than Schildt. C and C++ programming is a challenging subject, and it does take time to learn, but Schildt is the best instructor around.
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Summary: Put this in your cart!
Review: If you have some C programming skills you will quickl pick up the basics of Windows and event programming. The author uses a simple skeleton program to demonstrate new concepts one by one. The same skeleton is used through out the entire book which limits the total amount of code one needs to learn for each new concept. This approach not only expedites the learning process but also provides a comfortable and familar base line to learn the newly introduced concept. It also provides a easy means of rolling back to a known state should an experimental addition of code fail. I was quickly able to produce Windows applications and shortly after picked up the MFC version of this book. I was delightful surprised to see the exact skeleton in MFC with the same progression of concept introduction! I had orginally pick this book up to convert my C programs into windows based applications, I'm now doing full time MFC development as a result of these books. A Java version of this book would instantly become a member of my library.
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Summary: Great Book for Beginners of Windows
Review: This is a great book for someone with good knowledge of UNIX C++ or Console based C++. The person will quickly learn how to program under Windows in C++ without using MFC. Herbert explains the basic concepts of programming under Windows including the basics which are very important. Althought this book does not present MFC, but it is a great book for fundementals, such as Message Passing and even Threading. It Gives it to you easily step-by-step. Herbet builds upon a skeleton . The only thing is that you need very good knowledge of regular C++, and you are all set. would highly recommend this.
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Summary: Great Book for Beginners of Windows
Review: This is a great introduction to Microsoft Windows 32-bit programming in C. Each of the basic aspects of the user interface is well explained with fairly simple examples. This is a good place to start before getting into Petzold's more thorough work. This has two shortcomings: - the source code is not easily gotten nor free - depite the title, there is not one line of C++
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Summary: Put this in your cart!
Review: What I like about Schildt's book is that it breaks up windows programming by single functions and explains each in just enough detail to demonstrate its immediate use. Each chapter goes over the required basic material without overextending and confusing the reader. It's focused and succint with small examples: perfect for an introduction to windows programming.
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