Mastering Visual C++6 [With Includes All the Source Code & Executable Programs]

By Michael J. Young

Book Overview

A one-stop reference for C++ programmers (beginners through experts) who want to learn Microsoft's powerful 32-bit Visual C++ X development environment. The book's tutorial "framework" provides a complete introduction to Win32 programming architecture (MFC, COM, etc.).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0782122736
• ISBN13: 9780782122732
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Sybex
• Length: 1397 Pages
• Weight: 4.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.8" x 7.6" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

This book was missing in my collection.

Not for beginners as the name suggest.If you want to learn graphics programming using Visual C++ thisis the right book.Rich in examples.

This is The Best Tutor for Introductory Visual C++!

This is one of the best introductory book on Visual C++ (assuming that its reader should have a good understanding on C or C++). I had a very hard time to figure out Visual C++ by myself, reading several introductory books. And even worse I did not getting the clear picture on the difference between C++ and Visual C++. (I believe that the key difference and factor is in its Software Development Environment, for its Code-Generating integrated tool & environment, and its superb Application Wizard). By the way I had over 20 years of various systems and applications experience, along with my teaching experience at various colleges. And this book guides me like a toddler to learn how to walk, one step at a time. And I thank for its presentation which is very easy to follow.As noted by a few contra-reviews on this book, there are a few places that even the compilation will be failed. And it is very frustrating to check line by line to figure out for type-error or what is missing, or for who made a mistake. For example (Chapter 16, pages 687-694), it will flag a fatal error for CDialog::OnInitDialog(). And one should define a member function: virtual BOOL OnInitDialog(), in CDlgDemoDlg class to refer CDiaglog::OnInitDialog(). I am about a halfway-through for last two months, reading this book line by line and trying by trial-and-error, in my spare times. But my effort is worthy and I give so far A+ for this book and the insightful skill of the author, Michael J. Young. As I scan through the book for its content, I am very impressed with its comprehensiveness on the major key topics, essential in Visual C++. I strongly recommend this book for those learning Visual C++, first time.Richard K. Min, Dallas, Texas, USA. November 23, 1999.

The best book I have read on basic MFC!

This book should be read by everyone wanting to learn MFC and C++ programming. It is written in a good tutorial form, with many exciting examples, and a complete introduction to the C++ programming language. The only minus is that it doesn't cover the really advanced sides of MFC and Visual C++. If you want to learn MFC from the novice's point of view, read this book!

Quite a good book

This is quite an awesome book. I highly recommend it

Great startup book for Visual C++ 6.0!

This book is a must have for anyone who is starting up with Visual C++ 6.0 I had done almost no MFC programming prior to getting this book, and after reading it cover to cover, I have been able to write basic MFC applications. The book is also good at pointing you to the MS Reference CD locations for additional information that isn't covered. Though not a "bible" per se, it is a must have for Visual C++ beginners (you should know C however).