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Summary: The book to jump from C++ to MFC
Review: My suggestion, get a traditional 1000+ page book that turns out to be nothing but cookbook, struggle through it a couple times until you are ready to give up your dream of ever programming windows in C++, then buy this book and get ready to have your questions answered! Out of the 20 or so computer books I have on my shelf there are 3 that I have learned nearly all my programming skills from and this is one of those 3. If you know C++ including classes fairly well you will have no problem writing basic MFC programs with the background to do more complex programming after reading this book.
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Summary: Title says it all
Review: If you don't have any experience in C++ programming, stay away from this book! If you expect to write drivers, sql-server based web servers or 3d-games: look for something else. But if you want to start MFC programming, this is an excellent choice. The pace is very natural and though you'll be using the wizards a lot in the end (but not for 75% of the book...) it never turns into a 'click here and click there' book.
The only (minor) downside is the style: concepts are sometimes explained through 'bad examples'. After rewriting the example you'll find out that the author did the same as soon as you turn the page. But apart from that, I can't think of a better MFC intro.
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Summary: Best beginning MFC book i've read
Review: I scoured the library looking for good MFC books and checked out about 5, before giving up. The other MFC books focused too much on the MFC AppWizard and ClassWizard. You ended up making contrived programs with no idea how they actually worked, this book starts from the beginning, showing you how to utilize MFC first in console programs, then moves on to actual windows programming. It jams the source code in to one page so you know exactly what to type and don't have to keep refering to the cd. One of the things I like most about this book is that he doesn't have 5 page long explanations about something you can figure out yourself, every time I had a question it was answered in the next sentence. This book is by far the best book covering MFC that I have had, I would strongly recommend it to beginners/intermediate of MFC
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Summary: Code Works fine, really teaches you accuracy.
Review: Mainly this book is used for reference, but it can very much teach the essence of MFC. I enjoyed working through this book, and i had no prior experience with Win32 programming (other than openGL).
You will learn the differences between win16/32 styles , along with compiler specific flags, project specifics (in the IDE) etc. The main/only reason i didn't finish this book? I got bit by the linux bug. I will still recommend this as an intro or intermediate book for the MFC programmer.
There is alot of power to be had with MFC, and this book helps open ones eyes to it.Hope this helps
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Summary: Absolutely Complete
Review: This book is absolutely complete. It covers all aspects of MFC visual programming, very comprehensive indeed. It shows many examples and It was wrote for all kind of developers from beginners to advanced developers that want to improve their knowledge.
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Summary: Excellent beginner book
Review: Plain English, clear explanation and illustration, helpful exercises... and these are the most advantages of this book.
Absolutely buy this book if you know nothing on MFC and wanna get more foundations(class usage, architecture) on this topic before going further.
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Summary: An Excellent Visual C++ text
Review: I have taught C++ and Visual C++ using several texts. However, this is the best book I have discovered. It comes with the source for all the examples, but I elected to enter them from scratch and modify most of them to confirm my learning. I think this is the way to get the most from the book.
I am particularly impressed with Chapter 9 where the author deals introduces the wizards. The methods he uses to transition from hand generated MFC programs to wizard generated is superb.
You need to know C++ before tackling this book. However, if you devote the necessary time, it will enable you to program competently using Visual C++.
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Summary: The title says it all
Review: The most salient feature of this book is the pace with which it pushes tough concepts through. You'll be amazed at the pace with which you've grasped the basics of MFC. Obviously, this book demands proficiency in C++. But when you complete this book, you'll be most satisfied with your proficieny in MFC. The examples in the book are too good and very representative. I recommend Prosise in addition to this text.
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Summary: A mediocre MFC book
Review: The book seems to do a fine job in all the MFC basics, but it's missing some critical parts. The book starts from the ground up, and the reading is quite easy. Sometimes, I think it's a bit slow, but a beginner C++ student wouldn't complain. Then there's the missing parts. There is absolutely no documentation on how to build custom controls in MFC. MFC is easy if you build just the stuff that Microsoft intends you to build. If you want something custom, then things get difficult. Nowadays, almost every MFC project has some amount of custom controls. It would have been nice to at least have a chapter or two on custom controls. Overall the book teaches you how to build limited, plain looking GUIs. This leaves one feeling in want as one has no idea how to bridge the gap with the feature rich MFC GUIs in distribution.
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Summary: An Excellent Introduction to MFC and Windows Programming
Review: Hi. Richard Jones writes an incredible introduction to MFC. He explains everything in a very concise, simple, and easy way to understand. His teaching technique is more effective to beginning MFC programmers of all levels because he explains and shows the transition from core C++ to MFC. You will see a gradual change from core C++ to MFC. Furthermore, he does not go into too much detail of the vase GUI tools that MFC and Win32 API offers. I believe new MFC programmers without Win32 API experience sometimes find the GUI tools overwhelming. This book is a bridge from core C++ to beginning MFC. I highly recommend Introduction to Programmng MFC with Visual C++. Kuphryn
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