Gurewich Visual C++ 6 Quick Start

Rating:
Summary: THUMBS DOWN
Review: The first rating for this book is correct, but also insufficient.

Although it only costs $2, I think this book was better off not being written, or atleast not published until the auther had time to add a bit more to it, and elaborate on what's already there. This is a very uninformative GUIDE TO MAKING A USELESS PROGRAM.

I call it uninformative because the author does not explain the purpose/logic of the elements in his examples, only tells you to model your example the same way to achieve the same results. This is basically a How-To guide on making the simplest, must useless of programs. This book IS NOT an explanatory Tutorial.

I give it 2-stars because someone who can TEACH THEMSELF from examples can learn A SMALL BIT from this book (not $2 worth). Otherwise, this is basically what should be the FIRST CHAPTER of a C++ quick-start guide, not the entire thing.

Rating:
Summary: quick start indeed
Review: This book takes you through the motions of using Visual C++ 6.0 to develop 2 programs - one completely trivial and the other a little more involved. But that's exactly what I needed. I needed to start using Visual C++ 6.0 pronto and didn't know where to start. This is the first time I've purchased a PDF download book. I ordered it yesterday for $2, downloaded it yesterday, and today I've finished working through the 2 examples. Now I'm up and running while I wait for a more comprehensive book to arrive.

Rating:
Summary: An Excellent Quick Start Guide
Review: This is an excellent quick start guide if you understand programming but are unfamiliar with Visual C++. If you are unfamiliar with programming it will still be useful, but it won't be enough.

This book contains examples that show how to create simple Visual C++ 6 applications. It is important to mention that the examples really work. They give a flavor of what Visual C++ 6 can do and how to do it, but without going into depth (it is, after all, a Quick Start).

The pdf format of this book is perfect, mainly because it allows fast delivery. If you are getting started and need an example now, here it is. If you need more detail, there are plenty of other thick books to order (and wait for).