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Summary: Full of Typos
Review: I'm going through this book and I'm on page 232. So far this book has contained many typos. In one place they had the code swapped between two different member functions. Also, class names are often wrong. The other comment I have is that you will definately need to suppliment the material in this book with reading from another book like Programming Windows With MFC which is an excellent book. I think the book is good in that it shows you the type of information you are expected to learn at this level, but the typos are annoying.
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Summary: Great Intro to VC++, Too vague for exam?
Review: I've read the book and done most of the exercises. I am using Windows NT server 4.0 so I had none of the problems described by a previous reader. However I do not have access to Visual Source Safe since this is shipped with the Enterprise edition and I am using professional edition. Content: Appears to cover all the topics required for exam 70-016. However, having previously written and passed exam 70-024 (MFC) I would speculate that the book does not go into the detail necessary for the live microsoft exam. My feeling is that you will need much more material/experience than this book provides. Also the test software provides only 20 questions. All tests consist of the same questions in different orders! Quality: I have found many typos and places where descriptions do not agree exactly with code. This is not too much of a problem for anyone experienced with VC++. However, it would be quite confusing for someone new. Seems like book was put together in a hurry. Summary: I think this book will provide an excellent beginning point and a good overview of things needed for the exam. I am planning to write exam 70-016 in a couple of weeks. I'll report then how well book correlates with exam.
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Summary: Follow up to too vague
Review: Just wrote and passed exam 70-016. As I suspected book does not go into enough depth for exam. Do not expect to pass the exam based on this book alone. However, I do think the book was very helpful for some aspects of the exam. You just need to use other more in depth sources.
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Summary: It helped me pass the exam, but not a one stop.
Review: The training kit was a great help for me to pass exam 070-016. I like the author(s) relaxed and friendly approach. The material presented covers a lot of ground and maps quite well to the exam objectives I guess, but does not go into enough depht to make it a one stop for the exam.
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Summary: Good info, but not for exam
Review: This book is MOC (Microsoft Official Curriculum) for preparing for the 70-016 exam: Building Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0. Considering the source, this should be the best book on the market, but it isn't by a long shot. This book is, like the other Microsoft texts, an exercise-driven text. Each chapter contains one or more labs to be used to reinforce the material presented in the chapter. If you remember lab books from chemistry class - which contain some descriptive information followed by a step by step procedure, then you get the idea. This book is neither an exam cram styled review, or an in depth exploratory text. This book is more a collection of lab-based tutorials. If you are a skilled Visual C++ programmer, and are looking for a review, you will find your eyes glazing over while you read what you already know. The layout will also act like a comprehension speed bump. On the other hand, if you are a neophyte, you are stepped through the process of building applications and applying the information. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of explanation. This book alone will not prepare you to successfully pass the exam. My advice: I would highly recommend getting the Visual C++ 6 Desktop Exam Cram book.
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Summary: Good info, but not for exam
Review: This book is MOC (Microsoft Official Curriculum) for preparing for the 70-016 exam: Building Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0. Considering the source, this should be the best book on the market, but it isn't by a long shot. This book is, like the other Microsoft texts, an exercise-driven text. Each chapter contains one or more labs to be used to reinforce the material presented in the chapter. If you remember lab books from chemistry class - which contain some descriptive information followed by a step by step procedure, then you get the idea. This book is neither an exam cram styled review, or an in depth exploratory text. This book is more a collection of lab-based tutorials. If you are a skilled Visual C++ programmer, and are looking for a review, you will find your eyes glazing over while you read what you already know. The layout will also act like a comprehension speed bump. On the other hand, if you are a neophyte, you are stepped through the process of building applications and applying the information. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of explanation. This book alone will not prepare you to successfully pass the exam. My advice: I would highly recommend getting the Visual C++ 6 Desktop Exam Cram book.
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Summary: Great Content
Review: This is one of the best books I've ever brought! It uses some great build-it-yourself project examples to cover an incredible amount of ground. It reads in a very easy but factual and organised way. There are no flat boring sections and any complex areas of VC6 are covered with ease. It must be said that reading and fully understanding everything in this book wont necessarily be enough to pass the exam, but it will take you most of the way and it'll probably make a first rate VC developer of you.
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Summary: A MUST for any VC6 developer
Review: This is one of the best books I've ever brought! It uses some great build-it-yourself project examples to cover an incredible amount of ground. It reads in a very easy but factual and organised way. There are no flat boring sections and any complex areas of VC6 are covered with ease. It must be said that reading and fully understanding everything in this book wont necessarily be enough to pass the exam, but it will take you most of the way and it'll probably make a first rate VC developer of you.
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