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Summary: This is the right "Getting Started" Book
Review: Of 4 books I have on Visual C++ 5, this is the one I'm using constantly. Of the 14 essential skills, I've gotten through half of them in about a week. I found Horton's Book "Beginning Visual C++ 5" way too wordy for a quick start, and "Visual C++ 5 for Dummies" shows you no windows programming. The SAMS book "Teach Yourself Viisual C++ 5 in 21 Days" has a rather odd layout, teaching you ActiveX and mouse/keyboard before menus and dialogs. So I would say Holzner's book is the best book I've found for a quick start with Windows programming.
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Summary: A piece of TRASH!!
Review: This book was by far the worst ever written on Visual C++. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED SUBTITLE!! This requires you know C++ fluently, and only barely explains Visual C++! It does not tell you anything about the wizards (or what the code means), or any other junk. If you are a beginner, get Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 5. Geez, this began teaching object oriented programming ON THE SECOND EXAMPLE!! No experience required? AND HE DIDN'T EXPLAIN IT!! If you are experienced, this will teach you how to click on the wizards and type faster, before you finally decide whether to burn the book or flush it. He says he'll teach you to build browsers and word processors. WOWEE!! I learned that by using the stupid WIZARD and typing 2 lines of code! He didn't explain anything, and you'll get far more productivity by copying a file. His book sucked, and he didn't explain the code, period. Moreover, his code had typos and gaps. The only thing I learned from this book is how to use the wizard. The only thing I example I fully understood was the cout example, the first one, which he never used again. If you want to program, then read Horton's book, or just get a free tutorial online. If you buy this book, you either like disappointment, or just want something to read, or just want something to burn, or became drunk. Other than that, there is absolutely NOBODY THAT WOULD READ THIS TRASH!!
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Summary: Sticking to My Initial Review
Review: Well, there's probably not many folks using VC++ 5.0 anymore, but in case there are, I must say I'm a bit amazed at the virulent negative reviews on this book. I'm proficient in Windows programming. I can write windows programs which have dialogs, any kind of controls (list controls, edit control, tab controls, radio buttons etc.) are dialog or windows-based, have graphics, use files, menus, buttons. I got all this from this book.It's true that the book takes a minimalist approach, but that is EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED. I got through the book FAST, and I can do all what I said above exactly for that reason. The book does not teach C++ and object oriented programming, but for heavens sake, if you don't know that, don't start on Visual C++. Get one of the zillions upon zillions of books out there on C++ and study it first. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Summary: Sticking to My Initial Review
Review: Well, there's probably not many folks using VC++ 5.0 anymore, but in case there are, I must say I'm a bit amazed at the virulent negative reviews on this book. I'm proficient in Windows programming. I can write windows programs which have dialogs, any kind of controls (list controls, edit control, tab controls, radio buttons etc.) are dialog or windows-based, have graphics, use files, menus, buttons. I got all this from this book. It's true that the book takes a minimalist approach, but that is EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED. I got through the book FAST, and I can do all what I said above exactly for that reason. The book does not teach C++ and object oriented programming, but for heavens sake, if you don't know that, don't start on Visual C++. Get one of the zillions upon zillions of books out there on C++ and study it first. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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