The Art of OS/2 Warp Programming [Paperback]

Kathleen Panov (Author), Larry Salomon (Author), Arthur Panov (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1995 | ISBN-10: 0471086339 | ISBN-13: 978-0471086338 | Edition: 2

System development was never easier. Your total hands-on guide to programming OS/2 Warp...

For serious OS/2 developers only! Here is a complete, A-to-Z guide to programming OS/2 Warp. Three leading IBM insiders provide step-by-step guidelines and a gold mine of programming tips and tricks that make developing in Warp's 32-bit OS/2 operating system easier than ever. Using dozens of helpful working example programs in C, the authors explore all the ins and outs of working with the base system, as well as programming using Presentation Manager. And throughout, they've peppered the text with special "gotcha" icons that alert you to common programming mistakes to avoid and tips on how to fix them once they've been made. Some of the crucial topics covered in this hands-on guide include:

• GUI design and development
• Memory management
• File I/O and extended attributes
• Multitasking
• Interprocess communication
• And much more

DISK INCLUDES More than 50 working programs

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This completely updated, revised and expanded guide offers comprehensive treatment and scores of code examples which enable programmers using OS/2 and C to create GUI and client/server applications. Coverage includes memory management, file I/O and extended attributes, multitasking and interprocess communication. The text identifies and provides solutions to common problems.

About the Author

KATHLEEN PANOV is a consultant to IBM specializing in OS/2.

LARRY SALOMON, Jr., is the President of IQ Pac, Inc. An internationally known OS/2 guru, he publishes an extremely popular on-line OS/2 newsletter.

ARTHUR PANOV works for IBM on OS/2.

Product Details

• Paperback: 751 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471086339
• ISBN-13: 978-0471086338
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,492,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners, September 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Art of OS/2 Warp Programming (Paperback)

This book is excellent if you have no experience with writing to a windowing platform. It is good to have a grasp on C and basic coding experience. The book is well written and gives many examples along with warning tips, common pitfalls and known bugs. The chapters flow from one to another much like a school text book. I recommend this book highly if you want to learn OS2 programming in C.

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book of its kind, September 2, 2002

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This review is from: The Art of OS/2 Warp Programming (Paperback)

Of all the OS/2 programming books, this one is the best. It covers more topics, with more relevant details and sample source code, than any other book. Especially valueable are chapters like "Multithreading in PM Applications", which no other book covers. The majority of chapters covers topics specific to PM programming, but this book is still a must-have for any OS/2 developer.