Beginning Visual C++4 [Paperback]

Ivor Horton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1996

Visual C++ is Microsoft's groundbreaking C++ compiler that can target NT and Windows 95. This book introduces programmers to the C++ language facilities of Visual C++ and goes on to cover the basic structure of a Windows program and the tools used in Visual C++ for developing practical applications. Examples illustrate each concept and a full working program is developed throughout the book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 825 pages
• Publisher: Peer Information Inc. (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1874416591
• ISBN-13: 978-1874416593
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,685,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, October 20, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Beginning Visual C++4 (Paperback)

After working w/ Microsoft's Scribble Tutorial and not having a clue as to what classes did what and WHY, I chose this book to walk me through C++ and then to introduce me to Windows MFC. This is an excellent intro to C++ - I've had no trouble running the examples. Horton also tells you the why's of the things you do unlike a lot of the cookbook approaches. He separates C++ from Windows by creating a lot of console applications which run similar to C programs which helps immensely. It also gives you a good introduction to MFC and Windows programming - you create Windows w/ and without MFC and C++'s AppWizard which gives you insight into Windows programming and classes. I highly recommend this book. I have experience writing C but had no knowledge of C++ and object oriented programming.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very hard to read, poor style, and buggy!, April 18, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Beginning Visual C++4 (Paperback)

Compared to Schildt, Horton is a hack. I found this book very hard to read and finally gave up after 3 weeks of thrashing around. There were several errors in the book, but the WROX Web site did have an errara sheet that corrected 70 problems. (70, can you believe this?) I will never buy another WROX book, or anything by Ivor Horton again. Herbert Schildt's books are so much clearer and easier to understand

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST programming Books, October 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Beginning Visual C++4 (Paperback)

This is one of the best programming books, written to help anyone understand the basic components of C++, and Windows programming. Out of the 500 programming books currently in my collection this one is the jewel of them all.