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Beginning Visual C++4

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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.

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

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.

I have yet to see a WROX book with any use. I gained more knowledge about MFC and Win programming with VC++ from a ream of copy paper.