Fast Track Visual C++(r) 6.0 Programming [Paperback]

Steve Holzner Ph.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 11, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0471312908 | ISBN-13: 978-0471312901 | Edition: 1

Get up to speed with the latest version of Visual C++. What makes Fast Track the C++ guide of choice is leading expert Steve Holzner's practical approach to learning by example. Cutting right to the core of issues crucial to programmers, this book begins with a brief refresher course and then moves quickly onto the skills that really count: capturing images, metafiles, and other advanced graphics; creating and synchronizing multithreaded programs; capturing keystrokes with Windows hooks; building a Web browser; building ActiveX controls; and much more.

Companion Web site provides all source code from the book.

Visual C++ is a trademark of Microsoft, Inc.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Leading Visual C++ expert Steve Holzner cuts right to the chase and gives you everything you need to know to develop applications more quickly and efficiently with Visual C++.

His vast expertise in programming and his practical "learning by doing" approach will get you up to speed faster than you ever thought possible. Cutting right to the core of issues crucial to programmers, this book begins with a brief refresher course and then moves on to the skills that are absolutely vital to all programmers and developers. You'll find out how to:
* Use advanced graphics for everything from capturing images to metafiles
* Create and synchronize multithreaded programs
* Use Windows hooks to capture keystrokes
* Use dynamic link libraries (DLLs; collections of functions or data that Windows applications can use)
* Connect to the Internet and database files
* Build a Web browser with Visual C++ (including hyperlink text formatting, and images)
* Scan memory to see what programs are running
* Build ActiveX controls
* Take full advantage of COM/DCOM
The companion Web site provides all source code from the book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 11, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471312908
• ISBN-13: 978-0471312901
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,366,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven Holzner is an award-winning author who has written extensively on Ajax and JavaScript. With over 100 titles published, he's sold over a million copies of his books and been translated into 16 languages. As a former faculty member of MIT and Cornell, he teaches corporate seminars around the country.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get programming fast!, December 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fast Track Visual C++(r) 6.0 Programming (Paperback)

This is the best book out there for beginners or even intermediates. The style is clear and easy to read, and the examples really help you to get up to speed fast. I still refer to it frequently. Definitely worth it!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete and misleading., April 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fast Track Visual C++(r) 6.0 Programming (Paperback)

I had a case of dejavu while reading this book... after a decent introduction the material falls off into a void of buggy code code examples and overly technical gobbledegook. It turns out that this one was written by the same guy who wrote XML Complete, another rushed-to-market computer book that was darned near close to worthless. If this was the only book available and the reader knew nothing about programming, then it might be appropriate to spend money on it. However, because C++ isn't an introductory language and there are dozens of better resources, it would be a poor choice. I know I have better things to do with my time than figure out why the author's code doesn't work.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good book to begin programming VC++, August 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fast Track Visual C++(r) 6.0 Programming (Paperback)

It hasn't got many examples, the code is redundant but if you are a beginner, this is one of the best books you can start with.