Learn Visual C++ Now: The Complete Learning Solution for Visual C++ (Learn Now) [Paperback]

Mark Andrews (Author)

Book Description

Series: Learn Now | Publication Date: May 1, 1996

Here is the easiest way to learn to program in Microsoft Visual C++. Learn Microsoft Visual C++ Now combines an excellent programming tutorial with a set of real programming tools in this updated classic book/CD package. The CD includes code samples and a fully functional version of Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, version 1.5.

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If you have a basic understanding of C, Learn Visual C++ Now will help you discover the world of programming for Windows with Microsoft Visual C++. The book's ten fast-moving chapters will help you master the powerful visual tools and automated features in Visual C++. On CD, you get a complete working Visual C++ compiler (version 1.0) - a valuable addition that will equip you to create your own applications. Learn Visual C++ Now will teach you to use the tools in the Visual C++ development environment to create your first C++ program, use programming tools such as App Studio and ClassWizard to make repetitive and complex programming tasks easier, use the classes and member functions designed for Windows programmers in the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library, understand and use object-oriented programming techniques, and incorporate dazzling sprite graphics into your Windows-based applications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556158459
• ISBN-13: 978-1556158452
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,000,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't have high expectations, July 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Learn Visual C++ Now: The Complete Learning Solution for Visual C++ (Learn Now) (Paperback)

This book tackles a lot of ground - perhaps too much - by glancing over explanations. It will teach you how to use an obsolete version of the Visual C++ product. It includes a good crash course in OO programming. But it bombs out trying to teach the basics of the MFC. I still don't understand 75% of the code I read. It's a good start, but most readers will have a long way to go with Visual C++.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good buy for someone ascending the ladder of C++, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Learn Visual C++ Now: The Complete Learning Solution for Visual C++ (Learn Now) (Paperback)

I have purchased other C++ books before, Visual C++ in 12 easy lessons (SAMS Publishing 1995) and it covered simple non-Windows programming... Then I purchased Programming Microsoft Visual C++, Fifth Edition (Microsoft Press 1998) which was way beyond what I had learned in my first book. Learn Visual C++ Now, is a great step in bridging the gap between a simple understanding of C++, to complex Windows programming. Of course, you do need to understand at least the fundamentals of the C language before you attempt to read this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This books assumes too much and is horribly out of date, January 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Learn Visual C++ Now: The Complete Learning Solution for Visual C++ (Learn Now) (Paperback)

As an intermediate DOS C++ programmer, I found this book extremely difficult to grab hold of. The organization of it is questionable and assumes entirely too much. The second chapter which introduces Windows programming afforded absolutely no hand holding and could not be understood well until you'd finished the rest of the book.

The intro to object oriented programming in chapters 3 and 4 was good, but it was not friendly. If I was not already familiar with the topic, I would not have been able to follow it very well.

Learning on Visual C++ v1.0 was frustrating, since most of the things that were taught are completely outdated. I understand gaining an appreciation for where Windows programming came from, but I fear that making the jump to v6.0 now will make me realize how far behind I am.

If you are a beginner, don't even bother with this. Get a book that is more friendly and starts you on a newer version.

If you are an advanced DOS C++ programmer, you'll benefit more from a more up to date book.

The included copy of Visual C++ v1.0 is nice, but you'd be better off getting a more up to date book and just buying a new copy of the standard version of v6.0 or v5.0.

This book would have been nice in 1994.