Microsoft Visual C++ .NET [Paperback]

Don Gosselin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0619016574 | ISBN-13: 978-0619016579 | Publication Date: May 24, 2002 | Edition: 1

Master the skills to create applications in the new, dynamic Visual C++.NET development platform! Rather than using pre-written code, you build applications from the bottom up to facilitate a deeper understanding of the concepts used in programming with Visual C++.NET. Create and modify simple Windows applications, and learn the tools to create more complex applications. The book initially presents hands-on instruction in the basics of C++ and Windows application programming, then brings the reader confidently into the Visual environment in the second half of the book. You'll be comfortable using the most innovative, state-of-the-art programming tools in no time!

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About the Author

Don Gosselin is an independent technical writer, application developer, and teacher based in the San Francisco Bay area. He has worked as a contract instructor for Harvard University and has consulted for many companies including Chase Bank, Robert Half International Inc., GartnerGroup, and DigitalThink.

Product Details

• Paperback: 760 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 1 edition (May 24, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0619016574
• ISBN-13: 978-0619016579
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,237,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For C++, possibly good - for .NET knowledge, thumbs down, July 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Microsoft Visual C++ .NET (Paperback)

I have the first edition of this book. If you are looking for a book that presents the new features of .NET in VC++ this isn't the book for you. This book covers the aspects of C++ only (touching on some MFC (blech). There are better books out there for learning C++, and there are better .NET books out there than this. Pass on this one.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless, December 16, 2003

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Daniel Wang (Walnut, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Visual C++ .NET (Paperback)

My CIS class uses it. The book is basically a rip-off. Half the times the instructions in the book don't work and you have to figure out things yourself. I returned the book two days after I bought it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Accurate, but somewhat useful, July 10, 2006

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Craig A. Outcalt "Smearg0l" (Rochester, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Visual C++ .NET (Paperback)

The information is innacurate and/or so brushed over as to be frustrating. The book is filled with walk-along examples, which are good for beginning programmers, but lacks good editing, especially of code examples that you follow along with.

I think the target audience is beginning programmers who want to read one book and be able to write crummy windows applications in a point & click style.

A good starting point, but you will NOT master C++ using this book.