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Microsoft Visual C++ .NET

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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.

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.

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.

...that's the best word I can think of for this book. My class is using it and it is creating more problems than it is solving. Pass on this one or you'll hate yourself for wasting the money.