Microsoft Visual C++ .NET Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) [Paperback]

Julian Templeman (Author), Andy Olsen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Step by Step (Microsoft) | Publication Date: January 23, 2002

This intuitive, self-paced learning system makes it easy for developers to teach themselves how to draw on all the power of Microsoft Visual C++, and to see how Visual C++ compares with other popular development languages. Developers learn C++ by following step-by-step instructions with numerous high-quality code examples--all created specifically for this book.

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About the Author

As a professional consultant, trainer, and writer, Julian Templeman has been involved in using, teaching, and writing about COM for five years. He's taught COM courses to hundreds of students throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, and as a result he knows how to explain complex COM issues to programmers. As a consultant, he's advised large and small companies on COM technology, and he has a firm grasp of the practicalities involved in the everyday use of COM in Windows-based software development.

Julian has also been sole or joint author of 10 programming books, so he has expertise in explaining programming topics in writing. Two of these books concerned COM: the first was the only detailed book on using COM with the Microsoft MFC library, and the second was the best-selling Beginning ATL COM Programming from Wrox Press. Julian's most recent book, published through Microsoft Press®, is Microsoft Visual C++® .NET Step by Step.

On the .NET side, Julian has been using .NET since the first alpha version was handed out at the Denver Professional Developers' Conference in 1998. At the time of writing (April 2002), he has contributed to three .NET books on the market, and he has an in-depth knowledge of the .NET technologies at both overview and detailed levels. In addition, he has recently coauthored Microsoft Official Curriculum course 2558 on writing .NET code using Visual C++ .NET. Julian is also currently running .NET programming courses and doing a small (but increasing) amount of .NET consultancy work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 626 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (January 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735615675
• ISBN-13: 978-0735615670
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,109,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not appropriate for any level, July 2, 2002

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Peter J. Mckown "pmckown" (Zanesville, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Visual C++ .NET Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

When my library got this book, I just had to grab it to catch up on the new Visual C++ .net. As an intermediate C++ student, I thought that this would get me up to speed on the new Microsoft .Net and was willing to wade through what appears to be material for beginners. Unfortunately, it seems that many topics are too lightly treated for any beginner. And most intermediate programmers have to skim through a lot of material to find what makes .Net so different from ANSI C++.

It seems to me that the authors can't decide which audience level to address. Again, most beginners are going to be frustrated with the much too light treatment of many topics. Intermediate and (certainly) Advanced programmers will prefer something else that presents a nice compact discussion and examples of the new .Net material.

In short, buy something else.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, but many errors..., October 30, 2002

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Ken Keefe (Mahomet, IL) - See all my reviews

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

This is a good book if you are looking to take a step up from Console programming to more advanced stuff. It teaches you the new .NET features in a pretty effective manner. There are a lot of errors however. I read this book and did the actual step by step follow-along. I had the errata webpage open the whole time because there were dozens of cases where in the actual code examples they would leave out a keyword that was critical to your program. It also came with code for everything in the book on CD so if I got to a point where my code didn't work or their instructions were too vague, I was able to open their code and compare. Interesting enough, the code on the CD frequently strayed from the instructions in the book. It was almost like they wrote the book and when they read through it to actually do the coding the book talks about, they said, "Hey, that doesn't work!" But then they never changed it in the text. I would not recommend it to complete beginners for that reason. For those who aren't complete beginners, keep your eyes open and check out the errata site.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft Visual C++ Step by Step, April 25, 2003

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W.C. Schafer (Redmond, WA United States) - See all my reviews

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

Poorly written and not text book quality. Many code errors incorporated into text. If this is the best that Microsoft has to offer, it will seriously impeed their marketing efforts of .Net to academic institutions and student population.