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Teach Yourself Visual C++ 5 in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself...)

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It's a solid introduction to MFC programming but don't plan on learning C++ from it. I would rather have a book dedicated to MFC in more depth than a book that tries to explain C++ concepts in a few paragraphs. If you know nothing about C++ do yourself a favour and grab a good C++ book as a companion to this.

I kind of agree the first comment. The flow of this book is not that smooth. Since I didn't have any experience with MS Windows programming, so it took me more that 4 hours to read each chapter and experience the examples(After that, I feel very tired). And most of the time you have to guess HOWTO do something you want. I don't know about other books, so that's why I give a three start to this book!!!

This is the worst computer related book I have ever read. Each chapter introduces some topic of C/C++ programming(variable in one, functions in another, etc.) almost at random. The rest of the chapter will introduce a new topic of Windows programming using Visual C++. The problem is that it doesn't teach anything. Williams simply walks through the steps he takes to make a program without explaining why he is doing it or what predefined functions and classes mean. His method of teaching is so bad that the material that I am already familiar with makes very little sense. Bottom line: This book is of little to no help in teaching Visual C++.

I am new to Window Programming, and the project I suppose to accomplish needs to be written under Visual C++ environment. I found this book easy to read; however, I think that it would take longer than 24 hours to finish and understand everything in the book including the excercises. If you do not do the exercise you probably will finish the book in 24 hours, but you have missed the important point. Of course this is not a book for Advance Visual C++ programmer.

YOU MAY NOT DO IT IN 24 HOURS, BUT YOU WILL LEARN IF YOU START AT THE BEGINNING AND READ TO THE END. MIGHT BE A IDEA TO GET MSN'S VISUAL C++ COMPILER IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE IT. STILL, IF YOU WANT TO WALK A LITTLE B4 TRYING TO RUN IN 24 HOURS, LOOK AT JAMSA'S C/C++ BIBLE. IN THAT BOOK, YOU GET IT ALL! p.s. I didn't write it, just liked it.

This book is really confusing, there are lots of examples without showing how to accomplish them. Readers must try by themselves. I don't recommend buying this book!!!

This book is really great, it actually teaches you Visual C++ in 24 hours. It would be a good idea to learn a bit of C++ before you get started. Great for just looking up some specific topic

I am an experienced Visual C++ programmer but I bought this book as to review some basics, and because I just buy so many programming books -it's a compulsion. This one is not like you would expect from the title : a Learning-Book-For-Dummies. It explains just as much as you need to know AND understand. And it is CONCISE without missing any info .. Read carefully, you will find a LOT in there.

After working with VB and some Borland C++ Builder I've just started learning VC++. The problems are getting books that shows you HOW to do things. Usually you get a list of prototypes or incomplete code not giving you the full context. In this book you're being raced through a lot of examples rating form very easy to advanced. You will be able to reproduce all the source code from the descriptons.

Of course a book that takes you through so many subjects in "24 hours" is not going to give you all the background needed to fully understand what is happening. But this book in conjunction with online documentation and other "packed with knowledge" C++ windows programming books is going to give you a faster start.

Getting started really should'nt have to be harder than this! Terje