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Visual C++ 5 for Dummies

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--DONT BUY THIS BOOK--READ ON--! Ok, I love the dummies books. EVERY book I have is dummies. So I picked up Visual C++ for dummies, thought "Ok, this is going to be good, I already know C++, I done enough for DOS, so I'll learn windows C++." Good idea right? !WRONG! Ok, one or two chapters about Visual C++, thats it? If I wanted to know how to install Visual C++, and use the Wizard, I WOULD HAVE READ THE FREAKING MANUAL! Yeesh! So I thought "Ok, I'll brush up on my cpp skills". I skimmed through the book, and...whats this? All I see is a little old program that was introduced in the "C" language called JukeBox. THE WHOLE BOOK IS ABOUT "JukeBox". Good grief. On and on and on and on about the freaking JukeBox, how to do the same thing this way and that way, and another way, but get this, ITS THE SAME THING! What can I say, DON'T BUY THIS BOOK might be one thing. Thats it, skim through the book if you can. But dont buy it if you actually want to start programming for windows. Hey, new title for this book, "Same old, same old, another C++ book that tried to live up to its name, but lost." Hey it doesnt make sense to me either. Oh well. Try again guys.

OK. So you would like to learn VC++. You may already know some object oriented techniques. What do you do? buy a book on VISUAL C++. But this isn't it. If you have no experience with C++ then this book may help. The book titled Visual C++ has nothing visual about it. The book doesn't even explain how to create the basic user interface. this book is a farce. The book's author should have been persuaded to rename the book, C++ for beginners, and even then it touches so little on the Object Oriented Programming, that you could laugh. You would be better off learning VC++ with a MCSD book or someother VC++ programming book.

I read this book and can't believe that the author never even used VC++, just MSDOS application. Ask youself this. MSDOS? Are we not in the age of GUI? Hence the name visual!

2 STARS for C++ 1 STAR for VC++

Excellent source for explaining Visual C++. It is very popular here at work. Coworkers have borrowed 2 copies months ago and they haven't been returned.

This book is pretty good if you don't know anything on programming, but if you have any programming experience (say VB5 or C++ if only a little) then you are not looking for this book. It does not deliver much on WINDOWS programming, most of the examples are not Windows programs.

I bought this book because i needed a language program to do a College work. The book was cheap and i could get the software (Visual C++) then i bought the book. My work had a pretty decent grade, so i think the book is good, but in this moment is obsolet considering the new programming languages (Java, etc.)and new software.

After programming in Visual Basic for a few years now, I was ready to port over and start learning C++. Knowing the For Dummies... books weren't all that bad for beginning programmers, I decided to try this book out. Sadly, it doesn't cover any topics on the C++ language in depth, and can sometimes be confusing in how things are explained in the book, especially overloading operators. Instead, get C++ Interactive Course by Robert Lafore. Trust me, you'll have all your questions about object oriented programming and basic C++ answered by the time you're through with the Interactive Course book.

This is an excellent book for beginner C++ programmers. Although it covers little about the actual Visual C++, it introduces you the C++ language in a creative way so that a real beginner can readily understand what object-oriented programming really is. After having read this book, I felt quite comfortable jumping up to intermediate Visual C++ books. This book is an absolute starting point for beginners.

This book was great. It was an excellent introduction to the complicated language of C++.
My only complaint would be the lack of discussion on MFC classes. All in all it is great for beginners. PICK IT UP.

Visual C++ 5.0 for Dummies is an excellent book not only for beginning C++/Visual C++ programmers, but also for more experienced C++ programmers who may need some handy "refresher" on some basic concepts of object-oriented programming. The authors are excellent writers--very clear and direct to the point! An underrated book, but an excellent reference for all programming levels.

Let's see, how do I say this?! I did not have ANY programming experience when I first bought this book, I was just simply interested in programming. I got a clear messgae on what programming is, and how to do it. This book starts of in 'Visual C++' by teaching you how ouse the AppWizard, then it goes to 'C++ programming', giving you a brief intro to the language itself. With all considered, the book should be titled 'C++ using VC++ for Dummies'. There is hardly anything on ActiveX controls or other visual development. Try it out for yourself, you might like it!