Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up [Paperback]

Herbert Schildt (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ground Up | Publication Date: January 10, 2000

-- Begin as a Novice Finish as a Pro. Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up is a "heavy-weight" book that provides in-depth coverage and a thorough explanation of the complex Windows 2000 programming environment. In the typical Ground Up approach, the book provides accelerated coverage of fundamentals and gets programmers productive fast.
-- Useful real-world content is the key to the Ground Up series including:
-- Inside front- and back-cover syntax references for easy look-up.
-- In-depth boxes for advanced coverage of difficult programming techniques.
-- Portability tips that highlight differences between programming in Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000.
-- Complete, working code examples downloadable from Osborne web site.

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From the Back Cover

Grand master programming author Herb Schildt gives you proven, step-by-step techniques! Build robust, peak-performance Windows 2000 programs--component by component. In Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up, expert programmer Herb Schildt explains how to take advantage of all the enhanced features of Microsoft's new operating system. By following the hands-on examples, you'll learn to create menus and dialog boxes, use controls, handle multithreaded multitasking, develop DLLs, create screen savers, and much, much more. Plus, you'll get Herb's unique In-Depth boxes that give insight into many critical Windows 2000 topics. Also, for programmers porting code, Herb offers his exclusive Historical Perspective notes which point out important differences between Windows 2000 and earlier versions of Windows. Written in the clear, concise, uncompromising style that has made Schildt's programming books the choice of millions worldwide, Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up is your gateway to Windows 2000 programming success! Whether you're a seasoned professional looking for a quick migration path, or a programming novice, you'll find everything you need to know in this indispensable guide. And remember: The source code for this book is free on the Web!Learn how to: create a Windows 2000 application skeleton; apply menus and message boxes; process messages; implement dialog boxes; use standard controls, such as scroll bars, push buttons, and list boxes; work with icons, cursors, and bitmaps; master advanced controls, including toolbars, tooltips, tree views, calendars, property sheets, and wizards; harness the power of multithreaded multitasking; add online, context-sensitive Help using both WinHelp and HTML Help; use the printer; work with character fonts; apply graphics and use World Transforms; create screen savers; use the system Registry; supercharge your menus; create DLLs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 782 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media (January 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072121890
• ISBN-13: 978-0072121896
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,352,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New, Precise and Interesting, March 24, 2000

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Fredric H. Toms - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up (Paperback)

Other '...from the ground up' books from this author have been great. His teaching style and examples showing users how to build complex windows applications have always been easily read by novices. This book- is without a doubt, no exception. It follows the same format as his former books (Win95, Win98), but he explicitely discusses the differences between Windows2000 and Win98 so that anyone can easily distinguish the differences between the two. All of the material taught throughout this book is well and fully explained in plain english. Even some of the more advanced topics introduced in this book are easily explained using the author's interesting teaching techniques. Finally, I believe that this is a great book if any beginner programmers are interested in programming for windows. However, keep in mind that you must have knowledge of C/C++ if you plan to program in Windows. With that I said, I totally reccamend this book to any newbie windows programmer!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book by an excellent author, May 23, 2000

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M. Steinberg (Spring, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up (Paperback)

This book is by far the best on the market for beginning Win32 programmers. I have an extensive Visual Basic background and needed to get up to speed on programming Windows in C/C++. Herb's style of writing is very simple to understand. He explains all of the code in the book in great detail. Although the book does not nearly cover even a majority of the Win32 API, Herb's writing style gets the reader fluent enough in the strange Win32 dialect to allow you to read through MSDN and understand what you are reading.

When I had to contact the author to clarify some things, he was always willing to help. Schildt is by far the leader in introductory Windows programming books.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, binding sucks!, July 13, 2006

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P. Steen (GR,MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows 2000 Programming from the Ground Up (Paperback)

Unlike the guy that gave it two stars for the crappy binding, I felt I should just take one off because the content is so good. Indeed this books covers everything a windows programmer needs to know(for win32 API). I personally like the "from the Ground Up" style this author uses. After going through Petzold's book, and listening to everyone heralding it from on high, I seriously feel that Schildt's explanation of the Win32 API is superior. If you're a hardcore nerd, and love the unnecessary technical detailing of the example programs in Petzold's version, then this book will probably not be suited to you. This book is for someone who has learned most of the C language and wants to move on to programming windows. If you're unsure of what an LRESULT CALLBACK is or how the windows system actually works with your application , you'll find the author does a nice job outlining all of these explanations as well as supplying a vast amount of source code which is working, and readable. All in all, a magnificient book. A word to the wise, however: the binding is absolutely awful.