Windows 98 Developer's Handbook [Hardcover]

Ben Ezzell (Author), Jim Blaney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998

The Windows 98 Developer's Handbook is the one resource you need to design and build applications for the latest version of Windows. Whether you're an experienced Windows 95 developer or you want to upgrade your programming skills, you'll find accurate and thorough explanations of Windows 98's newest capabilities.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1323 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc; Book & CD edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782121241
• ISBN-13: 978-0782121247
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.7 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,939,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book, delivers what it promises., October 27, 1999

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Iyad El-Baghdadi - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows 98 Developer's Handbook (Hardcover)

This might not be the best book on Windows programming out there, but I gave it 5 stars because it lives up to its promises (mostly).

I have two main complaints, however: (1) "Windows 98" is a misnomer, since the book is really about Windows programming for any version. (2) The authors supposedly tell you how to "make the best use" of MFC, but they mostly try to avoid MFC as far as they can, even if it seems more appropriate. (3) I was surprised to see no treatment of DirectX in the whole PART devoted to graphics programming...

Still, the book is informative, and covers broad terrirotry (though in shallow detail at times). The CD-ROM contains all the source code - ALL of it works! In fact, the compiled versions are on the CD-ROM too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference source., October 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Windows 98 Developer's Handbook (Hardcover)

Excellent source of reference for the Win32 API and MFC and how to apply them in developing applications for Windows.

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a valuable resource for any Windows developer, August 20, 2005

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Robert B "[e-mail]" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows 98 Developer's Handbook (Hardcover)

This book discusses and compares WIN32 API programming and MFC programming throughout the book. I haven't yet had time to read the entire book but I hope to as it is relevant to programming any version of Windows, at least at the GUI/Application level. There is a Windows 2000 version of this book and I found it lacking in some of the topics that this book presents - this book is considerably larger as well and is a good investment.
It also come with the sample programs on CD ROM and at least one
of these is written in WIN32 API C and MFC as well.