Mfc Smartlabs: An Intelligent Tutoring System (Windows programmers SmartLab multimedia series) [BOX SET] (Audio CD)

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Product Description
There are over 1.2 million programmers using Microsoft's Visual C++ programming environment. The MFC SmartLab has been designed to fulfill the mission of providing programmers self-paced, self-diagnostic, interactive, multimedia training that is both affordable and of high quality.

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Learn MFC now! MFC SmartLabs is the easiest, most fun and cost-effective way to learn MFC, Microsoft's widely-used C++ programming library. It helps users identify exactly what they need to learn, with an easy-to-use pretest -- and then builds a personalized syllabus just for them. After each section, MFC SmartLabs even tests again to make sure users really understand. Experienced MFC programmers can choose to learn only what they don't already know -- and use the rest as a refresher. New MFC programmers can choose a comprehensive, soup-to-nuts MFC course, including fundamentals and architecture, handling messages with the Class Wizard, GUI development, using the Visual C++ App Wizard, using graphics and fonts, command routing, serialization and more. Most Windows programmer needs to understand it -- and there's no better way to do it than with MFC SmartLabs.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; Boxed edition (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0135318076
• ISBN-13: 978-0135318072
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,578,381 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent method to help learn MFC., May 12, 1997

By A Customer

The software for this was redone and now runs under NT. This is worth getting to learn the document/view architecture, adding menus, adding dialogs... I would go thru the course and workbooks after reading a book on MFC and doing some exercises. Its also worth reading the MFC4 User's Guide under Online Books. Only drawback I've seen is one is forced to swap Smartlabs/C++ CDs, but this is a minor inconvience compared to the time required to learn MFC

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive, professional CBT product., December 4, 1996

By A Customer

One of the nicest computer based training products I have seen. The content was good and the training method well designed. However, the installation should be improved. Specifically, it relies on the presence of ODBC. The software fails and gives no indication of why if this this requirement is not met. Also, the tutorial will not run under Windows NT since VBX code is used. Considering the preferred C++ development environment is NT, this should be fixed. Also, in NT, when workbook contents are selected the system fails to find winhelp32.exe and temporarily hangs. Other than the installation issues, the product is solid. One further recommendation: It was not immediately clear the relationship between tutorial, workbook, pre and post test and labs. For people who don't like to read manuals (most of us) I would provide a one page diagram of the flow of the training. Visual feedback is very effective. Other than that, I look forward to OLE Smartlabs...