Windows via C/C++ 5th Edition

by Jeffrey M. Richter (Author), Christophe Nasarre (Author), Mark Russinovich (Foreword)

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Get the preeminent guide to programming application for Windows with C++. Programming Applications for Microsoft Windows is a classic book (formerly titled Advanced Windows, Third Edition) and is now fully updated for Windows Vista, including the latest information about Windows XP. In-depth and comprehensive, this essential reference covers the Windows operating system and how to program at the API level. Recognized experts provide an inside view of how Windows works and how to use its features in Visual C++ development tasks. Topics covered include processes, thread pooling, virtual memory, DLLs, file I/O, and message crackers. For systems-level programmers, this is a must-have title. Includes code samples in Visual C++.

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About the Author

Jeffrey Richter is a cofounder of Wintellect (www.wintellect.com)-a training, debugging, and consulting firm dedicated to helping companies build better software faster. He is the author of the previous editions of this book, Windows via C/C++, and several other Windows®-related programming books. Jeffrey has been consulting with the Microsoft® .NET Framework team since October 1999.

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Publisher : Microsoft Press; 5th edition (November 28, 2007)
Language : English
Hardcover : 848 pages
ISBN-10 : 0735624240
ISBN-13 : 978-0735624245
Item Weight : 3.96 pounds
Dimensions : 7.5 x 2.13 x 9.25 inches

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Great, but digital edition is missing source code

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2020

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This book was quite helpful. Sadly a lot of the old 90’s/early 00’s Windows cruft is still around, and if you need to do anything with it, this is the book to get.

The digital edition did not include all of the code samples of the print edition, and the link provided in the book no longer works. The code is available via google, and maybe GitHub, but that was frustrating. The content is worth it though, and the code samples aren’t enough without an explanation, so 4/5 for missing content (5/5 if you get all of the content in the print edition).

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Sal

Great, Although There Are Some Cons...

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2014

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So, don't get me wrong: this is a GREAT book. It goes really deep into stuff. The reason for it getting four stars is because there AREN'T EXAMPLES! My last programming book (C++ Without Fear 2nd Edition by Brian Overland) had an example every 3 pages and it really helped me. In this case, however, there are ZERO. Sure, there are tables and pictures of little functions, but not examples of how you can use the code. It could be because Windows programs often have a lot more code in them, but still... Anyway, I have had a lot of trouble trying the code out in my computer, because I am not actually seeing how it is used. That, and you have to define a lot of the macros in Windows programming, and that is no piece of cake. Anyway, here is my complete synopsis of the book (so far):

Author:
Okay, this is 5/5 stars. Jeffrey Richter definitely knows what he is talking about. He has been doing windows for years and he is really good at explaining it on paper (sadly, not many authors can do this).

Content:
READ: This book does NOT cover UI. This isn't a let down for me though. If you need to know UI, I HIGHLY recommend Forgers Win32 Tutorial. Download the PDF, because the website is utterly useless to me. [...] The content this book covers is excellent. About 900 pages of all essential stuff, such as Processes, Jobs, Threads, Memory, etc.. But, like I said before, it does not have examples. You could call this book a textbook though, it really seems like it. 4.5/5 stars here.

Target Audience:
This book is NOT for beginners. Repeat: NOT for beginners. The book assumes you generally know most of the stuff by know, so... just warning you. If you are thinking, "Oh, this is a Windows book, and I want to learn it. But, what is windows programming even look like?" then this is not for you. I recommend Forgers Win32 again for a start point. I can't really rate this, so... moving on.

Quality:
Really good book. Very professional, in fact, when I got it in the mail I literally thought I just bought a textbook, because my school has textbooks that look just like this actually. Unlike a lot of other Windows books, it covers 64 bit programming, which, in this day and age, is urgent. Also: when you start reading it, it will seem out of date because he mentions Windows Vista a lot and Windows Server 2008. Well, programming languages don't change that often, so you will be fine here. 5/5 stars here.

Conclusion:
I really wish there were examples, but, I have complained about that enough. It still explains macros and the "whys" of each function. I would actually give it a 4.5/5, but Amazon doesn't allow that. I just don't think this book deserves a perfect score. Just know that if you are getting into Windows programming, you won't learn all the basics of it within several months like you can in, say, C++ or Java. And you most CERTAINLY master it as quickly as you can master html. It's the commands to entire OS, and really, no one knows how the entire systems works by heart except for Bill Gates, the one who made it himself. Pros and Cons below:

Pros:
1. Very professional
2. Extremely helpful. Explains a LOT.
3. A lot of content, so you are not getting ripped off for 42 dollars.

Cons:
1. No examples

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Dennis L. Hughes

Essential

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2008

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Richter is _the_ expert in programming the Windows API. If you want to do that, then you must have this book. Besides content, it is well written and so forth.

This may not be for the complete beginner. Unfortunately, I don't know of any introductory texts on this subject. You kind of have to jump in.

You might find Microsoft Windows Internals (4th Edition): Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 or Windows® Internals: Including Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, Fifth Edition (PRO-Developer) of use in understanding some concepts. But beware! Those are highly technical.

I also recommend Windows System Programming (3rd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Microsoft Technology Series) in addition to Richter. This is a very well-written and masterful presentation of much of the same material, but in a different way. It is amazing how much Hart packs into such a small book.

One caveat about Windows Via C/C++ 5. Richter has to quite an extent lost interest in native C++ in favor of C#/.NET. Perhaps for this reason this book has a cobbled-together feel, like the old version verbatum (which is fine) with some new material roughly tacked on. (BTW, Richter's CLR via C#, Second Edition (Pro Developer) is essential for .NET developers.)

Still, 5 stars.

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Timmy_A

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2010

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One of the greatest programming book I have ever read. Although topics it covers are rather advanced, Jeffrey's style makes everything so easy to follow. The greatest thing about book is that authors don't follow 'how-to', but 'why' approach. After reading each chapter you know the subject not becasue you know how-to do it, but because you understand how is it (threads, kernel objects, virtual memory) working. This approach is essential when you want to master technology, find hard-to-find bugs and design better SW.

12-13 years ago I read previous edition of this book. That time I was just inexperienced student, but I was able to understand nearly everything.
Today after 10 years of professional career this book was like piece of (delicious) cake.

For every server-side native Windows programmer this book is 'must'. I also recommend Joe Duffy's Concurrent Programming on Windows which gives you some other ideas about multithreading development.

By the way Richter also wrote CLR via C# (Pro-Developer) which is absolutely 'must' for every .NET developer. Also highly recommended.

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S. Jacobs

This is da book

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2008

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If you want to do any serious development in Window, this is the book to get. Once you read and understand the basic C++ books, and want to get beyond simple applications, you need this book. This is not a beginner text, but a grown-up book on what is happening inside windows and how to use it in your application. I found this book invaluable in building multithreading, port i/o, virtual array management in my application. The author really knows his stuff and presents it in a very readable fashion. The source code for the examples in this book are well-commented and I have found it easy to take code fragments from then to use in my applications.

This book is a keeper.

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V. Koul

Excellent book to get in depth knowledge about Windows Operating System

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2010

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I am c# programmer and do not have any great background of c/c++ but that didn't stopped me from buying this book..It has wealth of information about what happens behind the scenes....I reckon it is a fantastic book for reading or reference...

Astroman

Utile per la programmazione Win32 in C++

Reviewed in Italy on January 20, 2017

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Possedevo già una precedente edizione del testo di Richter (risalente a fine anni '90), dalla quale avevo appreso interessanti ed utili informazioni sulla programmazione Win32. Questa nuova edizione contiene informazioni ed esempi aggiornati. Consigliato.

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Suraj

Book is Excellent

Reviewed in India on May 1, 2014

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Contents and explanation is excellent, I liked the flow and detailed description. I would recommend this book to my colleagues.

Podoclaste

C'est à lire, surtout...

Reviewed in France on April 28, 2009

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Surtout si vous programmez Windows avec VB ou C++/MFC sans vraiment savoir ce qu'il y a derrière. Sérieusement, Windows n'est pas encore Unix mais la programmation système en est tout aussi complexe. Avec ce livre vous pourrez envisager de programmer Windows, de manière sécurisée, avec du C et des appels d'API natives. Ce pourquoi Windows est fait en premier lieu, d'ailleurs. Notez, ce n'est pas si courant, que les auteurs sont un Américain habitué des ouvrages sur la programmation Windows et ... un Français.

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R. Ash

(C)ing through (WINDOWS) is believing (++)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2009

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I've always liked writing in machine code (PDP12 in 1971), so for a language to be able to do what I wanted, it had to able to get down and dirty with bits and masks.

I have used higher level language (ALGOL60, BCPL, B and C) to efficiently develop vast suites of software for a wide variety of hardware platforms, and now (C++, C#, Python and of course Powershell) are my recent play things.

If Windows is your operating system of choice or necessity (XP, VISTA and soon 7), this book has the newer nuances of Windows well covered. It assumes your knowledge of the C/C++ language and then extends it as a way of describing Windows, its interfaces and data structures.

Well presented with plenty of solid examples it is an excellent complement to Windows Internals 4th(XP) and 5th(Vista) editions for someone wanting to get to the bits that make Windows work.

Well done Jeff and Chris.

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