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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Pap/Cdr edition (21 Aug 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0764503723
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764503726
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.5 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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Three good reasons to learn C++: It’s available for DOS, Windows, OS/2, Mac OS, and nearly every other operating system out there, making it one of the most portable languages around. C++ is very powerful. It’s used to create products such as Excel and Access, and it’s used in MIS departments and consultants to create mission critical applications for business and government. And, it’s one of the most popular languages in the world. But, before you master C++, you need to get a handle on Visual C++, a set of powerful development tools for writing C++ programs.

Visual C++ For Dummies is your complete guide to the Visual C++ environment and C++ programming. It gets you up and running with the code, confidence and cunning you need to start programming powerful utilities, cool games, or multimedia masterpieces. In no time you’ll:

  • Master the Visual C++ development environment, libraries, wizards, editors, compilers, and debugger
  • Develop reliable code using object–oriented programming
  • Unravel the mysteries of variables, statements, and pointers
  • Add class and inheritance to your programs
  • Use streams and exception handling
  • Manage complex projects using the visual project show
  • Debug programs and correct syntax errors

Visual C++ Programming For Dummies covers all the bases of with clear, accessible instructions, sample programs and lots of source code. Ideal for complete newcomers to C++ and experienced C++ programmers alike, it’s divided in three sections:

  • A quick–guide to Visual C++—covers the main features of the programming environment, tools, and utilities
  • A practical overview of C++ programming fundamentals—walks you through the development of several C++ programs
  • A practical introduction to object–oriented programming—a great primer for beginners and experienced C++ programmers

And as if all that weren’t enough, you also get a bonus CD–ROM featuring:

  • All the code from the book
  • Trial versions of Ultimate Toolbox, and Wise Installation System
  • 15–day trial version of InstallShield Express
  • Demo version of Objective Took Kit

Visual C++ For Dummies gives you everything you need to master Visual C++ and harness the power and portability of C++ today!

From the Back Cover
Free Visual C++ "Cheat Sheet" Inside!

Develop Powerful Visual C++ Programs Today! Get the code, confidence, and cunning you need to start programming in Visual C++ right away. Completely updated for Windows 98 and Windows NT 5.0, Visual C++®6 For Dummies® covers everything you need to know to develop powerful utilities, cool games, or multimedia masterpieces — including object–oriented programming, editing, compiling, and debugging. Jump–Start Your Programs — All the Code from the Book on CD–ROM!

  • Trial versions of Ultimate Toolbox, and Wise Installation System
  • A 15–day trial version of InstallShield Express
  • A demo version of Objective Tool Kit
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Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

  • Get the basics under your belt with a quick crash course on Visual C++'s development environment, libraries, wizards, editors, compilers, and debugger
  • Develop reliable, reusable code using object–oriented programming
  • Unravel the mysteries of variables, statements, and pointers
  • Add class and inheritance to your programs
  • Use streams and exception handling
  • Manage complex projects using the visual project window
  • Debug programs and correct syntax errors


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1.0 out of 5 stars Incompleteness is a sin in my book, 13 Jul 1999
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There are always problems when trying to cover the basics of a huge environment in only a few hundred pages. However, this book is hampered as much by lack of complete examples as it is anything else. When you've spent half an hour typing in a program (a CD is provided so you don't have to type anything) and you find that there is no main() function or anything that actually exercises the code you've written that's just frustrating. Seemingly complete programs don't compile and there is just no excuse for that. This is just a poor book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good for an Introduction only!, 25 Feb 2000
Being a newbie to C++ (but not to other programming languages) this book provided me with enough info to get up and running. I would have given it a fourth star, if only they moved Part II to Part I. Part I introduces you to using C++ without explaining what the code actually means! You don't find this out until Part II, Page 113 - Which is No Good! But hey, everyone's a critic! I thought the authors explanation of pointers (a particulary difficult subject anyway) to be very good.
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1.0 out of 5 stars VC++ Isn't the book, 28 Jun 1999
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The book is not good, to complex not explaining enough for beginers, and it is a throw away book for seassoned coders, once your through with it, its worth nothing, find a book you can use later instead.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment when compared to other books of this series
I've had good luck with the Dummies series. The SQL and Visual Basic books provided an excellent introduction to those topics. Read more
Published on 28 April 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginers. Focuses more on C++ then VC++ 6.
It was a good begining book but you have to want to learn. And please don't buy this book for Visual C++ 6, because it doesn't talk about it that much. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars If you are a real dummy in C++ - don't buy this book!!!
I have started to work over the first chapter and all I got was just errors after the 6th compilation! Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice C++ intro
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners
Disapointed.A book for Dummies should be for a beginner.If it started with a project and programs and showed how it is done and then step by step explained how and why, it would... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice intro to Visual C++, a better intro to C++ itself
I love Dummies books because they provide a usable, breadth first approach to learning complex subjects. Read more
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