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Using Visual C++ 6 (Simple Solutions, Essential Skills) (Paperback)

by Jon Bates (Author), Tim Tompkins (Author)
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  • Paperback: 850 pages
  • Publisher: Que (Jul 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0789716356
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789716354
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.6 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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Book Description
Using Visual C++ takes a straight forward, no-nonsense approach to teaching C++. The book is broken into a number of sections. The first part creates a foundation for the reader. The use of Developer Studio as well as Wizards, editors, and debuggers is covered. The book progress into the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC). MFC is the libraries of pre-build classes that Microsoft provides to make Visual C++ programming much easier. By understanding how to use the classes within MFC, the reader will be able to create nearly any type of program. Unlike many books, Using Visual C++ does not try to be a compendium of all the questions any person may ever have, rather, the book focuses on teaching the reader to use Visual C++ and on providing quick and easy access to answers and information on Visual C++ basics.

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Using Visual C++ 6 goes the extra mile
Have you ever had the experience of books that seem to stop short of explaining the particular problem you needed to solve?

Tim & I have had that fraustrating experience too!

So we've worked hard to ensure that Using Visual C++ 6 explains each subject very clearly and to the level of depth that you'll need to solve your problems.

We've included code examples that provide solutions to 'real world' problems that we've encountered in our own long programming careers.

We enjoyed writing it, and hope that you enjoy reading it just as much if not more.

We also hope you find Using Visual C++ 6 a valuable and worthwhile investment for your own programming career.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars For the price you can't lose!, 2 Sep 1999
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I liked this book. I knew C++, but had no clue about Visual C++. Hell, I even know Visual Basic, but when it came trying to figure out VC++, I was lost. If you are in the same boat as I am, then I HIGHLY recommend this book for a first VC++ book. It has many great step through examples that are easy to follow. It is true that it doesn't get into too much detail about the inner workings of Windows or C++, but I wasn't expecting that. It goes over most major topics with VC++ though. COM,SDI,MDI,ActiveX even a bit with some DirectX stuff. At the moment I am going though the ENTIRE book, and learning about more of these topics that I initially skipped. I HIGHLY recommend this book if you already C, or C++ and want to learn VC++ rather quickly and easily.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars This book is Good for using visual c++, not understanding it, 23 Jun 1999
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This book is good for using visual c++ ,so the title matches what is in the book, but the book does not explain the windows mechanism. There was not enough explaination for the built in functions, but in general the book is a good start for some body new to visual c++.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Just another MSVC book, 10 Nov 1998
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The cleverly named "Using Visual C++ 6" is good for those who have never used Microsoft Visual C++ before. Most of it is pretty basic how-to, not very specific to the new version 6. It goes through explaining basic AppWizard functions, dialog design, the basic resources, graphic drawing routines (?), documents, views, using external data, code libraries, ActiveX, and basically everything all the other MSVC books have plenty of.

This book is far from being a prize-winner in the way that it's written. The tutorials are incomplete, missing a few steps here and there, forgetting to tell you this and that. And if you're looking for a book that will teach you consistent MFC coding, then this one is not for you. The author doesn't take advantage of some important MFC classes, and uses hard top-down code instead where a class instance would definitely be in order. I am a relatively inexperienced C++ programmer, and I found myself making corrections to the code in the book, actually converting it to MFC. There are also places in the book where the author uses hard code when he could have used a couple of keystrokes and a mouse-click instead. The book is littered with typos and minor oversights all round.

But it's not entirely bad, either. It is very well set up, with clear pictures, sidebar notes, comments and excellent layout overall. The author assumes that the reader learns as he reads, so repetitions are few and short, whereas several other books fall into the endless spiral of repeating a detailed description of every trivial action whenever the reader is required to perform it.

All things considered, it's a good beginner's book that teaches by example. If you're beginning object-oriented programming, this book won't teach you any good OO discipline, but it will teach you some of the basics of Windows programming and application design. If you are an experienced C++ programmer or OO developer wanting to learn to use MSVC, you might be amused or irritated by the author's lack of object-oriented discipline, or simply by the book's little inconsistencies.

It really should get 3 stars, but I gave it 2 because the first rating was so rediculously high.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quite good for a beginner
I found this book to be a good introduction between theory and Practice. It is an excellent stepping stone to go on to a more difficult book such as "Programming Windows with MFC"... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2004 by Johnny

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is exceptional!!!!
This is an excellent book for those moving from C++ to VC++. It explains a wide range of VC++ topics in a clear and concise way, with lots of examples which enable the reader to... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for learning basic windows programming and the compiler
This book is for you, only if you known C++ (basic C++ is sufficient). They make a god job explain the way for using the compiler and make your first project. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good introduction to VC6
Very good stress free introduction to VC6 & MFC. Assumes prior knowledge of C++. Needs to be complemented with some more advanced references, but definitely a perfect... Read more
Published on 18 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm very happy with my purchase!
I found this book very informative. All of the code was explained very well, especialy for beginners like myself. Read more
Published on 28 April 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good for a Que title
I've never been impressed with Que, so I was surprised when I thumbed through this at Borders and found it to be exactly what I'm looking for. Read more
Published on 5 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book to start learning visual c++ 6
I used this book to learn for the first time how to program c++ in windows .I think the author made marvelous job and wonderful way to learn visual C++.
Published on 29 Mar 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Good one for beginners
I found this book is the best one I have ever seen for beginners. However, don't expect any good COM or ActiveX stuff here. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars The best introduction for developing under Visual C++ 6
If you are new to Visual Studio and Visual C++ - including MFC, ActiveX, etc..., then you need this book. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 1998

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