Visual C++ MFC Programming by Example [With *]

by John E. Swanke

-- Add extensions to the Developer's Studio Wizards -- 85 examples with complete working code Tired of the inadequate examples and documentation for MFC and Visual C++ development? Don't like what the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879305444
• ISBN13: 9780879305444
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 593 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Perfect for beginner to advanced

I've been programming in Visual C++ for 6 or 7 years and I'm the project manager for a fairly large project. This book is perfect for most of my developers, especially the newer ones, but even I have taken away some great knowledge from this book. In fact, the reference card in the front was worth the value of the book itself.I'm always forgetting the exact sequence of messages and overrides for Window and Dialog creation and destruction. I used to have my own copy written down years ago and lost it, and I've never taken the time to go through it again. Having that is terrific. I have it hanging from the lamp on my desk.Great book. Well written, and solid examples of writing good MFC code.

A VC++ programmer's bible as far as I'm concerned

For those who attempt to downgrade this book, go try a 24-hour one. If you have a good grasp on VC++ but need solutions to common problems, then this book is the missing key. The author's approach is direct, precise and exactly what I was looking for. It was initially to be a cross-reference manual, but I ended up reading it cover-to-cover twice due to the many helpful strategies that I learnt. Make the investment and achieve things that no other books cover.

Was so interestingly written, I read it from cover to cover.

Although I've been programming with MFC for a number of years, I learnt things from this book I didn't know or fully understood before. It is obvious from the way the author explains the material, he clearly knows what he is talking about. It is the kind of book I wish I had years ago when I had just started out programming with MFC, and it is the first one I now reach for when I need to check out certain things (just look at the copious amount of helpful diagrams he includes). In the way of TIME SAVED from the knowledge I obtained from it, I have already gotten back what I spent for it many times over, and am definitely looking forward to his next topic.

Upto the point, good runtime issues and no trivial examples.

I read this book just out of curiosity and not to buy it because I had learned it through lots of frustration from other books. I always had the suspicion that there must be a better way to teach a beginner in MFC come up to speed quickly. After I read this book, I definitely believe it is the right book and bought it just to support the author. This book and perhaps VC++6 in 24 hours is probably all that one needs to quickly start rolling out powereful GUI applications. I don't think there is a book that covers runtime modifications of menus etc. and real life programming, in as short a time as John's book manages to accomplish. I have read at least 5 big volumes on MFC and VC++ programming and none come close.

A very handy and useful reference tool

This book paid for itself the day I bought it. I found a solution to a problem which I had already spent a few hours on and had put aside. Swanke's solution was simple and clean. The book is packed with useful information and I like the way it is organized. I can find specifically what I need very quickly. The examples are explained very thoroughly so that you get depth of understanding in bite size chunks with each example rather than just a cut-and-paste solution. I have several MFC books and this is one of the few I take to work with me.