Visual C++ 5.0 Developer's Guide

by David Bennett

This version of Visual C++ with real-life examples is aimed at giving readers familiarity with the advanced techniques for programming. The CD-ROM includes full source code and executables. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672310317
• ISBN13: 9780672310317
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Sams
• Length: 1000 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great book, covers areas that are left out of other books

I just bought Visual C++ compiler. I have never used it before but I knew what I wanted to do with it. I wanted to write a small program to dial my modem using TAPI (Telephone Aplication Interface). This is the only book that I could find that had any mention of TAPI. Also, when I had a problem because I need to link with tapi32.dll this is the one book that explained how to link to dll's. I saw other books in the book store and they were inadequate at covering such a basic topic. I agree that there should be more examples. I want examples that I can compile, link and execute and then start modifying (like the "Java Examples in a Nutshell" book). This is a great book though.

Excellent book for intermediate level programmers

I program in several languages already - most things that you want to do aren't documented well in the help files - things like opening sockets, ActiveX, database programming. This books does a fairly good job of explaining much of what isn't easily discovered from other sources. This was a real "gap-filler" for me. Great job guys. The only drawback is there's not quite enough material on each topic. There could have been more advanced discussions of each of the topics this book covers (of course, the book would have been three times as big - at which point shipping would cost more than the book).

A great book for experienced Windows' programmers.

This is a great book, who is best for experienced Windows' programmers who wish to switch to Visual C++. I used this book to learn VCPP after I was programming Delphi for three years.