Visual C++ 6 from the Ground Up

By John Paul Mueller

Thanks to the advanced technologies of Microsoft's Visual C++ 6, you can now create powerful remote database applications, indispensable HTML view programs, and much more. This guide covers the gamut... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0078825067
• ISBN13: 9780078825064
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Length: 718 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.8" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great book for the diligent programmer

This book contains much useful information. There are a few errors in the example code which require some effort to work through. I haven't seen a book yet that doesn't have errors. The author has provided assistance in these cases from his web page and through email. And, is also correcting these problems for the next edition of the book. Aside from that, most of the book is error free and provides in depth explanation of up to date, useful programming technique. It also contains useful web programming examples. I recommend this book.

Lots of Great Theory, Tips, and Other Information

I opened this book with no experience in Visual C++ and was instantly disappointed--so much so that I wrote the author an email about it. He provided me with a nice long response and helped out in every way possible. The title for this book is incorrect--it should be Visual C++ 6 for Intermediate Developers. The "from the Ground Up" portion of the title made me think this book is for novices. So, after I got some background information, I tried the book again.The theory, online sites, tips, and notes in this book are rock solid. I found that I learned many new tricks by reading it and that I was able to develop more complex applications faster and with less effort after reading it. This is the reason for my book rating (along with the author's participation in email). So, if you're going to buy this book, buy it because you want to write better applications, faster.The example code in this book is flawed. Even the author admits that there are problems with it. If you want to see what the code should look like, check out the author's Web site. I found several FAQs for this book and the author promises to provide more. To the author's credit, he will accept input from readers and even make this input available to the public in general. I just wish he had done a better job with the code in the first place.

Lots of In-Depth Information and More

The title of this book is definitely incorrect. If you're looking for something to hold your hand and lead you through each step of the application creation process, look for a Dummies book. This book has it all: ActiveX, the Internet, and database management, along with a healthy dose of basic applications. There were even sections that showed how to package my applications. I did find a few minor glitches in the code, but the author provided help with the problems the same day that I wrote him. I was also a little disappointed that this book is a bit out of date with the release of Windows 2000. Hopefully the author will take time to update it.

In-depth intro and alot more.

This is a very valuable book with alot of meat. You really have to focus getting through it because it doesn't hold your hand. But if you stay with it you can learn alot. I did.