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Windows via C/C++ (Pro - Developer)
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Manufacturer: Microsoft Press
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN: 9780735624245
ISBN: 0735624240
Label: Microsoft Press
Manufacturer: Microsoft Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 900
Publication Date: 2007-12-12
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Studio: Microsoft Press
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Summary: Great Windows API resource book!
Comment: The Windows C++ API is a beast that many have struggled against. The authors have done a great job in covering the fundamentals.
This book is definitely for intermediate to advanced c++ developers and it makes no attempts to baby the reader with the basics. The authors do make sure to go step by step in some sections where necessary. The sections on dynamic link libraries and windows exception handling were especially helpful.
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Summary: Had all of the info I was looking for...
Comment: As you guessed by the title, this book covered exactly what I was looking for. C/C++ programmers who are dealing with Windows kernel objects, shared memory objects, events, semaphores, security and the like will appreciate this.
The book covered and clarified information that may/may-not be available on MSDN (I never saw it there while searching...), and did so with an overall approach that ties the topics together, shows how they are used, and generally is more understandable. I appreciated this book much more than jumping around through a bunch of disjointed MSDN pages trying to understand how these elements work. The book gives you deep understanding and more than a few tricks you can use in the debugger.
Beginning developers, or developers working on managed code prob. wouldn't have much use for this book. Consider this the nitty-gritty reference manual for how all of the low level stuff gets done.
I appreciate this book, it won't end up back at the used bookstore.
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Summary: All you always wanted to know about Windows functionning
Comment: Excellent choice of topics (kernel objects, processes, threads, jobs, fibers, memory management, DLL et SEH)and a good compromise between the depth of analysis and an easy reading.
The book is very attractive visually; the bold fonts are really used at right places and numerous examples (as a matter of fact quite serious in itself) are very, very readable.
A must for a serious programmer.
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Summary: The name of the author says everything
Comment: This is an excellent book on the fundamentals of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems up to vista. The author definitely is an authority on the subject, and the book is pretty easy to follow with the C/C++ samples.
Particularly I like the chapters about the workings of DLLs. And the explanation of Windows memory management is also very clear.
Perhaps the book can be made a little thinner or use somewhat lightweight paper as I found it is pretty heavy to carry around.
In all, this is a very good desktop reference book if you are windows developer. Even though those RAD platform such as .NET make our life easier and enable us to make a good-looking app quickly, still, from time to time, you'll find a some level of understanding of how windows works help you write better code.
I am very satisfied with this book.
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Summary: Not for beginners
Comment: I have been programming for over 10 years, but my Windows specific C++ programming is relatively weak due to inexperience with it. Note that if you are in the same boat, you will need additional resources (web based, help files, other books) on top of this book as this book assumes you are already proficient in creating Windows apps.
They make no attempt to tell you otherwise, it is an expert level book - but even if you already know C++ well, there is much Windows specific details that this assumes you know.
Great book and very useful, just not entry level, so know that going in.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Get the preeminent guide to programming application for Windows with C++. Programming Applications for Microsoft Windows is a classic book (formerly titled Advanced Windows, Third Edition) and is now fully updated for Windows Vista, including the latest information about Windows XP. In-depth and comprehensive, this essential reference covers the Windows operating system and how to program at the API level. Recognized experts provide an inside view of how Windows works and how to use its features in Visual C++ development tasks. Topics covered include processes, thread pooling, virtual memory, DLLs, file I/O, and message crackers. For systems-level programmers, this is a must-have title. Includes code samples in Visual C++.
Features coverage of classic topics such as thread pooling, heaps, and advanced DLL techniques
Provides expert guidance fully updated for Windows Vista
Provides extensive sample code in Visual C++ 2005
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