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Manufacturer: Microsoft Press
Author: Jeff Prosise
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 1999-05-13
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Label: Microsoft Press
Number Of Pages: 1200 Features:
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The newly updated and expanded second edition of this acclaimed title covers 32-bit development for all Microsoft(r) Windows platforms, including Windows 2000, using the Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC). Aimed at developers who wish to capitalize on advances in the MFC for rapid, object-oriented programming, the book delves into MFC basics, progresses to the document/view architecture, then addresses advanced topics including ActiveX(r), OLE, and COM. Author Jeff Prosise once again sets the standard in describing the art of writing MFC-based Windows applications with his clear and comprehensive treatment of concepts and techniques. Readers will discover how to produce incredible functionality with little new code by appropriating MFC code from the class library. They'll also find sample programs and executables on the book's CD-ROM to further fuel their own projects. Cached date: AWS Called=true You may also be interested in these products:
The best MFC book around 2006-11-13 This book is to MFC what Programming for Windows is for the Win32 API. I would call it the MFC bible. There is a lot of MFC books out there but Programming Windows with MFC is one of the best. If you are serious about MFC, you should consider adding this one to your references collection.
Comprehensive and understandable - really learn MFC 2006-01-10 I purchased this book a number of years ago when I started a new job which required me to program using MFC. I had never done any programming for Win32, let alone using MFC (which wraps around the Win32 API). Coming from this state of ignorance, it only took a short time of working with Prosise's book for me to gain enough confidence to start writing MFC programs on my own.
The book covers most of the major areas that an MFC programmer would have interest. Topics such as dialog based applications, the potentially confusing document / view architecture, property sheets, mouse and keyboard IO, menu management, creation of custom controls, bitmaps, UI and worker threads - all are explained with exceptional clarity thoroughness. After reading a given section I felt a true understanding of the material - the information is taken to a depth which seems to be uncommon in many windows programming books.
At its core though, this is a windows programming book and through its many examples it succeeds in providing an excellent foundation. One may question the usefulness of some of the examples but keep in mind that they were not written for practical usefulness but instead they were intended to solidify the concepts presented in the chapter - which they usually do quite successfully.
More recently, others at my company have found it necessary to program for Win32 and my first piece of advice for them is to sit down and read through the first chapter of Prosise for a day or so. After that, answers to most questions can be found within the remaining 1200 (!) pages of the book.
Note that the CD which came with the book worked fine on Windows NT and Windows XP. Also, the book targets Visual Studio 6.0 but most of the topics are still valid in Visual Studio .NET.
So why review a book that is almost seven years old at the time of this writing? I felt like I owed Prosise for creating such a comprehensive and understandable work and writing a positive review seemed a nice way to say "Thank You".
Truly beautiful work BUT........ 2004-12-25 no practical programs. Both "Windows programming" of my boss,Charles Petzold and the book taking draw, game programs to demonstrate. Are there any books getting developers really inside industry projects using MFC or Windows API ?????? This question is my Christmas gift for Microsoft authors !!
who says it takes longer? 2004-08-26 I managed to muddle my way through simple dialog-box based applications with hardly any documentation -- just advice from colleagues. When I got assigned to write a real live multi-threaded, multi-document app, I tried the books lying around the office which had helped me considerably with the simpler apps, but which left me much confused about things like device contexts. Why all of a sudden CClientDC instead of CPaintDC? And what is a DC anyway exactly? They say, "See, if you do this and this, then you can draw an ellipse that wiggles around." So I do that, and then try changing parameters, and am left only able to draw that ellipse. I can't make it purple.
I hate feeling like I don't really, REALLY know why I'm doing what I'm doing. And Prosise was an effective (and therefore quick) book which left me feeling like I knew. After about 2 days of reading and working with the examples, I felt I understood device contexts mapping modes, why I don't tell the Ellipse() routine what color ellipse I want. Prior to that, I'd spent 2 weeks with other books, not really getting it, not effectively able to modify the examples in the book.
Something about the way he organized it just got me to a point of clarity quicker, without nearly as much frustration. So don't let the 1300 pages throw you. It's not hard to read.
Best book in it's class 2004-04-16 Over several years, I have purchased around a dozen books on MFC, and this one by far is not only the best one for learning MFC, but also the best to use as a reference (in addition to MSDN). Some of the examples were a little lengthy, as I prefer shorter examples. The first half of the book is essential for any windows programmer. The second half leans more towards particular advanced topics which are not needed by everyone, but good to have handy when the time comes.
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