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Title: Mfc Programming (Addison-Wesley Advanced Windows Series) by Alan R. Feuer ISBN: 0-201-63358-2 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Pub. Date: 09 June, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: good as a second MFC book
Comment: I give this book 4 stars instead of 5 because it was published in 1997 and is somewhat outdated now. I purchased it in mid 99 because I liked the other book in the series, Win32 Programming by Brent Rector.
Feuer's book is consise and I like his approach of explaining some of the internals of MFC, such as what BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP expands out to. Feuer talks about the Win32 API too and I agree with his philosophy that MFC programmers can't hope to get by without knowing anything about the API.
The sample code applications on the CD are great. They are simple to understand, but show you most of the options possible. For example, there is one app that displays all kinds of buttons, including owner drawn ones. Most MFC books don't even say anything about owner draw stuff. At the end of the book, Feuer shows you how to make a wizard-based install program.
I recommend reading this book after you've read a beginner's book on MFC and/or Visual C++. Also, the author does not reproduce all of the sample code in the book itself. You should install the CD and read the actual code as you read the book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Book - Better than MS offerings
Comment: After making relatively successful forays into MFC armed only with MS reference materials or books written by MS employees and I have finally found a book which explains MFC without marketing it. Very lucid and well-written. I think the Document/View model is a bit less generic and useful than is presented, but at least now I understand most of its underpinnings. One error - Delphi has never been interpreted (p.5);
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent first MFC book!
Comment: As a 4th year CS BSc student I might claim to be the owner of the greatest number of MFC books. Most are like the curate's egg - good in parts. It is with regret that I came upon Feuer's book so late in the buying sequence. Had I discovered it earlier my bank account would now be better and that of Amazon somewhat less!
My MFC library ranges from the 'Do it in 24 hours' variety (often laughable - but even they often have something to offer) through to MS professional tomes which seem like those job offers where you need not only the ability but a few years experience as well. Another excellent book is Kruglinski but this only proves it's worth once you have nearly got the whole idea well understood. Feuer - much better as a starter - assumes little except a good C++ base and then takes one forward step by step.
I very strongly recommend Feuer for anybody with a good C++ basis wanting to move to VC++ and MFC. This is the one to start with if you want to protect your cash. Kruglinski should come after and then you're ready for the MS serious stuff! Happy coding!
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Title: Introduction to MFC Programming with Visual C++ by Richard M. Jones ISBN: 0130166294 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 22 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Visual C++ Mfc Programming by Example by John E. Swanke ISBN: 0879305444 Publisher: CMP Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Professional MFC With Visual C++ 6 by Mike Blaszczak ISBN: 1861000154 Publisher: Wrox Press Inc Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $64.99 |
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Title: MFC Internals: Inside the Microsoft(c) Foundation Class Architecture by George Shepherd, Scott Wingo ISBN: 0201407213 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Pub. Date: 16 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $54.99 |
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Title: MFC Answer Book: Solutions for Effective Visual C++ Applications by Eugene Kain ISBN: 0201185377 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Pub. Date: 12 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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