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Title: Programming Windows With MFC by Jeff Prosise ISBN: 1-57231-695-0 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 13 May, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59 (75 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Worth every penny!
Comment: I bought this book because it was highly recommended, but I was wary because of previous experience with similar books. However, as an intermediate Windows programmer, I was NOT disappointed. It is an excellent book for learning MFC, and teaches both the why and the how. It also tells what goes on behind the scenes, which can be very important.
For a beginner, I would recommend you learn some basic windows concepts, maybe with Petzold's Programming Windows 95, and have a good understanding of C/C++. Then go out and pick this book up if you want to learn MFC. (It does assume a knowledge of C++ and basic Windows)
This book is very thorough, and is an excellent teaching tool as well as a great reference.
Highly recommended.. 5 stars!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book for developers young and old!
Comment: This book covers a great deal of MFC development. The book starts with a little work with how Win32 programming is done in standard C (see, Charles Petzold's Programming Windows for more). The book clearly defines the inner workings of the "windows message pump" and gives the reader a sense of what environment they are heading into.
Warning: If you are not good in Object Oriented Programming this book is not the first step. First learn up on C++ and then think about jumping into MFC.
The writing is made clear and understandable at a "user level". The code is sometimes not fully completed (and can be obtained from the included CDROM), but all examples are clearily described line by line on what is going on in them.
The API's that are described throughout the book will definatly get you on your way to writing a class A application. The writer covers the use of GDI for graphic drawing, Single and Multiple Document interfaces, and works through almost every control that you have available in Visual C++ including Rich Edit Controls and Rich Edit Views. You can learn to print, write to disk, and access the windows registry (and much much more)
This books constantly gets passed between friends as they all have begun learning the inner workings of MFC and have left the days of the "win32 console application".
The book also includes a nice object oriented hierarchy diagram on the inside front cover of the Foundation Classes at your disposal.
Drawbacks: 1. Some examples use the Class Wizard, and other Visual C++ "helpers" which lead to some odd comments in the code, and less "handwritten" appeal.
2. The book is HUGE. Pretty heavy, and not always easy to read in a comfortable way.
3. Does not give you a 100% understanding of how MS Windows works internally. It has a good introduction, but if you want to know how it all works using MFC to encapsulate the more difficult functionality is probably not in your best interest.
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I suggest both this book and "Programming Windows 5th Edition" by Charles Petzold for both C++ "MFC" and standard Win32 C programming. However, with this book you can write quick and dirty applications in no time flat!
Rating: 5
Summary: Best book in it's class
Comment: 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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Title: Programming Windows, Fifth Edition by Charles Petzold ISBN: 157231995X Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 11 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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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: VC++ MFC Extensions by Example by John E. Swanke ISBN: 0879305886 Publisher: CMP Books Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: MFC Answer Book: Solutions for Effective Visual C++ Applications by Eugene Kain ISBN: 0201185377 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 12 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Visual C++ Mfc Programming by Example by John E. Swanke ISBN: 0879305444 Publisher: CMP Books Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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