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Old February 14th, 2003, 03:47 PM
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Question Programming Windows/C. Petzold book
I was thinking about getting that Win32 programming book by Charles Petzold, but I wanted to know if it's just a reference book or if it actually explains things. The reason I ask is b/c I'm a newbie and a reference book will be of little help to me since I don't know a whole lot about Win32 API.
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If you're a newbie C programmer, then get a book on C first. Once you have a good handle on C, then Petzold's book is a great introduction to the Windows API. It teaches you, and can also be used as a reference.
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I've had a class on C++, and understand it well enough to make basic applications. So that answers my question, thanks.
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Note that Petzold's book features programs in C only. If you want windows programming with C++, check out Jeff Prosise's "Programming Windows with MFC 2nd ed."
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I was told to get a good grip on Win32 befor diving into the incredibly complex world of MFC.
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I'm reading through Petzold right now. It's great but you absolutely must have a handle on C first.
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I was told to get a good grip on Win32 befor diving into the incredibly complex world of MFC.


Yep, that's fair. MFC is just a thin wrapper around the Win32 API, so by reading Petzold first, you'll better understand what's going on underneath the hood of MFC.
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I read through about half of Petzold's 1300 pages, and now I'm reading MFC Programming from the Ground Up, by Schildt.

I've already done more in 100 pages than I did with the ~650 from Petzold, but I'm glad I read what I did from Petzold because it makes understanding MFC that much easier when you know what's going on in the background and how windows programs are structured.

FYI, the book doesn't acknowledge the MSVC++ wizards until Chapter 19, so you really do learn how to use MFC.
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I've already done more in 100 pages than I did with the ~650 from Petzold, but I'm glad I read what I did from Petzold because it makes understanding MFC that much easier when you know what's going on in the background and how windows programs are structured.


Somehow that doesn't suprise me. I read about 50 pages of Petzold's book before I got distracted by Python, and while very informative, it is very dry reading!
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Man, you are the programming-language meister! You've been dabbling in so many languages lately (judging from your posts). I think my head would be spinning if I were you.

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Man, you are the programming-language meister! You've been dabbling in so many languages lately (judging from your posts). I think my head would be spinning if I were you.[/B]


While I'm not experienced with many languages, I have researched a lot of them in the last year. And yes, my head IS spinning.
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