...Certainly having the basics of C and C++ along with the IDE in one place is useful. Combined with the quite reasonable price, one to add to the bookshelf.
This is in fact a complete reference to Microsoft's C, C++ and Visual C++ (5) languages - all within 2 inches of book! It starts with the usual basics of getting started, with an overview of the Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Not really needed for any user for more than a couple of weeks, but perhaps 'essential' for a complete reference?
Once these basics are out of the way, the book gets stuck into the fundamentals of programming. Being both a C and C++ book, it goes through the various keywords from both languages, along with examples in both. The examples are clear with the sample code being well written, e.g.
returning from
main. Next follows OO, leaving C behind. This could have been introduced earlier, but not without abandoning the C 'buyers'.
Part four is where the real visual/Windows information comes, with the MFC. This and the following part on wizards are likely to be of main interest to Visual developers. As for this being 'complete' I am not too sure, but it is comprehensive and gives programmers a good head start.
Certainly having the basics of C and C++ along with the IDE in one place is useful. Combined with the quite reasonable price, one to add to the bookshelf.
