Win32 Programming (Addison-Wesley Advanced Windows Series)(2 Vol set) - Softcover

Rector, Brent E.; Newcomer, Joseph M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201634929 ISBN 13: 9780201634921

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional, 1900

Synopsis

This book covers all the material necessary to understand and write 32-bit Windows application targeted for both Windows 95 and Window NT 3.51. Unlike other books on the topic, it is a strictly 32-bit book, covering both operating system aspects and user interface topics, including input and output.

About this title

About the Author

Brent E. Rector is President of Wise Owl Consulting, Inc., a firm that specializes in Windows/COM development and consulting. He also teaches classes on COM, ATL, and MTS for DevelopMentor, a leading COM education firm. He received the Microsoft Annual MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award for his contributions to CompuServe's Windows forums.

Joseph M. Newcomer is head of The Joseph M. Newcomer Company, where he specializes in Windows application design, device drivers, and real-time and embedded systems. He has considerable experience in compiler and operating system design and implementation. A frequent contributor to Dr. Dobb's Journal, he has also written several books, including Win32 Programming (with Brent Rector, Addison-Wesley). In addition to his consulting practice, he serves as adjunct senior scientist at Carnegie Mellon University and has been an active contributor to CompuServe and Internet Windows online forums. Dr. Newcomer is one of the principal authors of IDL: The Language and Its Implementation, and is co-inventor on several patents on distributed information technology. In recognition of these contributions, he was named a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) by Microsoft.

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From the Back Cover

Windows developers: a thorough understanding of the Windows API will enable you to create applications that are elegant, efficient, and powerful.

You will find comprehensive information on all aspects of Windows GUI programming, such as:

• Windows Controls, including the common controls
• GDI, including new features like transformations and geometric pens
• Printing, including a reusable print engine
• Common dialogs, including customization
• Background processing, including synchronization

In addition, the book covers such important advanced topics as creation of Dynamic Link Libraries, storage management, windows subclassing, the Multiple Document Interface (MDI), and threads and their synchronization.

More than just an introductory book, Win32 Programming is a reference to many of the more obscure and sometimes incomprehensible advanced features of the user interface and graphics subsystems. It is useful not only for C programmers but also for C++/MFC programmers because the API forms the basis for most MFC methods. The book's extensive and comprehensive index means you will never again have to search through pages of examples to find the example of the API function you want to see. This book is designed both to teach basic Windows programming and to be a useful companion for years to come.

 

This book comes in two volumes they both have the same ISBN. 0201634929 B04062001

 

Volume 1 ends with Chapter 10, Volume 2 begins with Chapter 11.

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Publication date: 1900
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201634929
• ISBN 13: 9780201634921
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1529