Zen of Windows 95 Programming: Master the Art of Moving to Windows 95 and Creating High-Performance Windows Applications - Softcover

Grinzo, Lou

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1883577586 ISBN 13: 9781883577582

Publisher: Coriolis Group, 1995

Synopsis

Uncovers the mysteries of "The Great Divide" that exists between the various versions of Windows for developers--Windows 3.1, Windows NT, Win32, and Windows 95. Shows Windows developers the secrets, pitfalls, and challenges of migrating from 16-bit Windows to 32-bit Windows. Features development secrets and interviews with some of today's most successful Windows developers. Presents insightful Windows development topics that can't be found anywhere else including techniques for tamper proofing Windows applications, adjusting to device independence, mastering troublesome DLLs, avoiding installation nightmares, memory management, and Windows application design. Avoids the basic reference material found in all of the other Windows programming books and cuts right to the important information.

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Review

Zen of Windows 95 Programming will help provide the blueprint to help developers master the art of developing the very best Windows 95 applications. It's a highly philosophical book with practical Windows development techniques that developers are hungry for. Lou Grinzo's solution-oriented approach, "do it right and do it once", will be a sure-fire hit with the thousands of developers who are moving to Windows 95 and 32-bit Windows development. This will be one of the few books published on Windows 95 designed to get readers to think about programming in an entirely different way, and improve the way they practice their craft. Zen of Windows 95 Programming uncovers the mysteries of "The Great Divide" that exists between the various versions of Windows for developers (Windows 3. 1, Windows NT, Win 32, and Windows 95). It shows Windows developers the secrets, pitfalls, and challenges of migrating from 16-bit Windows to 32-bit Windows and features development secrets and interviews with some of today's most successful Windows developers. It Presents insightful Windows development topics that can't be found anywhere else including techniques for tamper proofing Windows applications, adjusting to device independence, mastering troublesome DLLs, avoiding installation nightmares, memory management, and Windows application design. Finally, it avoids the basic reference material found in all of the other Windows programming books and cuts right to the important stuff and includes a CD-ROM that will prove invaluable. -- Midwest Book Review

Edition details

• Publisher: Coriolis Group
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1883577586
• ISBN 13: 9781883577582
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 550