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Mastering Windows Programming with Borland C++ 4 by Tom Swan
Recommended

ISBN: 0-672-30312-4 Publisher: Sams Pages: 678 pp+disk Price: £37-60

Categories: borland MS Windows advanced c++

Reviewed by Jon Lacey in C Vu 7-2 (Jan 1995)

The Mastering series and Tom Swan are well known and respected in computing circles and here is another winner to add to the list (aimed at the intermediate to advanced programmer). I have already sung its praises for being the only text with an accompanying disc. The book is based on Borland's C++ 4 using the ObjectWindows Library 2.0. Topics include Appexpert, command- line tools, using C++ exceptions, using child windows, menus, controls and dialogue boxes and how to build Multiple Document Interface (MDI) applications, with the text liberally sprinkled with code describing the various programming methods.

The source code disc loaded without any problems and allows you to specify the drive and directory of your choice to house the sample programs. The first chapter introduces the reader to programming in Windows and shows how to produce the ubiquitous 'Hello World' program. Further chapters cover, in great detail, scrolling windows, managing icons, cursors and bitmaps, printing text and graphics and creating and using Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL). A well-presented text that starts, quite sensibly, at the beginning and then goes on to cover a variety of topics in an in-depth and systematic way.

Other Authors with the same surname

Swan
GNU C++ for Linux by Tom Swan [Not Recommended] (Reviewed May 2000)
Learning C++ by Tom Swan (Reviewed Nov 1992)
Mastering Borland C++ 5 by Tom Swan (Reviewed Nov 1996)
Mastering Borland C++ by Tom Swan (Reviewed Nov 1992)
Mastering Windows Programming with Borland C++ 4 by Tom Swan [Recommended] (Reviewed Nov 1994)
Tom Swan's C++ Primer by Tom Swan (Reviewed Sep 1993)
Tom Swan's Code Secrets by Tom Swan [Recommended] (Reviewed Sep 1993)
Type and Learn C by Tom Swan (Reviewed Sep 1994)

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