Windows/C++ book for beginner

[Zipper]

Hello, this is my first time posting to this newsgroup, I was unable to find
the FAQ for this group. I'm not sure where it's web presence is, but I was
hoping someone might be able to point me in the direction of a good beginner
Windows programming book. I have a decent understanding of C++ (not great
but good enough that I can work through most problems I encounter). Most of
the books that I've seen on Amazon all seem to be more advanced books. While
I understand that coding for the Win32 environment isn't the easiest and
Win32 is a rather large category to say you want to program, I am looking
for some basics. What I am hoping for is a book that can tell me the basics
of how the API for Win32 works, i.e. creating a window, registering the
window, etc.... Sorry if asking for Win32 programming book is too broad of a
topic, but I'm afraid that I'm not sure how to narrow it down. Thanks again
for your patience, and sorry if this is not the correct place to post this,
but I could not find a good Windows/C++ newsgroup.

-Zipper

[John Harrison]

Re: Windows/C++ book for beginner


"Zipper" <zipper_removet his_777@comcast .net> wrote in message
news:dFe5b.3371 15$YN5.232767@s ccrnsc01...[color=blue]
> Hello, this is my first time posting to this newsgroup, I was unable to[/color]
find[color=blue]
> the FAQ for this group.[/color]

A search in google for C++ FAQ brings up this

http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/

as the very first hit.
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> I'm not sure where it's web presence is, but I was
> hoping someone might be able to point me in the direction of a good[/color]
beginner[color=blue]
> Windows programming book.[/color]

Maybe I can see why you had problems finding the FAQ. You seem to think this
is a Windows programming group. Which is odd since the word Windows appears
nowhere in the name of the group.
[color=blue]
> I have a decent understanding of C++ (not great
> but good enough that I can work through most problems I encounter). Most[/color]
of[color=blue]
> the books that I've seen on Amazon all seem to be more advanced books.[/color]
While[color=blue]
> I understand that coding for the Win32 environment isn't the easiest and
> Win32 is a rather large category to say you want to program, I am looking
> for some basics. What I am hoping for is a book that can tell me the[/color]
basics[color=blue]
> of how the API for Win32 works, i.e. creating a window, registering the
> window, etc.... Sorry if asking for Win32 programming book is too broad of[/color]
a[color=blue]
> topic, but I'm afraid that I'm not sure how to narrow it down. Thanks[/color]
again[color=blue]
> for your patience, and sorry if this is not the correct place to post[/color]
this,[color=blue]
> but I could not find a good Windows/C++ newsgroup.[/color]

news:comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.win32. I reckon 99% of the posts to that
group that mention code use C or C++.

The only book worth buying on newbie Windows programming is the C edition of
Charles Petzold's book (Programming Windows I think?). Make sure you don't
buy the C# edition however.
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>
> -Zipper
>[/color]

Apologies for the sarcasm.

john

[Josephine Schafer]

Re: Windows/C++ book for beginner


"Zipper" <zipper_removet his_777@comcast .net> wrote in message
news:dFe5b.3371 15$YN5.232767@s ccrnsc01...[color=blue]
> Hello, this is my first time posting to this newsgroup, I was unable to[/color]
find[color=blue]
> the FAQ for this group. I'm not sure where it's web presence is, but I was
> hoping someone might be able to point me in the direction of a good[/color]
beginner[color=blue]
> Windows programming book. I have a decent understanding of C++ (not great
> but good enough that I can work through most problems I encounter). Most[/color]
of[color=blue]
> the books that I've seen on Amazon all seem to be more advanced books.[/color]
While[color=blue]
> I understand that coding for the Win32 environment isn't the easiest and
> Win32 is a rather large category to say you want to program, I am looking
> for some basics. What I am hoping for is a book that can tell me the[/color]
basics[color=blue]
> of how the API for Win32 works, i.e. creating a window, registering the
> window, etc.... Sorry if asking for Win32 programming book is too broad of[/color]
a[color=blue]
> topic, but I'm afraid that I'm not sure how to narrow it down. Thanks[/color]
again[color=blue]
> for your patience, and sorry if this is not the correct place to post[/color]
this,[color=blue]
> but I could not find a good Windows/C++ newsgroup.[/color]

C++ newsgroup welcome message:

http://www.slack.net/~shiva/welcome.txt

C++ Faq: http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite

Windows NG - microsoft.publi c.vc.language on msnews.microsof t.com news
server.

<OT>
Win 32 Programming - Programming Windows 95 (Charles Petzold)
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HTH,
J.Schafer