Can anyone recommend a good Visual C++ book?

[ryanf]

Can anyone recommend a good Visual C++ book? At the moment my choices are between Visual C++ 6 in Record Time , Mastering Visual C++ 6 or Visual C++ 6 Bible .

Thanks in advance

[Mr.Fixit]

wel... i dont know any of these books, i do know this though:
when you learn windows programming for the first time DO NOT start with MFC, it hides too much, you must understand how windows programming works inorder to KNOW what your doing and why you App behave the way it does.
also, if you dont know C++ yet (only C) you should learn it before MFC because it might confuse you and make you use C++ the wrong way.
id recommand starting with win32api programming - pure win32 code, with all the dirty stuff.
a free course might be found at http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/start.html

to learn C++ id recommand "thinking in C++" which is free over the net from the author's website: www.bruceeckel.com

after you feel you have a good grisp at how windows works you might want to learn MFC to get it all simpler (though filled with bugs ;-))

[matnace]

If your looking for a book to get a real good foundation on C++ try Beginning Visual C++ by Ivor Horton ISBN# 1-861000-88-X
by Wrox publishing.

[ryanf]

Thanks very much, I will investigate these two options further

[VictorB212]

C++ How to Program by Deitel & Deitel

[petrus]

I got this good book, starting at the basics (console) up to Windows and a part DirectX.
Great book!

This is what the book is called:
C++ Programming for the absoulute beginner.
ISBN:1-931841-43-8

[rajab natshah]

hi ,
You can see this book >
Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++6.0
by Eric Stroo
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