Visual C++6 for Dummies By Michael Hyman, Bob Arnson

Product Description

Three good reasons to learn C++: It’s available for DOS, Windows, OS/2, Mac OS, and nearly every other operating system out there, making it one of the most portable languages around. C++ is very powerful. It’s used to create products such as Excel and Access, and it’s used in MIS departments and consultants to create mission critical applications for business and government. And, it’s one of the most popular languages in the world. But, before you master C++, you need to get a handle on Visual C++, a set of powerful development tools for writing C++ programs.

Visual C++ For Dummies is your complete guide to the Visual C++ environment and C++ programming. It gets you up and running with the code, confidence and cunning you need to start programming powerful utilities, cool games, or multimedia masterpieces. In no time you’ll:
Master the Visual C++ development environment, libraries, wizards, editors, compilers, and debugger
Develop reliable code using object-oriented programming
Unravel the mysteries of variables, statements, and pointers
Add class and inheritance to your programs
Use streams and exception handling
Manage complex projects using the visual project show
Debug programs and correct syntax errors

Visual C++ Programming For Dummies covers all the bases of with clear, accessible instructions, sample programs and lots of source code. Ideal for complete newcomers to C++ and experienced C++ programmers alike, it’s divided in three sections:
A quick-guide to Visual C++—covers the main features of the programming environment, tools, and utilities
A practical overview of C++ programming fundamentals—walks you through the development of several C++ programs
A practical introduction to object-oriented programming—a great primer for beginners and experienced C++ programmers

And as if all that weren’t enough, you also get a bonus CD-ROM featuring:
All the code from the book
Trial versions of Ultimate Toolbox, and Wise Installation System
15-day trial version of InstallShield Express
Demo version of Objective Took Kit

Visual C++ For Dummies gives you everything you need to master Visual C++ and harness the power and portability of C++ today!
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #530837 in Books
Published on: 1998-09-04
Number of items: 1
Binding: Paperback
480 pages
Editorial Reviews

Book Info
Presents the code, confidence, & cunning you need to start programming in Visual C++ right away. Covers everything you need to know to develop powerful utilities, cool games, or multimedia masterpieces - including object-oriented programming, editing, compiling, & debugging. Paper. CD-ROM included.

From the Inside Flap
The Visual C++ 6 For Dummies Cheat Sheet includes a quick reference on the Debug Toolbar, the Build MiniBar, Visual C++ Keyboard Shortcuts, Regular Expression-Matching Commands, the WizardBar, Using AppWizard, and Creating a New Project

From the Back Cover
Free Visual C++ "Cheat Sheet" Inside!

Develop Powerful Visual C++ Programs Today! Get the code, confidence, and cunning you need to start programming in Visual C++ right away. Completely updated for Windows 98 and Windows NT 5.0, Visual C++®6 For Dummies® covers everything you need to know to develop powerful utilities, cool games, or multimedia masterpieces — including object-oriented programming, editing, compiling, and debugging. Jump-Start Your Programs — All the Code from the Book on CD-ROM!
Trial versions of Ultimate Toolbox, and Wise Installation System
A 15-day trial version of InstallShield Express
A demo version of Objective Tool Kit
Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like — free — but they have no technical support. System Requirements: A Pentium 90 MHz PC or better; 24MB RAM (32MB recommended); Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 or later; Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 (included with Visual C++ 6); CD-ROM drive (2x or faster); and Visual C++ 6

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:
Get the basics under your belt with a quick crash course on Visual C++'s development environment, libraries, wizards, editors, compilers, and debugger
Develop reliable, reusable code using object-oriented programming
Unravel the mysteries of variables, statements, and pointers
Add class and inheritance to your programs
Use streams and exception handling
Manage complex projects using the visual project window
Debug programs and correct syntax errors
Customer Reviews

hope hes NOT a comedian at night
Ok. i know its called "for dummies".... and i dint really consider myself one, until i dropped $29.99, but, i looked at the first few chapters, and it look OK.... I thought id get much more "Windows programming" out of it

i got a bit tired of :
"see me feel me touch me print me..."
"smooth operator"
"holy debugger batman, it works... etc...

A bit to bubble-gummy for me AND, as was mentioned before:
What About Windows ???? ... id didn't buy it Strickly for c++, it said "VISUAL c++"... maybe if it had been called "Visual c++ console apps", (which is what it is) i would have (should have), left it on the shelf.. maybe its my fault... i guess when i think visual c++, i think sdi, and mdi classes...OH... maybe i am a dummy, after all

I was NOT amused, nor very happy...

Buy something else
This is undoubtedly the worst C++ book I have seen. It spends so much time being cute and funny (well TRYING to be funny) that it fails to teach the material. It is broken up into many little incomprehensible parts. Each part has a name that does not tell what it is about because the authors are trying to use silly little puns for titles. Nor does the order of the parts contribute to learning anything.
After reading this (well trying to read it) I was more confused than when I started. Stay away from this one at all costs. A better choice is Beginning Visual C++ 6 by Ivor Horton.

Visual C++ 6 For Dummies
I bought this book with the notion of learning Visual C++ 6.0 in my spare time. I was very disappointed. There are a lot of examples but some did not compile. I worked every example in the book but I do not see how some of these examples fit into the big picture. The book may have been better if the author had chosen 1 specific example and then built upon that example to give you a real-world application. The examples in each chapter had nothing to do with the examples in the chapters before it. The author just shows you several different ways to accomplice the same thing.

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