Programming Applications for Microsoft Windows [With CDROM]

Hi.This is one of the most, if not the most, powerful Windows programming book I know for developing Windows program using C++. Jeffrey Richter does not bother with all the GUI tools. He shows the readers some of the key techniques Microsoft has done to Windows at the kernel and how Windows communicate at the kernel level via a messaging system. From multithreading and synchronization to multiple processes; from DLL and DLL hooking to file-mapping, Windows programmers learn Windows programming concepts and tools that will ultimately improve speed, efficiency, and stability in their Windows applications. This is a *must have* book for C/C++ Windows programmers.Kuphryn

The Bible is to the priest as "Programming Applications for Microsoft Windows" is to the advanced Windows programmer. Everything you want to know about programming Windows internals you'll get it all here. Whether you are a good C/C++ Windows programmer you'll find it essential. It is the classic book you should keep on your desk. It covers all the following subjects:THREADS: You'll learn when and how to create threads and how to schedule and synchronize them through synchronization objects like Events, Mutexes, Semaphores, Critical Sections; all explained in detail.MEMORY MANAGEMENT: You'll discover how Windows manages memory and how you can master Memory Mapped Files, Virtual Memory and Heaps.FILE SYSTEM: All the main file management APIs are described and you'll find useful examples.DEVICE I/O: It describes how Pipes, Mail Slots, Sockets and Serial Ports work and how to perform asynchronous I/O operations on the local storage or on the network.SEH (Structured Exception Handling): You will learn how to take advantage from Exception Handling even by C applications and how SEH will help you in writing more robust applications.PROCESSES: You can get all the information you need to understand how Windows Processes work and how to modify their properties.The companion CD and book is full of very good examples and source code. There are plenty of hints and tricks and Win 32 to Win 64 code migration is covered too. It won't disappoint you, but it isn't for beginners.

This is definately a great book. It is a new version of Advance Windows Programming, but it is not only for expert. Everyone who make programs on Windows platform should take a look. If you are facinated by the jargon like "thread, process, dll, virtual memory...", go to this book, you will find out the stuff running on your computer for years is really cool, and you finally understand what's going on out there, I mean really understand. You won't be regret to buy a book like this. Thanks Jeffrey for the well-written book.

I would recommend this book to anyone with a good working knowledge of C/C++ and a desire to learn the real mechanics of windows programming. Not very practical unless you also know the GUI end of it, but nonetheless this book can't be beat.

Advanced Windows is bettered by the fourth edition . This book is the most detailed under the hood treatment of Windows system programming and the best book of multithreading on the shelves today. If you want to really be a master guru Windows developer and not have the high level superficial just need to know now to get by skill, this book is the source for under the hood knowledge. No sissies, not for MFC wannabees, or MFC GUIs developers, not for wimps but for hard core Windows developers. The only knock on this book is a lack of coverage on RPC, Sockets, and Services. If you need coverage of these topics couple this Richter title with Marshall Brains classic Win32 System services. With these two books there is no other windows books you need. Then perhaps you can go to the MFC books, say MFC interals.