Teach Yourself Visual C++ 6 in 21 Days Professional Reference [With *]

Hello,i would recommend this book because it helps you when you have (like me) previous experience in Delphi and/or VB. Don't expect the knowledge to come just by reading the book. You have to do something for it. I always try not to "read" the book, but rather "understand" and "implement" what the author wanted me know. I am currently at day 4, and my interest is still here. So far i have been doing it without Visual C++ here. I paid 40€ (euro) for it.

My search for a great book ended when I found this one. I needed to learn Visual C++ 6.0 fast because I was assigned to a project at work. I had no previous knowledge of the language. After finishing Visual C++ 6 in 21 days, I had an excellent start and began writing programs much faster than my co-workers did. A great book worth picking up!!

Maybe if people would bother to read a preface they would understand the layout of the book. Most of the "missing" material is in the back of the book in the "C++ Overview" section. You know...the last 600 PAGES!!! The blue ones. Yeah, those. Try reading through some of the material. Maybe get off your duff and install the CD that accompanies the book.I've been a programmer for a good long time now, and I've learned more languages from books than you can count on both hands. This book is EXCELLENT, and I highly recommend it for the beginner, and the advanced (visual or not) C++ programmer. As long as you read the ENTIRE FREAKIN' BOOK. Don't just use the lessons in the front and not refer to the refrence material and additional examples in the rear. The CD has all the code contained in the book. If there's a question about where to put code or a variable...take a look at the author's coding. Nine times out of ten it will solve any and all problems/questions you may have.

This is a good book. Why? Because it does exactly what it is supposed to do. You have to accept that VC++ and MFC are way too big to condense into one readable book. What I like about this book is that it get you up and programming quickly. When you are done, you can actually write useful programs. That is, you can create a user interface that hits a database and extracts information. Sadly, that is what most commercial programming is all about.I have read two other great books on VC++ and MFC: 1. Programming Windows With MFC by Jeff Prosise 2. Programming Visual C++ by David J. Kruglinski, et al They are great for learning the every nuck and cranny of how to program windows, but they dont really help you create useful apps quickly. They are great references. But this is the book that will gives you reasonable, doable, "homework."As to the bugs in the source code, I did notice some. But remember, we are programmers!!! Once we get the gist of things, the best way to learn is to no enter in the code verbatum, but to write a little bit of our own. That's how you learn.One last note, to learn VC++/MFC, you really need the MSDN Library. As you are writing code, make sure to look up the objects. Get a good handle on the member functions and variables.Good luck

In general, this is a good book for new VC++ programmers. The book is very well written. However, there are quite a few minor errors in the codes that Mr. Chapman provided, but nothing serious.