Windows Programming Programmer's Notebook
Mario Giannini, Jim Keogh · 2000
From the Book: PREFACE: Preface Windows programming is complex and has many rules that must be obeyed. Learning those rules can be time-consuming, especially for readers who already know how to program in other programming languages. Those readers want to jump into the language and begin writing simple code immediately. Many programmers who learn Windows programming as their second language have their own philosophy about learning a programming language. Show me sample code and IOll figure out the rest, is a statement that summarizes their approach. ThatOs what we do in this book. The picture book concept places the focus of the book on a picture of the code. Around this picture are callouts that describe each keyword and statement. The rules are presented in lists that are positioned near the picture. Furthermore, there is a picture for variations of each topic that is discussed in the chapter. A reader who wants to jump into Windows programming can study the picture, then copy the code into a compiler and make the executable program without having to sift through pages of text. The rules can be referenced later, when the reader needs to expand the use of the routine. This approach is not intended to circumvent a thorough presentation of Windows programming. In fact, this book presents Windows programming in its entirety. The picture book approach presents material in a way that makes programmers want to learn a new programming language.