Good VC++2005 EE books?

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Good VC++2005 EE books?

Are there any books on VC++ 2005 EE to teach how to build win32 GUI applications using Platform SDK (Win32 APIs) Is the Win32 API the only way to build win32 GUI programs without MFC

I don't think VC++ 2005 EE will become popular unless these two issues are resolved. Thanks in advance!

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Good VC++2005 EE books?

  • Philippe Trottier

    Thanks, cgraus!

    You sya Win32 is an old way to write programs. so what's the new way


  • abi

    There are lots of ways to develop GUI applications... Since the Express Edition doesn't contain the MFC, you could stick with the Win32 API. However there are lots of GUI frameworks around. I use wxWidgets myself (from wxwidgets.org) - I have found it to be well-documented, easy to use and very stable. Also, it's free and cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Unix, PalmOS, etc). No point in limiting yourself to the Windows platform, when you can get portability for free...

  • shadow2026

    VC++2005 EE is for students, it's not meant to be 'popular', or a comprehensive C++ tool. You can write winforms apps with it, otherwise Win32 is the way to go. And the book is by Charles Petzold, it's called Programing Windows. It's an old book, Win32 is an old way to write programs.



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