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A soup-to-nuts introduction to Windows 98 programming that gives C and C++ programmers the foundation they need to succeed. Readers will become familiar with key elements of the Windows programming environment, including GDI drawing primitives. From the Back Cover
Introduction to Windows(r) 98 Programming
Procedure-based approach: allows you to quickly develop Windows applications
Windows 98 programming -- concise, practical, and classroom-proven!
Introduction to Windows(r) 98 Programming gives you the rock-solid foundation you need to build winning applications for the world's #1 operating system: Windows 98. You'll learn all the key fundamentals of Windows 98 programming -- using proven procedure-oriented techniques.
Expert instructors William Murray and Chris Pappas walk you through every key element of the Windows development environment and graphical user interface. You'll master the use of GDI drawing primitives, controls, windows and dialog boxes, menus and fonts, icons, cursors, keyboard accelerators, memory allocation, mapping, and more. Next, you'll discover how to enhance your Windows 98 applications with bitmapped graphics, audio, video, sketching, and animation.
Then, you'll walk step-by-step through writing Windows applications using Visual Studio -- and review key Microsoft tools for achieving even more programming capabilities. If you're ready to leverage your programming skills in the Windows marketplace, start right here. About the Author
WILLIAM MURRAY AND CHRIS PAPPAS teach computer science at the B.C.C campus of the S.U.N.Y system in Binghampton, NY. They have co-authored over four dozen books on such programming topics as assembly language, Visual Basic(r), C and C++, HTML, Visual J++ Back to Windows 98 : Programming
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