Windows NT Win32 API SuperBible (Other Sams)

I originally bought this book (online mind you, having nothing but the title, page count and a few vauge reviews) with the intention of learning how to control windows with the SendMessage function, but was disappointed to find it full of mostly the drawing part of the WinAPI.But after sitting on the shelf for a few months, it's come back to teach me soooo much about the Win32 platform and C++ programming for it. I went from being an amature console C programmer to a hot GUI, interactive and not to mention much more efficient (with tips on threading and spawning from the book) Windows coder. I'd pay for it thrice if I had to. If you're tired of VB for your apps, this is the transition point for you into V/C++ and/or ASM Win32 coding. This book is Win32.

Yep. It's just the most complete api reference I've seen. Don't forget there are another two parts of this book, I instantly bought along with this one.

I liked this book. I had checked it out from my college libary, but I like it so much I think I need to copy of my own.I also was a little disappointed by the lack of section on messages, but Visual C++ 6.0 online help is an adaquite replacement.I have just felt empowered since I got this book. I know how to do all of it myself without relying on MFC.

I have the Visual Basic 5.0 guide to Win32 by Daniel Appleman (which is incredible) and I was looking for a book to use as a general reference to WIN32 API calls as opposed to for VB, so I bought this book, and I think it is excellent!The first 3 chapters are: WINDOWS 95/NT programming, THE WIN32 API, and CREATING WINDOWS.That is pretty much 3 books in one right there!The chapters I think make this book so nice are the chapters on the Registry, File Decompression, Threads, Timers, System Information, a really good File IO chapter that discusses File locking, Creating Icons.The book is also hardback which I was surprised to see since the price was the same as the other books that aren't.I have some programming experience but I would consider myself intermediate and I think this book is perfect for me.I don't understand what the few people who wrote mediocre reviews were expecting, I would think that anyone who bought this book would know C or C++ already, and come on, reading this book won't teach you C++, but it will teach you to use API calls in your programs.I don't mean to sound so "gungho" about this book but I have over 30 books about programming and NT etc., but so far only 2 of them have actually been useful, this book and Daniel Appleman's book on VB and WIN32.I hate spending so much money on books I will never open again, so when a good one comes along I have to tell people about it.

...every programmer, especially for application's development. This book gives a good overview of all win32 api common to Win95 and WinNT. It is very easy to find the subject of desire, simplfied with an intelligent division of subjects. Have been on the hunt for this kind of book for a long time. Now my quest has come to an end...