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Programming References for the Win32 Environment?

Posted by Cliff on from the MFC-Bible-and-its-420-commandments dept.

Pablo asks: "I have to do some programming in Windows (for school, not by choice). To say that I know jack-all about Windows programming would be flattering myself. I never do any programming under *NIX without my trusty copy of Stevens' 'Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment' by my side. I'm wondering if there is an equivalent 'bible' reference book for Windows programming. Does anyone have any recommendations?"

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  1. skip the MFCs. try java/perl by jeffy124 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    try java, perl, or some other cross-platform language. since you're writing for a school, it'll be easier to port the app to Linux or Macs should the school decide to change sometime in the future.

    Chances are good you're developing a GUI app, so Java's Swing and Perl's Tk Libraries will do well for you.

    The big plus is you dont need to learn all about MFC classes and such beforehand, hence making your life easier if you already know the abovementioned languages. You'll also have the skills of using those languages when you back to your UNIX programming.

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  2. Try this page by Ledge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    MSDN page regarding references for programming languages. (This of course is a joke)

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