Beginning Windows NT Programming

by Julian Templeman

Windows NT can be programmed with the same Win32 tools as Win95 and Win98 using the MFC. This book programs using the API directly using C++ and should be understandable to those with system... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861000170
• ISBN13: 9781861000170
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Wrox Press
• Length: 589 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Teaches me a lot

I was looking for a book that really teaches about Windows NT System Programming, and I was lucky to find this one. Most of the Windows programming books will teach you MFC and maybe a little of system call (which is usually of negligible usefulness). This one exposes the inner working of Windows system. Many of the system calls in this book can also be used for Windows 9x despite the name Windows NT (cool!). The style is easy to follow. Perfect for people with C++ knowledge, and Unix programmers who want to learn Windows system programming.

Delivers the Goods

Beginning Windows NT Programming is a good place to start learning how to program Win NT with the Win32 API. The author has a pleasant writing style, which makes it easier to approach this subject. I like the chapter on Threads and Processes. Some books just provide Pseudo code on the Monitor construct and Semaphore usage, however this book shows you how to build a simple wrapper class (easy to understand) using the Win32 API. There are other interesting chapters on file management, DLL's, Security and Services. This is a good book, it lays a foundation for further study on this topic. PS: No GUI or Advanced topics here.

Practical Windows NT

Great book to take C/C++ programmers through an introduction to NT system programming. Its great to find a book that doesn't rehash the NT GUI programming. Good focus on practical topics. Every discussion is highlighted by small, clear, direct examples. All the sample programs I tried work!(can't say that for a lot of books!)If you need to know NT - but this book.

An excellent non-GUI Win32 starter for C++ savvy programmers

As of January this year I was experienced in C++, but had zero windows programming experience. After some looking around, I chose this book as a place to start. I was very pleased to find that the book was extremely well structured, and was particularly impressed with the sections on Dlls and Threads, with which I had zero experience.I enjoy the Wrox style of writing, which involves a minimum of annoying screen captures and detailed theory followed by "try it out" code sections. Do yourslef a favour and download the code from the Wrox site, though.No it doesn't do GUI win32, nor does it do MFC, but as a person coming from console-based C++ applications, it was a perfect bridge between pure C++ and the enormous world of Microsoft technologies.I also enjoyed the sections on RPC and IDL, which have stood me in good stead in my research into COM (which is, of course, based on RPC).To summarise, this book is excellent for:- an experienced C++ programmer- starting NON-GUI Win32 & windows programming- a pre-cursor to learning MFC (after 2 months of MFC, I see that most of the classes are wrappers to win32, so one should learn win32 first)It can probably be argued that the non-GUI aspects of Windows programming are a better place to start for a beginner than the GUI ones.If you want to look at Win32 GUI programming, buy a separate book, like Charles Petzold's "Programming Windows"

Simple But Informative

Real easy to follow for starters, even with no windows/system programming experience. Covered almost every important topic in NT. Some examples are illustrative but useless in the real world. Hope to see its professional counterpart.