Starting at the beginning ? and assuming nothing ? this volume allows programmers who have never used Windows before to get started immediately creating graphical applications on NT systems using C++. Discusses, step by step, both the tools used for program creation ? e.g., the compiler, dialog editor, etc. ? as well as the Microsoft foundation class library used to accelerate program development in C++. For programmers and developers, scientists and engineers, software designers, and students who want to learn to program or to move from other systems to NT.
Marshall David Brain II was an enthusiastic American author, public speaker, futurist, entrepreneur, and professor, who specialized in making complex topics easier to understand for the general public. Brain was the founder of HowStuffWorks.com and the author of the How Stuff Works book series. He hosted the National Geographic channel's Factory Floor with Marshall Brain and Who Knew? With Marshall Brain.