"Zipper" <zipper_removethis_777@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Hello, this is my first time posting to this newsgroup, I was unable to[/color]
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> the FAQ for this group.[/color]
A search in google for C++ FAQ brings up this
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/
as the very first hit.
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> I'm not sure where it's web presence is, but I was
> hoping someone might be able to point me in the direction of a good[/color]
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> Windows programming book.[/color]
Maybe I can see why you had problems finding the FAQ. You seem to think this
is a Windows programming group. Which is odd since the word Windows appears
nowhere in the name of the group.
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> I have a decent understanding of C++ (not great
> but good enough that I can work through most problems I encounter). Most[/color]
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> the books that I've seen on Amazon all seem to be more advanced books.[/color]
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> I understand that coding for the Win32 environment isn't the easiest and
> Win32 is a rather large category to say you want to program, I am looking
> for some basics. What I am hoping for is a book that can tell me the[/color]
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> of how the API for Win32 works, i.e. creating a window, registering the
> window, etc.... Sorry if asking for Win32 programming book is too broad of[/color]
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> topic, but I'm afraid that I'm not sure how to narrow it down. Thanks[/color]
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> for your patience, and sorry if this is not the correct place to post[/color]
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> but I could not find a good Windows/C++ newsgroup.[/color]
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32. I reckon 99% of the posts to that
group that mention code use C or C++.
The only book worth buying on newbie Windows programming is the C edition of
Charles Petzold's book (Programming Windows I think?). Make sure you don't
buy the C# edition however.
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> -Zipper
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Apologies for the sarcasm.
john
