Hi
> I have been away from Windows programming for a while,
and I notice
> that most of the relevant books and indeed the
Microsoft compiler
> itself seem to be geared toward MFC, rather than the
plain API with
> which I have some familiarity, so I am prompted to ask:
>
> 1) Can anyone suggest cookbooks with lots of
well-documented code for
> the Win32 API (not MFC)? Among older books, I have
made good use of
> several titles by Herbert Schildt.
Schildt is a rude word in serious C++ circles.
> 2) Alternatively, given the resources available, would
I be better
> off switching to MFC even though that would require
some additional
> learning just to reach my current level of expertise?
Why do you want to write GUIs in C or C++? That's the real
question you
should be asking. C# is far easier and usually more
appropriate. But until I
know what you want to do, I can't comment furhter.
Regards
Paul
Paul Grenyer
email: paul paulgrenyer.co.uk
web: http://www.paulgrenyer.c
o.uk
Aeryn: http://www.aeryn.co.uk
Still not a Goth...
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