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Beginning Windows NT Programming
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Author: Julian Templeman
List Price: $39.99
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ISBN: 1861000170
Publisher: Wrox Press Inc (01 August, 1998)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 135,083
Average Customer Rating: 4.09 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
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.
Rating: 5 out of 5
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.
Rating: 4 out of 5
This was what I was looking for
I was looking for a book that would introduce me to NT programming without going through the usual GUI garbage that has been handled by a thousand books (and which I frankly think should be programmed in VB, not C++).This book does just that. It is clearly written, covers topics such as thread synchronization, SEH, security, memory usage, NT services, event logging, consoles and more. I especially liked the chapter on NT services. So why only four stars instead of five? The last chapter on IPC and networking was conceptually good but poorly executed. I suspect that the publishing deadline drew near and the author ran out of time. Or perhaps the chapter was an afterthought, thrown in at the last minute, without much preparation or planning. The author makes no apologies for its quality, though he does make several references to other books which cover the topic, IPC and networking, better.
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