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1 comments about Object-Oriented Graphics Programming in C++/Book and Disk.

1. Roger T. Stevens, Object-Oriented Graphics Programming in C++ (AP Professional, 1994)

   Whatever other faults this book may have, most of it is (quite thankfully) out of date. Remember the days when 640x480x16.7 million colors was something only the high-end computers could manage? Well, that's when this was written. Also, raytracing as a way to display graphics seems to have gone the way of the great auk for most programmers, largely due to speed concerns. (This is unfortunate, because raytracing produces some of the highest-quality graphics you're likely to find on a computer screen; I have a suspicion that if someone were to sit down and really work with newer implementations of C++ and today's high- powered graphics cards, raytracing could be done with enough speed to allow it to rival newer methods of graphic representation.)

   Aside from the out-of-dateness, which makes this valuable only in an archival sense at this late date, the title is a bit on the misleading side. While Stevens does take some of the methods and tactics of object oriented programming into account, large portions of the code therein look suspiciously like C that's still in the process of conversion. This is especially true eight years after the writing of the book, when so much more of the C++ backbone has been standardized by the ANSI committee. Creating an updated edition of the book would require almost all the code to be rewritten.

   Given the first paragraph of this review, that might not be a bad thing. There is a marked dearth of books available right now for game and graphics programmers that don't deal with DirectX. For now, however, the book's worn out its welcome. **

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1 comments about Structuring Techniques: An Introduction Using C++ (An Alan R. Apt Book).

1. This book has some entertainment value as a snapshot of what C++ was circa
   1994. Otherwise, utterly worthless...

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2 comments about Data Structures in C++ Including Breadth and Laboratories.

1. I need the world wide web address for this book. For West Publishing



2. cout<< "This book requires the use of files located on the Publishers WebSite, ALL of the laboratory assignments require them, unfortunately they never give you the website. This text is somewhat disjointed and explanations do not flow well." <
   
   

5 comments about Visual C++ 5 from the Ground Up (From the Ground Up).

1. The title says, "From ground up", but, in actuality, it's from "C up". It's not very descriptive at all, nor are the chapters categorized according to effective learning. I stopped reading it after the first few chapters; time is of essense. It had too many theories and not enough fact. If you're an absolute beginner, like I was, try "Learn C++ in just 21 days", by Jesse Liberty. That book clearly introduces the basics, and defines the terms of, the C++ language, outside of the Windows environment.



2. The title says, "From ground up", but, in actuality, it's from "C up". It's not very descriptive at all, and the chapters aren't categorized according to effective learning. I stopped reading it after the first few chapters; time is of essense. It had too many theories and not enough fact. If you're an absolute beginner, like I was, try "Learn C++ in just 21 days", by Jesse Liberty; that book clearly introduces the basics, and defines the terms of, the C++ language, outside of the Windows environment.



3. Well when i first read this book, I really thought it to be a good one, mainly because the author has given detailed explanations on database development using both ODBC as well as DAO. this was quite helpful. But On the other hand there are too many code snippets which, are difficult to understand as to what they are and what they achieve. Overall not too bad !!.



4. I glanced through this book at the store and saw what looked like actual code/real world programming, which was lacking in other VC++ books I looked at. When I got it home I realized the simple "Text Editor" sample program was a useless example since the book didn't build on it and expand it. The real disdain came when the later chapters jumped headlong into Databases (without a middle-ground), then into HTML. Aren't there enough resources on the net for learning HTML, if not freeware programs? What book(s) will teach me how to write Windows apps (not internet apps) using MSVC++?? What book(s) contain useable code samples that cover more than internet and text editors? The title says "open this book a beginner and finish it a pro". Did it teach me how to make a GOOD and MARKETABLE text editor? No. Did it teach me how to make any other applications (like a web browser, a paint program, a system analyzer, etc)? No. Is it worth the money? No. Note to all authors: If you write a book about a programming environment like the Visual Studio components, don't include HTML. Fill your books with CODE that generates REAL programs, not Active X controls for snazzing up web pages. Those things get put into other books, and are not an integral part of application programming.



5. I did not do much research before I bought the book. I was totally disapointed. The book saids "Open this book as a Novice and Finish it as a Pro" is misleading. You need to be a C programmer to start, and you wouldn't get anywhere after you're finish with the book. The book spend all of 40 pages(out of 700) on visual C++ fundamentals, then it jumps right into Database Management, ActiveX, Security,... You wouldn't be able to code an application using the simplest controlls after reading the whole book. The book should be titled "An overview of C++ environments" instead.