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- From: markd@quantum.net (Mark)
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- Subject: Re: Please Help--Need Visual C++ MFC Tutorial/Refernce
- Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 04:14:29 GMT
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- Michael Selfridge <selfridg@encoreengineering.com> wrote:
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- >Could someone please suggest a book, video, course, or other source for
- >instruction on how to use Microsoft Visual C++ Foundation Classes? I
- >am an experienced programmer of other languages who has just taught
- >himself C++. My problem is lack of reference and "how to" sources for
- >actually using the MFC's to develop Windows programs. I have the
- >books online (on the CDROM), and a few text books, but none are very
- >good.
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- I've looked through quite a few Visual C++/MFC books and have found
- few that are worth paying $35. I learned much more from the Books
- Online and stepping through the debugger to see how things behave...
- I read an article about a development contest, and the observation was
- that the most frequently used tool/reference by the Visual C++ coders
- was the PF1 key (help).
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- I've seen others recommend Inside Visual C++ though.
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