C++ Programming Fundamentals teaches the basics of C++ programming in an easy-to-follow style, without assuming previous experience in any other language. A variety of examples such as game programming, club membership, organization, grade tracking and grade point average calculation, make learning C++ both fun and practical. Each...

To deliver high-performance Windows applications, you need an in-depth understanding of the Win32 GDI and DirectDraw-but until now, it’s been virtually impossible to discover what’s going on "behind" Microsoft’s API calls. This book rips away the veil, giving experienced Windows programmers all the...

What problems can Microsoft .NET solve? What architectural approaches does it take to solve them? How do you start using .NET ,and how do you profit from it? Get the answers to these questions and more in the third edition of this popular, high-level .NET review—now updated for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 and .NET Framework...

This book represents the start of the second wave of .NET books: closely focused...

Are you a newcomer to XML, hoping to learn about all the excitement? If the answer is “Yes,” you will not be disappointed. By the time you have finished reading Mastering XML, you will have an excellent grasp of the critical elements of XML and probably be writing XML code. You’ll also have learned about each...

Get the in-depth technical details you need to support TCP/IP on the Windows Server 2003 platform with this comprehensive reference. Combining concepts with real-world packet examples, it steps layer by layer through the TCP/IP protocols and services that Windows Server 2003 supports to help you understand how they work and how they’re...

MySQL Certification Study Guide is the official guide to studying for and passing the two MySQL certification tests for MySQL 5. Written by Paul DuBois, the leading author of books on MySQL topics, and reviewed by MySQL AB, this book is the fastest, most...

Extend your organization’s productivity and reach by building next-generation collaboration solutions with Exchange Server 2003. Create rich, collaborative messaging solutions for your business—and extend them to corporate Web portals—with code and instruction straight from the source. This classic reference—now in...

This book brings together dozens of proven patterns for creating use cases that more accurately reflect real requirements, are easier to translate into working systems, and are simpler to maintain. Utilizing these patterns, architects, analysts, engineers, and managers can leverage decades of hard-earned knowledge to achieve...

This newest programming guide by bestselling author Jesse Liberty isn't your typical Visual Basic book. It's not a primer on the language, and it won't dull your brain with arguments hyping .NET either. Its goal, rather, is to make you immediately productive, creating Windows and Web applications using Visual Basic and its...