Chapter One
Programming with Visual C++ 2005

Windows programming isn't difficult. In fact, Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 makes it remarkably easy, as you'll see throughout the course of this book. There's just one obstacle in your path: Before you get to the specifics of Windows programming, you have to be thoroughly familiar with the capabilities of the C++ programming language, particularly the object oriented aspects of the language. Object oriented techniques are central to the effectiveness of all the tools that are provided by Visual C++ 2005 for Windows programming, so it's essential that you gain a good understanding of them. That's exactly what this book provides.
This chapter gives you an overview of the essential concepts involved in programming applications in C++. You'll take a rapid tour of the Integrated ... read full excerpt from Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2005 ebook