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Recommend a book on Windows API programming

Jan 26, 2011 at 9:50am
oladaniel (5)
Could anyone please recommend a good book on Windows application development, specifically on the win32 API, not MFC.

I know C++ but can’t seem to find a good book on win32 API development anywhere, I’m having to google everything and that’s just no way to go!


Thank you,
Ola.
Last edited on Jan 26, 2011 at 9:51am
Jan 26, 2011 at 10:46am
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Programming Windows 5th Edition
Charles Petzold
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Windows-5th-Book-Package/dp/157231995X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296038702&sr=1-1

followed by

Windows via C/C++ 5th Edition
Jeffrey Richter
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-via-PRO-Developer-Jeffrey-Richter/dp/0735624240/ref=pd_sim_b_1
Last edited on Jan 26, 2011 at 10:48am
Jan 27, 2011 at 5:22am
yetanothertom (7)
Win32 API Bible.
Feb 1, 2011 at 3:11pm
oladaniel (5)
thanks Grey and yetanothertom.
Last edited on Feb 1, 2011 at 3:12pm
Feb 1, 2011 at 3:21pm
holtaf (50)
Feb 1, 2011 at 10:35pm
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Actually the API itself teaches you Windows programming but you have to figure a lot of stuff out on your own. I got the charles petzold book from amazon.com GET THAT.
Feb 2, 2011 at 6:06pm
sunny712 (12)
Programming Windows by Charles Petzold. The best according to me.
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