books on programming

[GhettoFob]

I'm looking for some good books on programming. I'm hoping to make some simple windows applications with C++. I'm familiar with java/c syntax and I also know some lisp. And also, what is mfc? Thanks for any info.

 

[bendixG15]

Oh, I just love alphabet soup....
One meaning of MFC is a multifunction machine....
Basically its a printer, copier and fax (scanner) all rolledup into one machine

Okay, you knew that, so give us a hint on the context of MFC...
Good Luck________-

 

[Chaotic42]

I think MFC stands for Microsoft Foundation Classes.

We used "C++ How to Program" by Dietel and Deitel in my CS259 class. I have their book on C. Pretty nice. Examples with source code come in handy too (I'm sure you know that, just a reminder)

 

[GhettoFob]

where would i get the microsoft foundation classes and are there any other good books? thanks for the help

 

[Jumpem]

I second C++: How To Program.

 

[EagleKeeper]

MFC is provided when you use the MS Visual Studio development environment.

In reality all it is is a set of DLL libraries that protect/hinder you from understanding how Windows operates.

I fyou do not get the MS development environment, you will have to locate all the required source/header files to build with.

best thing is to grab an academic version of Visual Studio or a training package that contains a crippled IDE for MS.