Best Win32 API Programming Books
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1. SQL QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Managing, Analyzing, and Manipulating Data With SQL
Author: by Walter Shields
Published at: ClydeBank Media LLC; Illustrated edition (November 18, 2019)
ISBN: 978-1945051753
“THE BEST SQL BOOK FOR BEGINNERS IN 2021 – HANDS DOWN!”*INCLUDES FREE ACCESS TO A SAMPLE DATABASE, SQL BROWSER APP, COMPREHENSION QUIZZES & SEVERAL OTHER DIGITAL RESOURCES! | #1 NEW RELEASE & #1 BEST SELLER |*Not sure how to prepare for the data-driven future? This book shows you EXACTLY what you need to know to successfully use the SQL programming language to enhance your career!
Are you a developer who wants to expand your mastery to database management? Then you NEED this book. Buy now and start reading today! Are you a project manager who needs to better understand your development team’s needs? A decision maker who needs to make deeper data-driven analysis?
Everything you need to know is included in these pages! The ubiquity of big data means that now more than ever there is a burning need to warehouse, access, and understand the contents of massive databases quickly and efficiently. That’s where SQL comes in.
SQL is the workhorse programming language that forms the backbone of modern data management and interpretation. Any database management professional will tell you that despite trendy data management languages that come and go, SQL remains the most widely used and most reliable to date, with no signs of stopping.
2. Python Programming On Win32: Help for Windows Programmers
Author: by Mark Hammond
Published at: O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (February 15, 2000)
ISBN: 978-1565926219
Python is growing in popularity; based on download statistics, there are now over 450,000 people using Python, and more than 150,000 people using Python on Windows. Use of the language has been growing at about 40% per year since 1995, and there is every reason to believe that growth will continue.
Despite Python’s increasing popularity on Windows, Python Programming on Win32 is the first book to demonstrate how to use it as a serious Windows development and administration tool. Unlike scripting on Unix, Windows scripting involves integrating a number of components, such as COM or the various mail and database APIs, with the Win32 programming interface.
While experienced Windows C++ programmers can find their way through the various objects, most people need some guidance, and this book is it. It addresses all the basic technologies for common integration tasks on Windows, explaining both the Windows issues and the Python code you need to glue things together.
Topics include:The Python language and the PythonWin extensionsBuilding a GUI with COMAdding a Macro languageDistributing the applicationClient-side COM for output and data accessIntegration with mail and other internet protocolsManaging users and drivesThis is a vital and unique book. Python Programming on Win32 is an excellent presentation of Windows application development and a solid illustration of how to use Python in the Windows environment.
3. Windows Nt Win32 Api Superbible
Author: by Richard J. Simon
Published at: Waite Group Pr (May 1, 1997)
ISBN: 978-1571690890
Windows NT Win32 API SuperBible is the perfect resource for programmers who want comprehensive, updated coverage of all Win32 APIs, as well as detailed information specific to the newest Windows NT functions. This book lets you look up the specific Win32 API call you need, when you need it.
Concise descriptions detail what you need to know about every Win32 call, including new NT4 APIs. You’ll quickly see how specific functions are used, modified, and integrated into larger applications. APIs are conveniently organized by purpose, so you can quickly find every API function available for a specific task.
The chapters cover the crucial programming APIs for menus, scroll bars, clipboard, help files, MDI, GDI, dialog boxes, palettes, color-matching, DLLs, atoms, timers, and much more. Explanations of reusage syntax, parameters, possible pitfalls, and tips from the pros augment each reference entry.
Summary projects also show you how to use the APIs in a practical context.
4. Dan Applemans's Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to the Win32 Api
Author: by Daniel Appleman
Published at: Sams; 1st edition (March 1, 1999)
ISBN: 978-0672315909
Demonstrates key elements of the Win32 operating system and explains how to use Visual Basic to customize and design applications
5. Win32 Programming (Addison-Wesley Advanced Windows Series)(2 Vol set)
Author: by Brent E. Rector
Published at: Addison-Wesley Professional (January 1, 1997)
ISBN: 978-0201634921
Covering the material needed to understand and write 32-bit Windows applications for Windows 95 and Windows NT 3. 51, this work details Win32 application programming concepts, and techniques for the common Application Programming Interface (API) of Windows 95 and Windows NT. Basic methods of Windows message handling are covered, as are advances in mouse and keyboard input handling, and graphical output using the Graphics Device Intefrace (GDI).
6. Win32 Multithreaded Programming
Author: by Aaron Cohen
Published at: O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (December 11, 1997)
ISBN: 978-1565922969
Many Windows developers still write code as if their application is a single entity that, while it is running, has complete control of all system resources. This legacy from the days of DOS means that developers frequently fail to take advantage of Win32’s support of multiple threads of execution to improve their application’s performance or to enhance its functionality.
For instance, a main thread can handle interactions with the user, while a background “worker” thread can handle repainting the application window or performing some background calculations. But multithreaded programming means more than adding threads; it also requires that the code be thread-safe.
Win32 Multithread Programming explains the concepts of multithreaded programs, thus providing the developer with the knowledge necessary to skillfully construct efficient and complex applications. From basic thread synchronization using mutexes and semaphores, to advanced topics like creating reusable thread pools or implementing a deferred processing queue, the book uses real-world applications and carefully constructed examples to illustrate the principles of multithreaded programming.
7. The Perl CD Bookshelf: Perl in a Nutshell/Programming Perl, 2nd Edition/Perl Cookbook/Advanced Perl Programming/Learning Perl, 2nd Edition/Learning Perl on WIN32 Systems
Author: by Inc. O'Reilly Media
Published at: O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (August 11, 1999)
ISBN: 978-1565924628
Perl programmers increasingly rely on the Web, online help, and other online information sources to cure information pain. Now O’Reilly’s Perl CD Bookshelf gives you convenient online access to your favorite books from your CD-ROM drive. The Perl CD Bookshelf contains a powerhouse of O’Reilly Animal Guides.
Included are complete, unabridged versions of Perl in a Nutshell; Programming Perl, 2nd Edition; Perl Cookbook;Advanced Perl Programming; Learning Perl; and Learning Perl on Win32 Systems. As a bonus, the hard-copy version of Perl in a Nutshell is also included.
Never has it been easier to learn, or look up, what you need to know online. Formatted in HTML, The Perl CD Bookshelf can be accessed with any Web browser. The books are fully searchable and cross-referenced. In addition to individual indexes for each book, a master index for the entire library is provided.
8. Win32 API Programming with Visual Basic
Author: by PhD Steven Roman
Published at: O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (November 29, 1999)
ISBN: 978-1565926318
The Win32 API, or Application Programming Interface, is of immense use in extending the power of Visual Basic. The Win32 API is the collection of functions and subroutines that provides programmatic access to the features of the operating system. It allows Visual Basic programmers far greater access to the inner workings of the Windows operating system without having to suffer through the steep learning curve associated with Visual C++ style Windows programming.
The book is designed for users with an intermediate-level (or higher) knowledge of Visual Basic version 4 or later and a desire to stretch VB into the realm of Windows system programming. Users do not need any background in Visual C++, nor do they need any previous experience programming the Win32 API.
This book teaches users how to do relatively simple tasks, such as adding tab stops to a list box and gathering system information (i.E., which version of Windows is running on a system and the number of buttons on the user’s mouse).
9. Modern Multithreading : Implementing, Testing, and Debugging Multithreaded Java and C++/Pthreads/Win32 Programs
Author: by Richard H. Carver
Published at: Wiley-Interscience; 1st edition (October 19, 2005)
ISBN: 978-0471725046
Master the essentials of concurrent programming,including testing and debugging This textbook examines languages and libraries for multithreaded programming. Readers learn how to create threads in Java and C++, and develop essential concurrent programming and problem-solving skills. Moreover, the textbook sets itself apart from other comparable works by helping readers to become proficient in key testing and debugging techniques.
Among the topics covered, readers are introduced to the relevant aspects of Java, the POSIX Pthreads library, and the Windows Win32 Applications Programming Interface. The authors have developed and fine-tuned this book through the concurrent programming courses they have taught for the past twenty years.
The material, which emphasizes practical tools and techniques to solve concurrent programming problems, includes original results from the authors’ research. Chapters include: * Introduction to concurrent programming * The critical section problem * Semaphores and locks * Monitors * Message-passing * Message-passing in distributed programs * Testing and debugging concurrent programs As an aid to both students and instructors, class libraries have been implemented to provide working examples of all the material that is covered.
10. .NET Framework Solutions: In Search of the Lost Win32 API
Author: by John Paul Mueller
Published at: Sybex (September 24, 2002)
ISBN: 978-0782141344
To create programs for the Windows 95 or Windows NT operating systems, programmers need to know the art of 32-bit programming. Richter presents the first truly advanced book on programming for Windows that concentrates on advanced topics and advanced material on core topics, and provides a stepping stone to the next release of Microsoft Windows.
Disk includes sample code and applications.
