Here's a list of older programming books I've published in reverse chronological order. Most of these books are out of print. For current books, see the main page.
 | Active Server Pages Black Book (1998- Coriolis) - Here is a book
that covers the entire gamut of technologies that comprise a modern Web
application including ASP (Active Server Pages), DHTML, ActiveX, Java, and
even MPS (Microsoft Personalization System). I wrote this book with two
experienced developers from CompuServe, so the book is chock full of
practical examples. (ISBN: 1-576-10247-5). |
| MFC Black Book (1997- Coriolis) - This book shows you how to make
MFC do the things you want it to do. Ever wanted to change how a list box
works? Want to customize serialization? How about allow editing during print
preview? Its all in here. If you've had one of my MFC courses, you'll like
this book. If you haven't, its probably the next best thing to taking the
class! Buy this book on CDROM View
Errata (ISBN: 1-576-10185-1). |
| Visual Developer Creating ActiveX Controls with VB5 (1997- Coriolis)
- If you looked at Developing ActiveX Web Controls and decided it was
too hard, this book is for you. This book shows you how to get started
writing ActiveX controls fast. Then it shows you the details you need to
know to solve the tough problems. If you already know VB, you'll love this
book. If you don't know VB, that's OK too. A special appendix will help you
leverage what you know about C++ into the VB environment. (ISBN:
1-576-10128-2). |
| Developing ActiveX Web Controls (1996- Coriolis) - An introduction
to creating ActiveX controls. ActiveX controls are the key to activating Web
pages, adding custom components to Visual Basic, and more. This is the book
Al Stevens talked about in the January 1997 Dr. Dobb's Journal and
was also a SmartBook book of the week (ISBN: 1-576-10002-2).
{Errata} |
| Steal This Code! (1995- Addison-Wesley) - Create reusable components
using simple Windows programming techniques. Includes many reusable components
and two chapters on OCX controls. Learn how to write reusable code in DLLs
using special techniques; autoclass parent windows; extend MFC and much more.
(ISBN: 0-201-40998-4). {Errata} |
| OLE 2.0 and DDE Distilled (Addison-Wesley) - Here's what you really
need to know about OLE and DDE in less than 300 pages. Let's you get practical
results fast. Complete C-language examples of OLE clients and servers. (ISBN:
0-201-40639-X). {Errata} |
| Commando Windows Programming (Addison-Wesley) - The tricks and
techniques in this book help you write Windows programs fast. Learn how to get
started right away, and learn how to turn out programs in hours not weeks. OK,
you can't write Microsoft Word using these techniques, but how many of us
write Microsoft Word?
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| DOS 6: A Developer's Guide (M&T Books) - The revision of the best
selling DOS 5: A Developer's Guide (see below). Includes new material
on CDROM, interacting with Windows, Using commercial DOS extenders, MRCI
compression, and more. This book is currently out of print, but you can still
find it at some bookstores. |
| DOS and Windows Protected Mode (Addison-Wesley) - This book (part of
the Schulman Series) covers nearly all the commercial extenders available at
the time it was written. You'll learn about DPMI, writing protected mode code
in Windows, Phar Lap, Ergo, and Rational extenders. Also covers the extender
in the "free" GCC compiler. If you've ever needed to access a memory
address in Windows, this is the book. Includes a free copy of Phar Lap's 286
Lite Extender. (ISBN: 0-201-63218-7). |
| DOS 5: A Developer's Guide (M&T Books) - This best seller is now out of print. It is a whopping big book covering DOS programming in three steps: 1) Accessing DOS and the underlying PC hardware; 2) Advanced techniques (EMS, math coprocessor, TSRs, Device Drivers, etc.); 3) Protected Mode. Includes source for a complete 386 DOS extender (assembly only). Most of the book applies to C/C++ and assembly. A few areas are only for assembler. One of the few books that supports Microsoft C, Borland C, and the Mix C Compiler (you know -- the one for $19.95). |