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Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 MCSD Training Kit Review by J. Turner
Good info, but not for exam
This book is MOC (Microsoft Official Curriculum) for preparing for the 70-016 exam: Building Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0. Considering the source, this should be the best book on the market, but it isn't by a long shot.
This book is, like the other Microsoft texts, an exercise-driven text. Each chapter contains one or more labs to be used to reinforce the material presented in the chapter. If you remember lab books from chemistry class - which contain some descriptive information followed by a step by step procedure, then you get the idea.
This book is neither an exam cram styled review, or an in depth exploratory text. This book is more a collection of lab-based tutorials.
If you are a skilled Visual C++ programmer, and are looking for a review, you will find your eyes glazing over while you read what you already know. The layout will also act like a comprehension speed bump.
On the other hand, if you are a neophyte, you are stepped through the process of building applications and applying the information. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of explanation.
This book alone will not prepare you to successfully pass the exam.
My advice: I would highly recommend getting the Visual C++ 6 Desktop Exam Cram book.