Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C 2005 Author:Ivor Horton This book is the latest edition of one of the bestselling of all books on the C++ language and Visual C++. The author, Ivor Horton, has a loyal following who love his approach to teaching programming languages. In this book, Horton repeats the formula that made the current edition so popular: he teaches both the ... more »;Standard C++ language itself as well as Microsoft Visual C++. The book is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to both the Standard C++ language and to Visual C++.NET. The book has been thoroughly updated (more than 35ew and updated) for the Whidbey release. This book shows novice C++ programmers how to build real-world applications using Visual C++. No previous programming experience is required. The author uses numerous step-by-step programming examples to guide readers through the ins and outs of C++development. His tutorial approach has proved popular with more than 100,000 readers---they look to Ivor Horton for the most thorough and accessible introduction to the C++ language and to Visual C++. .In addition to fully covering new features of the Whidbey release--for example, the latest changes to MFC and ADO.NET--Horton will also add new chapters showing how Managed C++ can be used together with Windows Forms for fast application development, and how database applications can be developed using C++ and Windows Forms.« less