Programming Windows With MFC

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1. pjmlpJan 2026
   Same as always, get one of the old books, the good ones back in the day.

   Programming Windows, by Charles Petzold

   Programming Windows with MFC, by Jeff Prosise

   COM / DCOM Primer Plus, by Chris Corry Vincent Mayfield John Cadman

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2. doctorleffFeb 2026
   In the 1990s, I taught GUI programming with the following two books (not necessarily those editions). Is this post the tool chain to do that program creation from the command line for these? Now that I am retired from a third of a century as a computer science faculty member, I would like to resurrect those notes for a comprehensive learning module on GUI programming. (At the turn of the century, my University had me teach GUI programming with Java Swing.) In my opinion, all are wonderful as is old-fashioned x-Windows GUI programming and Visual Basic form development, both of which I briefly introduced to my students.

   Programming Windows with MFC, Second Edition Subsequent Edition by Jeff Prosise (Author)

   Programming Windows®, Fifth Edition (Microsoft Programming Series) Subsequent Edition by Charles Petzold (Author)

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