Jeffrey Richter's Advanced Windows

The Developer's Guide to the Win32 API for Windows NT 3.5 and Windows 95

February 7, 1995--REDMOND, WA--Microsoft Press announced today the
publication of ADVANCED WINDOWS by seasoned developer, consultant, and
critically acclaimed author Jeffrey Richter.

ADVANCED WINDOWS is the first full discussion of the Win32 API for Windows
NT version 3.5 and Windows 95. It offers expert advice, sample code, and
tested techniques for ISVs and corporate developers building new 32-bit
applications from scratch or porting existing applications to a Win32
operating system.

Richter examines the core areas of the Windows NT 3.5 and Windows 95
operating systems in detail and explains what the move to Win32 really
means in terms of:

* Managing processes and threads, including thread-local storage
  and thread synchronization
* Exploring virtual memory and using virtual memory in applications
* Writing DLLs--and techniques for using them most effectively
* Sharing code and data among applications using memory-mapped files
  and sophisticated DLL-injection techniques
* Developing software for international markets using Unicode
* Writing robust, error-free applications using structured exception
  handling

Along the way, Richter points out how to both unleash the power and avoid
the pitfalls of the complex Win32 API. He carefully details Win32
functions and programming methods specific to either Windows 95 or Windows
NT.

An appendix explains how to use "message crackers" to help read, write, and
maintain source code. A comprehensive table of contents and a thorough,
cross-referenced index help readers quickly locate information about any
topic in the book.

Source code and executable binaries for all of the more than 25 sample
programs presented in ADVANCED WINDOWS are included on one companion
CD-ROM. Written for the Intel, MIPS and Digital Alpha AXP microprocessors,
these programs show true 32-bit programming techniques in action. Visual
C++ development system version 2.0 and either Microsoft Windows NT (for
any CPU platform) or Windows 95 are required.

Jeffrey Richter is the author of Advanced Windows NT and Windows 3.1: A
Developer's Guide and is a contributing editor of Microsoft Systems
Journal. A full-time software design engineer, Richter is also a
consultant, a trainer, and a frequent speaker at developer conferences
around the world.

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Advanced Windows
by Jeffrey Richter
976 pages, one CD-ROM, $44.95
ISBN: 1-55615-677-4
Pub. Date: March 3, 1995

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399
206-882-8080,  800-MSPRESS

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