Recommend a book on Windows API programming

[oladaniel]

Could anyone please recommend a good book on Windows application development, specifically on the win32 API, not MFC.

I know C++ but can’t seem to find a good book on win32 API development anywhere, I’m having to google everything and that’s just no way to go!


Thank you,
Ola.

[z05DSL3A]

Programming Windows 5th Edition
Charles Petzold
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Windows-5th-Book-Package/dp/157231995X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296038702&sr=1-1

followed by

Windows via C/C++ 5th Edition
Jeffrey Richter
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-via-PRO-Developer-Jeffrey-Richter/dp/0735624240/ref=pd_sim_b_1

[yetanothertom]

Win32 API Bible.

[oladaniel]

thanks Grey and yetanothertom.

[holtaf]

http://profmsaeed.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/forgers-win32-tutorial.pdf

Thats good book (and it's free!)

[3pj6b7Xj]

Actually the API itself teaches you Windows programming but you have to figure a lot of stuff out on your own. I got the charles petzold book from amazon.com GET THAT.

[sunny712]

Programming Windows by Charles Petzold. The best according to me.