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Originally posted by Xeon
But I wanna ask those who've seen/bought it : DOES MY NAME APPEAR in the Credits/Acknowledgements section of the book??!!

Okay...let me ask one question...why should it appear?? :confused:

From Andreas:

Okay...let me ask one question...why should it appear??

Why?! To boost my ego! :D

From Brad:

I'm trying to remember the technical posts that you've made that would be of intrest to VC++ developers.....

Yes, and I did help by replying to at least 20 posts to beginners over the years! :eek::cool:

I did find Irona20 on page 302 though.

IRONA?!!!! This is crazy! Even she gets listed! DARN! Now, her ego is gonna be higher than mine when she knows this! Drats!

Now, u folks ain't being real gentlemen. I've been here and have been sucha' loyal member! Even after the post counting in the General Discussion forum has been stopped, I'm still here, unlike several others!

NigelQ says I'm in the book, so maybe he made a mistake or he's just kidding. :D:D:D

Never mind! :cool:

Is there actually a table of contents available online for the book ? I'm really not quite sure what kind of stuff is in there and whether it would be useful to have it.

Yves,

I haven't seen an online index for the book yet, but I can assure you it covers pretty much all topics reasonably well. There are over 600 pages, with much of the code being on the CD.

Others have already told me that the layout of the book and the content are good, and I must admit being very pleased with the outcome myself. It makes for an excellent reference book.

There is a sample chapter (one of the 42) on-line at the Que Publishing site at
this page (http://www.quepublishing.com/catalog/sample_chapter.asp?product_id={D6F830BF-8489-4CC0-8563-EE607B8062CF}&session_id={2747C133-274C-4496-A4BA-353F9F52432F})

Xeon,

I have no objection to your review of the book, although I'd prefer to have an honest review than a slightly biased one. ;) Others have seen the book and already given me great compliments, so I really think the book can handle an open review.

I know I'll certainly keep a copy handy and use it regularly.

Thanks,

- Nigel

Xeon, don't feel so bad. My name isn't in the book either, but yours is a lot more often on the site than mine. :)
So you are more famous than I am, isn't it enough to cheer you up? There is a least someone below. ;o)

I'll look this book up in stores... I hope it is exported over here.

Marina

Marina:

Xeon, don't feel so bad. My name isn't in the book either, but yours is a lot more often on the site than mine.

Girls will always be girls! That's the point! How sweet and touching, soft and cuddly, motivating and calming! Marina the Goddess!!!
Yes, yes. I'll listen to you and be good for once. :D:)

So you are more famous than I am, isn't it enough to cheer you up? There is a least someone below.

Yes, and that's mainly cos' girls have a lower ego than boys.
In an interview with the host of this TV show called Survivor : Amazon, the girls tend to do better cos' they're calmer and they're not too rushed about trying to show off etc. :D
Argh!

I'll look this book up in stores... I hope it is exported over here.

Aye, Marina! If you can afford it, buy an air-ticket to the US to get this book to show your loyalty! :cool:

From Brad:

Of course, if you have a bad review, then I'd rather you just tell us here rather than tell the world on Amazon

Nah, Brad! I wouldn't do that!
After all, ain't I suppose to be the #1 Most Loyal Member here?! :)

I'll get the Table of Contents for the book to post here or on the main dev-archive site. I can get this from the publisher. As to the content -- it is all here on dev-archive already. The nice thing about the book is that it organizes it and presents it nicely.

Yes, that's the main thing. The site tends to be messy for some reason, and there's some kinda grammar and spelling mistakes here and there. But with editing from Nigel, everything should be much better.
But bugs! As you know, almost all the code in the dev-archive articles have bugs! In that case, are they being fixed and tested etc.? :)

As stated on the main site , I have a few copies that I'm giving away (randomly) to people who have articles posted on the main site.
I'll be giving a couple of copies away in February and March as well. I'm going to start a thread on the forums from which I'll give away a free copy as well -- look for the thread!

Argh Brad! Christmas is still 10 months away!
Really, if you give away too much books, it's gonna degrade the value of this book!:)

Xeon - I was only picking on you -- knowing you can handle it . There were only so many pages in the book. Most of the names that made it into the book were from articles that are posted on the main site.

Yes, I understand, actually. After all, this is a dev-archive articles book and I didn't contribute to any article! :D
But if there's a forums book in future, then I really must be included!:)

And speaking of forums, maybe u folks can start a dev-archive FAQ book in future, as a companion to this article-based book?

Scot Wingo already has a MFC FAQ book somewhere, but this dev-archive book on the most commonly asked questions in the forums as well as not in the forums would be nice. :D

Originally posted by irona20

Me! :eek: :eek: :eek:
And what is said in that page?

You answer a "From the Forum" question:

Answer [irona20]:
The following code will indicate the current state of the toolbar:
xxxxxx (code)


I didn't include the code.

Brad!

Originally posted by Brad Jones


Only post a review if you've read or seen the book. If you haven't seen or read the book, then you should say this in your review. While I believe most of the reviews on Amazon (and other sites) to be bogus, I'd prefer to solicite only real, honest reviews. Of course, if you have a bad review, then I'd rather you just tell us here rather than tell the world on Amazon :).

Brad, I ordered the book a few days ago. With the mercy of the United States Postal Office and that of the postmans here in Switzerland (who is probably riding a goat -- I can't find other explanation why the book needs 21 days to reach me :)) I will get it soon. Then I will read it, and if you want me to, I'll write a (serious) review.

Originally posted by Gabriel Fleseriu
Brad, I ordered the book a few days ago. With the mercy of the United States Postal Office and that of the postmans here in Switzerland (who is probably riding a goat -- I can't find other explanation why the book needs 21 days to reach me :)) I will get it soon. Then I will read it, and if you want me to, I'll write a (serious) review.
In that case, why wasn't it called "Deliver Visual C++ in 21 days"? :D :p

Xeon,

I posted a chance to win a free copy of the book because of this thread from you. You haven't even tried to win a copy...

Set down your chicken chops and go to

http://www.dev-archive.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=230394