Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C В® 2013 → «Extended»

is a comprehensive tutorial for novice programmers, providing a structured introduction to both the Standard C++ language and the Visual C++ development environment within Visual Studio 2013 . Book Overview

Programming basics, data types, calculations, decisions, and loops (Chapters 1–3). Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C В® 2013

Development for Windows 8 Store apps using XAML and C++/CX (Chapter 18). Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C В® 2013

Desktop programming with MFC, drawing, menus, toolbars, dialogs, and serialization (Chapters 11–17). Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C В® 2013

Apply the Standard Template Library (STL) across various programming contexts.

: Numerous working examples and exercises are included in each chapter to reinforce learning.

: Introduces "modern" techniques such as the auto keyword and range-based loops supported by VS 2013.