{"product_id":"windows-system-programming","title":"Windows System Programming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"If youre a systems-level 32-bit or 64-bit Windows developer  whether using the Windows API directly or via .NET interop  youll definitely want to take a look at this update to Johnson Harts well-respected and well-loved book. Johnson starts with Windows history and cultural issues and moves through basic and advanced system services in a thoughtful  thorough manner. If Mr. Rogers wrote a book with David Cutler  this is what theyd come up with.\" Chris Sells  Longhorn Content Strategist  Microsoft Corporation \"While focusing on UNIX developers that are looking to augment their skills or simply jump ship  Windows System Programming  Third Edition is a book that even some seasoned systems-level Windows developers will undoubtedly find useful. This is not your average bland GUI treatise; Hart takes you down to the metal  explains all the relevant concepts clearly and in-depth  and gives you an extensive library of high-quality code examples that can be easily adapted for your own larger applications. Even if youve created server applications before  Windows System Programming will teach you new tricks  shed new light on concepts you thought youd mastered  and offer new strategies for creating robust and secure solutions.\" Klaus H. Probst  Senior Architect  Spherion Technology Services; Microsoft MVP \"This book is quite easy to follow; there are clear explanations of everything. Even the explanation of the standards is readable! For a developer not familiar with developing with Windows  Harts book also provides basic information on where Windows was and where it is today  plus a great explanation of how it is different from Posix and Unix.\" Eric Landes  Microsoft MVP  www.aspalliance.com\/corporatecoder \"Even advanced developers will always need to have a book like this one on hand when the abstractions of a platform like .NET are inadequate or when they need to know more about how .NET is implemented. And the focus on low-level programming (specifically memory management and IO) and other non-GUI topics makes it stand out as superior among other Windows programming books. In keeping the GUI focus to a minimum  Harts book is able to be comprehensive on the topics contained within.\" Michael Davidson  IT Analyst  Windows System Programming  Third Edition gives a solid grounding on using the core Windows APIs  includingWin64; is updated for Windows Server 2003  Windows XP  and the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Framework  and has extensive examples illustrate all topics and show performance impact and tradeoffs A practical guide to the central features and functions of the Windows API  Windows System Programming  Third Edition  will get you up and running with Windows XP and 2003  as well as other Windows systems. Unlike most Windows programming resources  this book focuses exclusively on the core system servicesfile system  memory  processes and threads  synchronization  communication  and securityrather than on the more commonly featured graphical user interface functions. Especially geared for those already familiar with UNIX or other high-end operating systems  Windows System Programming  Third Edition  helps you to build on your knowledge base to learn the most important features quickly and easily. This new edition has been updated and enhanced with coverage of new API functions  network programming  Windows Services  process and thread management  synchronization  and application performance on single and multiprocessor systems. It also describes techniques for porting applications to Win64  the new Windows 64-bit API. B\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986785431605,"sku":"ByrdShop_0321256190","price":27.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780321256195.jpg?v=1770916926","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/windows-system-programming","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}