Chapter 2. Creating Your First Windows Application
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You have probably read programming books that walk you step-by-step through the process of creating your first program. Typically, you create some form of the classic “Hello, World!” application. In this extremely simple example, the user is asked to initiate some action such as clicking a button or pressing a key, and the computer responds with a message such as “Hello, World!” A slightly more advanced variation asks for the user’s name and responds with a customized greeting like “Hello, Lauren!”
Although examples like this might be sufficient for demonstrating ...
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