Windows System Programming (3rd Edition)

Author: (USA) Hart
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is concise and focused, serving as a practical guide to the core features and functions of the Windows API. Unlike many other Windows programming resources, this book emphasizes the exploration of core system services such as the file system, memory, processes and threads, synchronization, communication, and security. The new revised edition covers new API functions, network programming, Windows services, process and thread management, synchronization, and program performance for single-processor and multi-processor systems, while also describing how to port programs to Win64. This book is particularly suitable for readers who are already familiar with UNIX or other high-end operating systems. Reading this book will help enrich your knowledge and learn many important features quickly and easily. As a practical guide to the core features and functions of the Windows API, this book will draw you into exploring Windows XP and 2003, as well as other Windows systems. Unlike many other Windows programming resources, this book is completely dedicated to core system services—file system, memory, processes and threads, synchronization, communication, and security—and is especially suitable for readers who are already familiar with UNIX or other high-end operating systems.