References

Windows NT 4.0

• "Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 Step by Step," Microsoft Press, Redmond WA, 1996

Visual C++ 4.0

• Ori Gurewich and Nathan Gurewich, " Teach Yourself Visual C+++ 4," Sams Publishing, Indianapolis, IN, 1996.
• Scott Stanfield and Ralph Arvesen, "Visual C++ 4.0 How-To," Waite Group Press, Corte Madera, CA, 1996.

Visual C++ 5.0

• Ori Gurewich and Nathan Gurewich, "Teach Yourself Visual C++ 5 in 21 Days," Fourth Edition, Sams Publishing, Indianapolis, IN, 1997.
• David J. Kuruglinski, "Inside Visual C++," Fourth Edition, Microsoft Press, Redmond WA, 1997.

Comments on C++ vs. Java

The following is taken from the introduction of David J. Kuruglinski's Inside Visual C++.

Execution Speed. A compiled program will alwys be faster thanan interpreted program.

Access to Operating System. For security reasong Java applets can't perform such tasks as writting to the disk and accessing serial ports. In order to be platform independent, Java application programs are limited to the "lowest common denominator" of operating system features. A C++ program for Microsoft Windows is more flexible because it can call any Win32 function at any time.

If you need an Internet applet or a truly platform independent application, choose Java. If you need efficiency and flexibility, choose C++.

Direct 3D and Direct Draw

• Stan Trujillo, "Cutting-Edge Direct 3D Programming," Coriolis Group Books, Scottsdale, AZ, 1996.
• Bret Timmins, "Direct Draw Programming," M&T Books, New York, NY, 1996.

JAVA and VRML

• Stephen R Davis, "Learn Java Now," Microsoft Press, Redmond, WA, 1996.
• Steven Holzer, "Visual J++ 1.1," Sybex, San Francisco, 1997.
• C.S. Horstemann and G. Cornell, "Core Java: Volume I - Fundamental," Sun Microsystems Press, Mountainview, CA, 1997, ISBN 0-13-766957-7. Also see http://www.javasoft.com and http://www.prenhall.com.
• Jamie Jaworski, "Java Developer's Guide," Sams Net, Indianapolis, IN, 1996
• Roger Lea, Kouichi Matsude, and Ken Miyashita, "Java for 3D and VRML Worlds," New Riders Publishing, Indianapolis, IN, 1996.
• Laura Lemay and Charles L. Perkins, "Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days," Sams Net, Indianapolis, IN, 1996.
• Stephen N. Matsuba and Bernie Roehl, "Special Edition Using VRML," QUE Corporation, Hollis, NH, 1996.

LATEX

• Jane Hahn, "Latex for Everyone," Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1993.
• Helmut Kopka and Patrick W. Daly, "A Guide to LATEX2e," Second Edition, Addison-Wesley, Wokingham, England, 1995.