How to become a windows developer

As a programmer, choosing Windows as your development platform is undoubtedly the right choice. However, due to the large number of Windows developers, the "value" of Windows developers is generally not as high as that of Linux, Max and other platforms. In other words, there are too many mediocre people. A person who has learned .net for a few months from a certain training institution claims to be a Windows development expert. This will of course make people laugh. Secondly, because Microsoft's development platforms and tools are usually easy to get, many programmers mistakenly think that this is the development of Windows applications, thinking that Windows development should be simple. As a student, I talk about how to truly become a Windows development expert from my own perspective. Note that the following is based on the premise that you have passed your own language skills. You should be proficient in structured programming and have a certain understanding of object-oriented programming. Why not master object-oriented? The object-oriented waters are really too deep. Programmers who have been developing for a lifetime may not dare to say that they have fully grasped the essence of object-oriented programming. 1>Be proficient in Windows SDK programming. Mastering Windows SDK development is actually a preliminary exploration of the WIndows operating system. Although MFC has well encapsulated the SDK, if you want to truly grasp the essence of Windows programming, you still have to start with the SDK. If a beginner reads it with a copy of "In-depth MFC in a Simple Language" from the beginning, I believe he will not be able to stand it. It actually takes a little effort to move from C language console programming to Windows programming. The first thing beginners are often not used to when learning Windows programming is the large number of macros and structures defined by Microsoft. These "side branches" often become a major obstacle for beginners. Beginners often focus on these unimportant places instead of focusing on the main places such as Windows message mechanism and window architecture. MFC does this in more depth, so it is recommended that beginners learn more from the Windows SDK. Recommended reading: "Windows Programming"------a classic among classics, a must-read for Windows developers. It was translated by employees of Microsoft China and is now in its fifth edition. "Windows Core Programming"------Look at Windows from a higher level. 2> Proficient in MFC programming. Many people say that MFC is outdated. Indeed, this has to be admitted. Since Windows has focused on the .net strategy, it has basically been a sheep-herding management of traditional C/C++ development. Until now, there is no decent interface library. So, why do we still need to learn MFC. First of all, learning MFC is an idea, which is a solid bridge from Windows SDK structured programming to object-oriented programming. Although it cannot be said that this bridge is perfect, it has not been eliminated after such a long period of testing, so it must have its value. The architecture of MFC is what we must learn. It is the basis for .net Form development. Maybe there are many people who have been developing .net Form from the beginning, and are very comfortable using C# and VB, but they just know it and don't know why. Such developers always just stay on the surface and don't know what the entire .net Form architecture is like. When I encounter some more complicated problems, I am at a loss. So MFC must be mastered. Secondly, MFC directly calls Win 32API to operate Windows, which is much more efficient than .net running on a virtual machine. Secondly, the efficiency of C++ language is also higher than that of C#. This is why C++ is generally chosen for programming related to graphics and images. In high-performance areas, C/C++ is usually chosen for development, and C#, VB, etc. are used for calling. Moreover, .net's calls to the traditional Win32 API were once limited. Sometimes you have to use P/INVOKE to call Win32 api. Recommended reading: "In-depth Detailed Explanation of VC++" -------- This book written by Sun Xin is very suitable for MFC beginners.

"In-depth explanation of MFC" ---------Master Hou Jie performed a perfect surgical operation on MFC. If you understand it and study it repeatedly, you will fully grasp the essence of MFC. 3> Master the core mechanism of the Windows operating system. Through the above two steps of learning, beginners should already have a certain understanding of Windows. Beginners can learn Windows in a relatively relaxed way. Now it's time to learn a little more about Windows. In the past, we looked at Windows from the perspective of programmers, and the perspective may be somewhat singular. Now it is necessary to study the Windows operating system from the perspective of a system designer. Recommended reading: "In-depth Analysis of the Windows Operating System" ------ This book will give you a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the WIndows operating system "Win32 Multi-Threaded Programming" ------ More from the perspective of concurrency To gain an in-depth understanding of Windows mechanisms. After readers have the foundation of 1 and 2, I believe it will not be too difficult to learn 3. 4>Master .net As a Windows programmer, .net is a technology you have to learn. Whether you are studying or working, you will definitely encounter it. With the above foundation, learning .net is a very easy thing. There are many languages ??to choose from under the .net platform, but it is recommended that everyone choose C# for reasons that need not be explained. Just look at the monthly programming language rankings to see it clearly. Recommended reading: "C# Beginner's Classic" -------Wrox Company's Little Red Book, which is very comprehensive. "C# Advanced Programming" - also a book from Wrox Company, which goes into more depth. "C# via CLR"--------tells about the core mechanism of .net. "WPF Advanced Programming"------a new generation of graphical interface technology, you should know. 5>Master Win32 asm Everyone hopes to become more and more talented, rather than staying in the position of a junior programmer forever. If you want to truly master Windows and truly become a computer expert, assembly is what you must master. Assembly is the basis for your software debugging, reverse engineering, commercial cracking, kernel research, and device driver development under Windows. Proficiency in assembly language is the dividing line between ordinary programmers and experts.