Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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Win32 programming is a special area in which you will develop programs for MS windows. This course will discuss Intel (X86) based Windows platform. We will be using C language as programming tool as it is the top choice for Application Programmers Interface ( API) programmers and also because the most part of Windows OS is developed in C language; furthermore the documentation available for API by Microsoft also contains C-oriented syntax.
We will explore main features of Windows Programming like resource sharing, device independence programming, using GDI etc.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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At the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Describe and explain the functional mechanisms of Windows platform i.e. how it works and the concepts related to basic Windows architecture
- Use/manipulate Windows resources for your application
- Develop fine-tuned and robust applications for MS Windows
- Get hands in specialized and more complex areas of windows programming like network programming, graphics programming etc.
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Course Calendar
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2
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Basic C Language Concepts
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5
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Preprocessor Directives
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6
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Bitwise Operators and Macros
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7
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Calling Conventions, Storage Classes and Variable Scope
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9
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Windows Creation and Message Handling
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10
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Architecture of Standard Win32 Application
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13
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Graphics Device Interface
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18
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String and Menu Resources
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21
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Using Dialogs and Windows Controls
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22
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Using Common Dialogs and Windows Controls
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24
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Dynamic Link Libraries
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26
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Threads and Synchronization
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27
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Network Programming Part I
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28
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Network Programming Part II
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29
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Network Programming Part III
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30
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Network Programming Part IV
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