For serious OS/2 developers only, this practical hands-on book shows how to develop systems with the 32-bit OS/2 3.X operating system--now completely updated and revised with 10 new chapters. The authors cover the base system plus programming using Presentation Manager, Work Place Shell and Control Program. Disk includes 39 sample programs.

An in-depth guide that fully exploits the more advanced features of OS/2's GPI(Graphical Programming Interface). Written by two IBM insiders, it provides readers with detailed, step-by-step guidance on the full range of important GPI functions rarely covered in more general books on Presentation Manager.

By using this innovative text, students will obtain an understanding of how contemporary operating systems and middleware work, and why they work that way.

Most programmers' fear of user interface (UI) programming comes from their fear of doing UI design. They think that UI design is like graphic design—the mysterious process by which creative, latte-drinking, all-black-wearing people produce cool-looking, artistic pieces. Most programmers see themselves as analytic, logical thinkers instead—strong at reasoning, weak on artistic judgment, and incapable of doing UI design. In this brilliantly readable book, author Joel Spolsky proposes simple, logical rules that can be applied without any artistic talent to improve any user interface, from traditional GUI applications to websites to consumer electronics. Spolsky's primary axiom, the importance of bringing the program model in line with the user model, is both rational and simple. In a fun and entertaining way, Spolky makes user interface design easy for programmers to grasp. After reading User Interface Design for Programmers, you'll know how to design interfaces with the user in mind. You'll learn the important principles that underlie all good UI design, and you'll learn how to perform usability testing that works.

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