The book focuses on object-oriented programming methods for 32-bit Windows operating systems. A wide range of issues related to the development of dialog and multi-window applications was considered. The issues of creating various types of application help systems, their Russification and conversion from one type to another are discussed. Much attention is paid to the use of the exception mechanism for error handling, working with templates, multitasking and thread interaction. A separate chapter is devoted to creating dynamic link libraries (DLLs). Provides extensive reference material on Visual C++ features and classes.