This book teaches three Eiffel Windows development the Eiffel language, the Windows Eiffel Library (an encapsulation of the Win32 API), and ISE's EiffelBase public domain library, which provides all the data structure and support classes needed for most applications. Maughan, who directs a software consulting company, and Simon, a senior software engineer specializing in Eiffel, explain why Eiffel is a simple way to program Windows, teach techniques for engineering software, and walk readers through a step-by-step process of building an Eiffel application. The enclosed CD-ROM contains complete example source and the ISE Eiffel compiler and IDE. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)