Generic is a standard Windows application. Generic has a main window, a border, an application menu, and maximize and minimize boxes, but no other features. The application menu includes a Help menu with an About command, which, when chosen by the user, displays an About dialog box describing Generic. The completed Generic, with an About dialog box, looks like Figure 14.1 when displayed.
Generic is important not for what it can do, but for what it provides: a template for writing Windows applications. Building it helps you understand how Windows applications are put together and how they work.