Throughout this documentation set, “SDK” refers specifically to the Microsoft Windows 3.1 Software Development Kit and its contents. The SDK includes the following manuals:
Microsoft Windows 3.1 Software Development Kit Getting Started provides an orientation to the SDK, explains how to install the SDK software, and highlights the changes for Windows 3.1.
The Microsoft Windows Guide to Programming (this manual) explains how to write Windows applications and provides code samples that you can use as templates for writing your own applications. This manual also addresses some advanced Windows programming topics.
Microsoft Windows Programming Tools explains how to use the tools you will need to develop Windows applications. These tools include debuggers and specialized SDK editors.
The Microsoft Windows Programmer's Reference is a comprehensive guide to all the details of the Microsoft Windows application programming interface (API). The four volumes of this reference list in alphabetic order all the current functions, macros, messages, data types, and structures of the API, and provide extensive overviews on how to use the API.