Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Caution - not Relevant!!!!!!

Although a good and comprehensive book at it's time, it is relevant for directX 6 or 7 at best. The fundamental changes made by ms in directx 8 render it not relevant in many aspects and anyone buying this book should consider that. There are many things a newbie might get from this book but it mostly deals with outdated 2d concepts and the examples look and feel old (386 old). The author is good and I would definitely go for the directx8 or 9 version of this book but this one should not be sold any more (not at that price anyway)