Focus On SDL (Focus on Game Development)
Ernest Pazera is a self-taught programmer, starting at age 13 with a TRS-80. Within a month Mr. Pazera was writing video games.  By age 15, he realized that he could be happy with nothing less than being a game  programmer.  He is one of the developers who helped create one of the most popular and respected game development sites on the Web---www.gamedev.net. He is a moderator of an isometric/hexagonal forum on the site and has extensive experience with game development. Ernest is the author of Isometric Game Programming with DirectX 7.0 from Premier Press.