Pro Visual C++/CLI and the .Net 2.0 Platform

By Stephen R.G. Fraser

Book Overview

This book explains how to write .NET 2.0 applications and services. It will provide you with a clean slate, and erase any need for developing the COM, DCOM, COM+, or ActiveX components that used to be necessary. Instead, you will learn how to write .NET applications using Visual C++ .NET syntax. By the end of the book, you will be proficient in developing .NET applications for both the Windows desktop and the Web.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590596404
• ISBN13: 9781590596401
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 918 Pages
• Weight: 3.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Pro Visual C++/CLI excellent book!

This book is excellent. I needed a book that described how to create C++ classes that I could use in code behind for an asp.net site. Found everything I needed and then some. Excellent book!

Amazingly well written

The book starts with the very basics and quickly moves to the important aspects, leaving nothing to be explained. It covers more than just code, including XML, windows services, web services, security, assemblies, and much more, giving readers a perfect understanding of Visual C++.Net and the Common Language Interface.

Extensive Look at C++ 2.0

Pro Visual C++/CLI and the .NET 2.0 Platform by Stephen Fraser is an extensive look at C++ programming for the 2.0 platform. The thing that I like about this book is the focus on .NET C++ development under the 2.0 umbrella. Nice writing, lots of content, overall a nice addition to your C++ library. Chapters covered: 01. Overview of .NET Framework 02. C++/CLI Basics 03. Object-Oriented programming with C++/CLI 04. Advanced C++/CLI 05. .NET Framework Class Library 06. Integrated XML Documentation 07. Collections 08. Input, Output, Serialization 09. Windows Forms Applications 10. Advanced Windows Forms Applications 11. Graphics with GDI+ 12. ADO.NET 13. XML 14. Windows Services 15. Web Services 16. Multithreaded Programming 17. Network Programming 18. Assembly Programming 19. Security 20. Unsafte .NET C++/CLI Programming 21. Advanced Unmanaged C++/CLI Programming Overall the word that stands out more than anything else about this book is THOROUGH. This is a thorough look at the source material and an entertaining and informative book for developers. Enjoy!!! ***** RECOMMENDED

Wonderful resource for C++ programmers

This book is a terrific resource for programmers who were stuck working in the Visual Studio 6.0 coal mines and are trying to adjust to life on the .NET surface. It has very easy to follow and complete information on .NET, and it is SO much easier to find information there than trying to glean what you need from the thousands of confusing and incomplete articles on the web that are littered with references to VB and C#. It's very well written and easy to understand (unlike the forward by Stanley Lipman...don't worry Stanley, I sometimes write that way too), and I've had no problems finding what I need in the index. Just as the author suggests, you can just read a few chapters and then reference the rest of the book for the pieces you need. There is some information that falls into the "duh" category for experienced programmers, but I'd much rather skim over that kind of information than to have the author assume you know something that you don't and then you have to search for that information elsewhere. Great job Stephen! Harry Strand StrandControl, LLC www.homedomination.com hstrand@homedomination.com

A note from the author

I'm quite proud of this book (Okay the 5 stars might be a tad biased)... Though my new hardcover book is physically 60 pages shorter than the previous version, don't be fooled. The type set used for the book is considerably more condensed and if the original fonts had been used the book would run well over 200 pages more than its predecessor. It contains 6 new chapters covering the topics: * Integrated XML Documentation * Windows Services * Network Programming * Security * Unsafe C++ .NET Programming * Advanced Unsafe C++ .NET Programming (PInvoke, Interop and Data Marshaling) Not only are there these 6 additional chapters, the first four chapters were almost completely rewritten. Also due to the changes made from Managed C++ to C++/CLI, every example in the book had to be rewritten. The only thing I regret about the book is that I had to remove the chapter on creating Web applications but there really wasn't much I could do about it as it can no longer be done. (I'm hoping someone will prove me wrong and submit an article to this book's support site http://www.procppcli.net showing how to do it.) For those of you who end up buying the book thank you and I hope you get as much out of it as I put into creating it. Stephen R. G. Fraser