Microsoft Visual C++ .NET Deluxe Learning Edition--Version 2003 (Pro Developer) [Paperback]

Microsoft Corporation (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735619085 | ISBN-13: 978-0735619081 | Publication Date: May 14, 2003

Teach yourself the latest version of Visual C++—and begin developing for Microsoft .NET—one step at a time. This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly guides you through the fundamentals—from writing managed code to running and debugging your first .NET-based applications and XML Web services. Work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises to learn essential techniques. And accelerate your productivity by working with instructive code and best practices for .NET development with Visual C++.

Discover how to:

• Write and run a simple object-oriented program
• Delve deeper with inheritance and other OOP techniques
• Execute code with the Visual Studio® .NET debugger
• Exploit built-in .NET support for properties, arrays, and events
• Generate and handle exceptions
• Implement operator overloading
• Examine the .NET Framework 1.1, exploring major namespaces and classes
• Use Windows® Forms to create GUI applications
• Access data using XML and Microsoft ADO.NET
• Create and use Web services
• Build Web service components with ATL
• Make legacy applications .NET-ready

CD Inside Includes sample code, practice exercises, and eBook

CD features:

• Code examples in Visual C++ .NET 2003
• All the book’s practice files
• Fully searchable eBook

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (May 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735619085
• ISBN-13: 978-0735619081
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.7 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,594,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book To learn about Visual C++.NET, September 14, 2005

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Jorge I. Rodriguez "Jorge Rodriguez" (Pasadena, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Visual C++ .NET Deluxe Learning Edition--Version 2003 (Pro Developer) (Paperback)

After reading the book, I found it very informative. The author explains how to write C++ programs for .net very clearly. It was easy to find the information that I needed to learn. The included electronic version on the book is one of my favorite features. With it you are able to search the book contents very efficiently. All examples that I tried in the Visual C++ environment worked flawlessly as expected. A must have book for beginning Visual C++.NET programmers. I recommend this book to other readers interested in learning how to program Visual C++.NET for the first time.

23 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for a beginner, May 8, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Microsoft Visual C++ .NET Deluxe Learning Edition--Version 2003 (Pro Developer) (Paperback)

I gave this book only 2 stars due to the fact that I found the material to be too complex for a beginner. I have no experience in programming and was hoping that the book would be more detailed in how C++ works. There are alot of examples in the book for you to copy to the computer but the commmands aren't described. For example in Chapter 2, part of the example tells you to type the following with no explanation as to what the commands are and what those commands are doing.

void SetName(String *name)
{ strName = strName ->Copy(name); }
String* GetName() { return strName; }

Perhaps I had the wrong impression when I purchased this book thinking it was a C++ tutorial rather than just a software tutorial. Who knows?
The plus side is that you get the book and the complete Visual C++.net software cheaper than buying the software alone.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introduction to Visual C++, May 11, 2004

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Anthony Mendoza (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Visual C++ .NET Deluxe Learning Edition--Version 2003 (Pro Developer) (Paperback)

Ok. This book doesn?t teach C++. But it sure teaches the Visual Environment if one already knows C++. The practical teaching format is very easy to follow and the book is very complete. Excellent and easy to follow. A great introduction.