Programming with Managed Extensions for Microsoft® Visual C++® .NET--Version 2003 (Pro-Developer) [Paperback]

Richard Grimes (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pro-Developer | Publication Date: April 23, 2003

The compiler and linker extensions in Microsoft Visual C++ .NET provide specific capabilities that programmers can’t get using Microsoft Visual C#™. Programmers learn how to make the most of these extensions with this enlightening guide—updated for Visual C++ .NET 2003 and written by an authority on the subject. The book reveals the special programming rules for Managed Extensions and shows how to use them to write .NET libraries and applications. It also discusses the many features that are new to Visual C++ .NET 2003. This guide is ideal for developers who use Visual C#, but want to make the most of the unique facilities in Visual C++ .NET.

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About the Author

Richard Grimes has built a reputation for writing in-depth books and articles about C++ that leave nothing uncovered. When he researches a technology he is more concerned with learning the "why" than the "how." Once he understands why Microsoft has implemented a technology, the techniques of how to use it become clear. Richard's attention to detail and his presentation of information researched from first principles distinguishes his books from the competition.

In the last two years, Richard has concentrated on the Managed Extensions for C++ and has written numerous articles on the subject, as well as a .NET book with a heavy C++ bias. He writes a column on the managed extensions for Visual C++ Developers Journal. Richard is also well known as an authority on managed C++ from his column in VCDJ/.NET Magazine, articles in MSDN® Magazine, and as a contributing editor for Windows Developer Magazine. As a Microsoft MVP for .NET and a regular speaker at .NET conferences, Richard keeps a close watch on, and has a detailed knowledge of, the needs and directions of the market.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (April 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735617821
• ISBN-13: 978-0735617827
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,481,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lean and Mean...., November 8, 2002

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Cláudio (Coimbra Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming with Managed Extensions for Microsoft Visual C++ .NET (Pro-Developer) (Paperback)

If you are the type of person that already knows Visual C++ and all the MFC,ATL,... stuff. And now you just want to know how use the NET Framework in the C++ language. This is an ideal book for acomplishing that objective.
One of the things i hate in many tec. books it's that they tell the same 'story' over and over...and over again. In this case the author simply assumes that you know VC++ and introduces the NET Framework to you.
Chapter 5 is worth the money spent and deserves a reminder, the author gets down to the metal and explains the system internals of the NET Framework via VC++. Even if you don't buy the book you should read this chapter ......

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Where have you gone, Dr Grimes, November 18, 2003

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This review is from: Programming with Managed Extensions for Microsoft® Visual C++® .NET--Version 2003 (Pro-Developer) (Paperback)

I have most of Richard Grime's books and have been a fan of his for some time. However, his last couple of books have been of extremely poor quality. It's as though the author simply took the Managed Extensions documentation and rushed out a book just to have a book on the subject. For example, there are less than 20 pages on multi-threading while there are 70 pages on interop! Since there are already tons of material on interop why so much material devoted to this - especially when 25 pages are PInvoke?! The book is very uneven and really provides almost nothing beyond what you can find in any MC++ literature. I would recommend instead MS Press' Visual C++ Step By Step or APress' Essential Guide to Managed Extensions as they are much more in touch with delivering unique content.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Definitively this should NOT be your first book on C++ .NET, May 17, 2003

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Francisco Salgado Cerredelo "Francisco Salgado" (Bertamirans-Ames, La Coruña Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Programming with Managed Extensions for Microsoft Visual C++ .NET (Pro-Developer) (Paperback)

A bit dissapointing.
This book is more about what not to do than about what to do or how to do it right. With the recently released new 2003 version of Visual Studio's the C++ compiler for the NET, it might, even, be a bit outdated.
If what you're looking for is a kind of tutorial book on managed extensions( such as myself) this isn't the right book.
Later, I got "Microsoft Visual C++ NET professional projects" and this is it. more than 1000 pages of practical advice, consistent and easy advice C++ and the .NET.
Maybe, after i get to know C++ more deeply "Programming with Managed Extensions for Microsoft Visual C++ .NET" would become an interesting reading.