Programming with Microsoft Visual C++ .NET, Sixth Edition (Core Reference) (Pro-Developer) [Paperback]

George/Kruglinski Shepherd (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pro-Developer | Publication Date: October 25, 2002

This title is the complete programming reference for intermediate and expert developers who want to create .NET applications with Visual C++ and the .NET Framework. Focusing on core programming techniques, instructions, and solutions, this book is designed to help developers who are already familiar with Visual C++.

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About the Author

George Shepherd is an expert on the Microsoft .NET Framework and develops some of the industry's leading third-party .NET-based tools. He is the coauthor of several popular programming books, an instructor for DevelopMentor, a speaker at industry conferences, and has served as a contributing editor for MSDN® Magazine. He's been programming with Windows since version 2.0, in the 1980s.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1098 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 6th ed. edition (October 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735615497
• ISBN-13: 978-0735615496
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,880,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What I've Been Looking For, July 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Programming with Microsoft Visual C++ .NET, Sixth Edition (Core Reference) (Pro-Developer) (Paperback)

I can't tell you how many times i've sat down with various and sundry texts, ebooks, and website tutorials to learn how to program Win32 apps in C++. Every time I was incredibly frustrated that the author would simply walk through the implementation, without explaining any of the reasons why. I'm a C#.NET programmer and I come from a background of "academic" C (i.e. for school), Python, and Java programming.

The thing I like about the author is that he takes his time, defines his terms, and has an easy tone to his work. He doesn't get so conceptual (like Bruce Eckel of "Thinking in C++") where you get that itchy "Yeah, this is all nice, but how gonna use any of this?" feeling. This is one author that presents the forest and the trees in a well-balanced combination.

If you're an experienced MFC programmer, this may or may not be your book. It does rehash a lot of MFC and COM theory. But for me, as a programmer entering into Win32 C++ programming as .NET is making the scene, this book helps me to both understand the platform more deeply and make better decisions in my work.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent "comprehensive" reference, March 26, 2003

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JimSmith (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming with Microsoft Visual C++ .NET, Sixth Edition (Core Reference) (Pro-Developer) (Paperback)

I guess the title might be a bit misleading. With the .NET movement in full gear, MSFT is calling all their products "blah blah blah.NET". That goes for their C++ development tool, too.

I got a copy of this book because "MFC Internals" was very useful. It's by the same author.

This book isn't devoted totally to .NET-- in fact only a third of the chapters cover .NET features. There's information on Managed C++, the CLR, Windows Forms using C++, and integrating C++ code with ASP.NET (all .NET-oriented features). There's also a chapter on writing app Wizards for the new Visual Studio.

Like it or not, ATL and MFC are still around-- and this book is the a decent reference covering the classic frameworks from the new Visual Studio point of view. Also covers attributed ATL. MSFT has moved a lot of things around in their development environment, and this book tells you where everything ended up.

The book is definitely useful for developers coming from the classic MFC and ATL backgrounds who want to move into the .NET space.

48 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning! This is not a .Net book, October 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Programming with Microsoft Visual C++ .NET, Sixth Edition (Core Reference) (Pro-Developer) (Paperback)

This book is a rehash of older reference material on MFC. Despite the fact that MFC has changed very little over the course of the last several years, 29 out of the book's 35 chapters cover MFC. Material covering managed code is tacked on in the last 6 chapters.