Visual C++(r).NET: The Complete Reference [Paperback]

Chris H. Pappas (Author), William H. Murray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 2001 | Series: Complete Reference

Visual C++7 enjoys a well-earned reputation as the premier language for creating the largest, most stable e-commerce Web sites. Expert authors have joined forces to write nearly 50 books, and have a loyal following. Completely revised to target the burgeoning e-commerce developer market, this title is packed with information on hot topics like debugging, Web support, attributed programming, and more.

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The Definitive Resource for Visual C++ .NET

Reap the benefits of Visual C++ .NET with the help of this expertly written, all-encompassing resource. Utilize the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment to consolidate tools from various languages, such as C++ and C#, into a simplified, powerful set of shared tools. Increase application performance by learning to incorporate the ATL Server. Learn the foundations of good class design, then follow logical steps to create successful object-oriented program solutions. Delve into more than 1,000 pages covering the diverse formatting and programming capabilities of this amazing language. Keep Visual C++ .NET: The Complete Reference nearby and develop sophisticated, robust applications for e-business and beyond.

• Familiarize yourself with the full array of tools and menu options
• Explore the origins, syntax, and usage of the C++ and C# languages
• Master classic programming tools such as classes, arrays, statements and modifiers
• Select the best hardware for optimizing the development cycle of your projects
• Maximize code efficiency and minimize code size by picking the right data type
• Facilitate coding with new features such as AutoCompletion
• Build industrial strength objects using the Active Template Library
• Create efficiencies using pointers and dynamic memory allocation
• Understand and use the structural components of the Standard Template Library
• Optimize your debugging sessions with new features like Edit and Continue

About the Author

Chris H. Pappas is a professor of Computer Science at the B.C.C. S.U.N.Y. campus in Binghamton, New York. The author of dozens of highly-acclaimed computer books including Visual C++ Handbook and Borland C++ In Depth, Pappas is a Chief Executive Officer for Ninevah National Research, a New York-based company committed to software research and instructional materials. Pappas hold a Master's Degree in Computer Science from S.U.N.Y. Binghamton. William Murray is a computer science professor at the B.C.C. S.U.N.Y. campus in Binghamton, New York. He has co-authored dozens of highly-acclaimed computer books including Visual C++ Handbook and Borland C++ In Depth.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1008 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 3rd edition (December 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072129581
• ISBN-13: 978-0072129588
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,933,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Neither Complete Nor Accurate, Cut and Paste not even done c, January 27, 2002

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"samgentile" (Nashua, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual C++(r).NET: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

I have spent the last year and ½ working with .NET particularly in the area of Managed C++, C++ and COM Interop, and bought this book to see if there was anything they add to add. This book is touted as a "complete reference." So it is with great shock that in 1073 pages, they fail to even mention Managed Extensions for C++, which arguably is the single most important part of Visual C++.NET. Indeed, the index does not even contain the word "managed!" A person picking up this book may be expected to see a discussion of the profound changes that .NET brings to the Windows programmer. Not even mentioned. Strangely enough, we get a chapter, Chapter 24: C# A Windows Application" that has a chapter on C# without even mentioning .NET!
There is no overview chapter on .NET, the CLR and the CTS, and how they enable cross-language inter-operation. There is no chapter on the new keywords that Managed Extensions introduces like __gc, __valuetype, __pin and so forth. There is no chapter(s) on using .NET's BCL from C++, there is no chapter on how to migrate code to the managed environment, no chapter on mixing managed and unmanaged code, and no COM Interop chapter to name a few.
That's not even the worst part. I got up to page 13 and had to stop because of the sheer number of technical errors. On page 6, we have this interesting tidbit "For these developers, SQL debugging and MTS are integrated into the development environment making development of distributed-transaction-oriented applications faster and easier (SQL Server and MTS come with the Enterprise Edition of Visual C++)." Whoops! Forgot to cut this part out from the last edition and change it! This is a description of Visual C++ Enterprise 6.0! MTS has long since been replaced by COM+ and in some regards .NET. Neither SQL Server nor MTS comes with the Enterprise Edition. It just gets worse from there.
There's no excuse for books like this (and these two authors have been particularly bad at this in other .NET books like this). This kind of cut and pasting from previous editions and missing the boat on most of the meat of this new release does readers a real dis-service.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Totally disappointed!, December 29, 2002

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jiawei (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual C++(r).NET: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

If you know C++ already and only need a book to tell you something about visual c++ .NET, DO NOT buy this book. It really starts to teach you about Visual C++ .NET from page 664. More than 50% of the book is on C++. P.S. it's also not a good book for learning pure C++.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars C++ and a tiny bit of .Net, October 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Visual C++(r).NET: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

This is a very rich book on C++ and will provide a wealth of knowledge for those unfamiliar with the language. As for experienced C++ developers... stay FAR away. This book should have been titled : ".Net not included". By saying C++ .Net reference... they mean that they ran the examples on visual studio .Net(version 7). Do yourself a favor. If you want to know how to use C++ with managed extensions, don't get this book. The title is misleading. As for newbies... this book will be a good reference for the C++ (non .Net) language.