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C++/CLI: The Visual C++ Language for .NET introduces Microsoft's new extensions to the C++ syntax that allow you to target the common language runtime the key to the heart of the .NET 3.0 platform. In 12 no-fluff chapters, Microsoft insider Gordon Hogenson takes you into the core of the C++/CLI language and explains both how the language elements work and how Microsoft intends them to be used. Compilable code samples illustrate the syntax as simply as possible, and more elaborate code samples show how the new syntax might typically be used.

The book is a beginner's guide, but it assumes a familiarity with programming basics. And it concentrates on explaining the aspects of C++/CLI that make it the most powerful and fun language on the .NET Framework 3.0. As such, this book is ideal if you're thinking of migrating to C++/CLI from another language. By the end of this book, you'll have a thorough grounding in the core language elements together with the confidence to explore further that comes from a solid understanding of a languages syntax and grammar.

About the Author
Gordon Hogenson is the manager responsible for the Visual C++ documentation, has worked as a technical writer and testing engineer for Visual C++, C# and other Microsoft products for 9 years. He has avid interests in many diverse fields, including botany and organic gardening, chemistry, physics, metaphysics and philosophy.

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Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (December 4, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1590597052
ISBN-13: 978-1590597057
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
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namespace msclr, gcnew constraint, managed templates, using stack semantics, pinning pointer, native entry point, const correctness, initonly field, interior pointer, gcroot template, managed entry point, heap semantics, native pointer, contextual keywords, default indexed property, ref class, special member functions, native heap, managed array, unified type system, derived class constructor, enum class, base class function, managed heap, native array

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction to C++/CLI, December 11, 2006

By	martin chisholm (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

(Disclosure: I read a draft of the book, not the final version.)

I'm comfortable with C++, and am now working with C#. I wanted to know about this newfangled C++/CLI thing (formerly known as Managed C++ or C++ with Managed Extensions), so I read "C++/CLI: The Visual C++ Language for .NET". Jumping right in is possible, but having a guide like this book saves a lot of time.

I was glad it expected a knowledge of "Classic C++", because the last thing I wanted to read is yes another book that talks about why Object Oriented programming is the Best Thing since sliced bread, or how a for loop differs from a while loop. Instead it gets right into the interesting stuff -- garbaged collected classes versus value classes, the new operators (^ and %), CLI types, destructors versus finalizers, etc.

I'm happy to report it skims many other interesting topics. Reading it won't make you the world's foremost expert on Delegates, Generics, and Constraints, but no readable book would. I think managed/native interop is one of the more interesting C++/CLI topics, and there's a chapter devoted to it. The appendix has a great summary of the new syntax in C++/CLI. If you're seeing C++/CLI code for the first time, use that appendix for your Rosetta Stone.

I definitely recommend this book to C++ programmers who want to know about this C++/CLI thing.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great for native and managed code enthusiasts alike, March 6, 2007

By	Thomas Petchel (Redmond, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had the opportunity to review this book prior to printing. I must admit that Gordon has a knack for breaking down the C++/CLI language into digestible pieces. In this book, Gordon walks you through everything you need to know to get started with C++/CLI: the .NET assembly model, classes, structures, interfaces, delegates, properties, events, generics, and so on. Each concept goes along with a complete (yet digestible) code example.

This book is also great for native C++ developers who would like to leverage .NET without throwing away all of their native code. The final section of this book covers interoperability with other .NET languages as well as native code, including COM.

I use C++/CLI daily, and I found that this book serves equally well as a cover-to-cover read as well as a shelf reference.

Whether you're a seasoned .NET developer or a C++ developer looking to interoperate with .NET, I highly recommend this book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars First step into C++/CLI, May 10, 2009

By	Revelino Mateus (Lisboa, Portugal) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As the back cover says, "C++/CLI is a powerful new language". By now C++/CLI is a rather mature language, but still very powerful. Even though I don't consider it to be an easy language to learn you'll gain much insight into to Microsoft's .NET platform if you do. This take into C++/CLI in an interesting one, but in some aspects it falls short from the target.
If you're comfortable with C++ and if you have grasped another .NET language (especially C#) it will be easy for you, with the help of this book, to take control of the .NET through C++/CLI.
The book skims many interesting topics like classes, properties, delegates, generics, exceptions, etc, but mostly in an introductory manner. If you want to get a step further you will need to complement this book with another (preferably one specifically targeted into to the nuts and bolts of the CLR).

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