Pro Visual C++/CLI and the .NET 3.5 Platform

Pro Visual C++/CLI and the .NET 3.5 Platform is about writing .NET applications using C++/CLI. While readers are learning the ins and outs of .NET application development, they will also be learning the syntax of C++, both old and new to .NET. Readers will also gain a good understanding of the .NET architecture. This is truly a .NET book applying C++ as its development language—not another C++ syntax book that happens to cover .NET.

What you’ll learn

• Learn the syntax and semantics of C++/CLI
• Program Windows graphical user interface applications
• Write web applications and web services in C++/CLI
• Work with data in a database or XML documents
• Create multi-threaded and network–aware applications
• See how to use C++/CLI unmanaged code properly and safely

This book is primarily for C++ programmers who want to write applications for the .NET 3.5 platform. It also caters to those new to C++ who wish to work in .NET 3.5 and use the power of C++.

An update of a successful original, this book covers C++/CLI, Microsoft's version of C++ in .NET 3.5. It is written for those who know C++ who want to migrate to Microsoft's implementation, as well as those new to C++. It is the most comprehensive and best-selling C++/CLI book.

Stephen Fraser has over 15 years of IT experience working for a number of consulting companies, ranging from the large consulting firms of EDS and Andersen Consulting (Accenture) to a number of smaller e–business companies. His IT experience covers all aspects of application and web development and management, ranging from initial concept all the way through to deployment. Stephen resides with his beautiful wife and daughter, Sarah and Shaina, in the Silicon Valley.