Visual C++(r).NET Developer's Guide

By John Paul Mueller

This developer's guide provides a resource for the professional developer seeking to create complex, robust and high performance applications with visual C++.Net. It covers how to build multiple... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072132817
• ISBN13: 9780072132816
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Length: 880 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.8" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

An Outstanding Book for Upgraders

This book is written for someone who is moving from Visual C++ 6 to Visual C++ .NET for the most part. The author covers both managed and unmanaged techniques, so I found the coverage complete. Some people might find they want a managed code only book, so this wouldn't be a good choice. I found all of the explanations clear and easy to understand. All of the source code I tried worked as anticipated. The author includes a lot of coding examples and the book is actually a little light when it comes to theory. I had some theoretical questions and contacted the author (who places his email address all over the book). He was quite friendly and helpful. I received a good answer to my question very quickly (the same day in fact).

Great samples

What I like about the book is the samples on how to use OLE DB in Unmanaged and Managed code. I especially like the example on how to print from OLE DB.I would love to see more OLE DB samples like Updating, Creating New Records and more details on using OLE DB in Unmanaged Code. The same would be true for ADO.NET.

Outstanding Transitional Book

This is the first book that I've seen that understands the problems that developers face today. .NET is not the end all solution for every programming problem, it's a nice new technology that doesn't really support older applications. I found this book refreshing in that it tells how to transition from Visual C++ 6 to Visual C++ .NET. It contains programming examples from both worlds and helps the reader move from one to the other. For example, I found great examples that show how to use existing components in .NET applications and vice versa--how to use new components I create in my old applications. OK, so this book doesn't ignore Visual C++ 6 and cover Visual C++ .NET to the exclusion of everything else--that's the reason I find it so helpful. If you're looking for a straight Visual C++ .NET book that ignores the realities of development today, this isn't the book for you. However, if you're like me and need to develop applications in a mixed environment, then this is just the place to look.