What about C++?
With the introduction of Visual Studio .NET and great new languages like C# and Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft has also improved the C++ language. By providing Managed Extensions for C++, an application written in C++ can take advantage of the core features of .NET and the common language runtime. Garbage collection, cross-language debugging and code access security are all fundamental aspects of .NET, and are the foundation of the Visual Basic .NET and C# languages. Using Managed Extensions for C++, a traditional C++ developer can take advantage of the features of the .NET Framework directly from Visual Studio .NET, writing applications that contain both managed and unmanaged code. New project templates for C++ are built into VS.NET, and improved compiler options allow C++ applications written using VS.NET to live in the managed environment of the .NET Framework. All of the power and flexibility that has made C++ a great language is still there, the Managed Extensions take the language to the next level with the power and flexibility of the .NET Framework. Using Managed Extensions for C++ will allow you to create .NET classes that are callable from managed C++ or unmanaged C++ applications.In this book, to reach the broadest audience possible, all of the code is written in either Visual Basic .NET or C#. If you are a C++ developer, and new to .NET, the syntax of C# will be familiar to you, and you will be able to write applications immediately using C#. Using Visual Studio .NET as your development tool will allow you to create applications faster and easier than ever, so you can look at this book as a reference on the tool, not the language. No matter what language you develop in, using VS.NET will allow you create better applications faster.
• Table of Contents
• Index
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio® .NET 2003 in 21 Days
By
Jason Beres
Publisher
: Sams Publishing
Pub Date
: January 14, 2003
ISBN
: 0-672-32421-0
Pages
: 696
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio .NET in 21 Days will help developers that are new to application development and experienced developers understand how to use the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET to rapidly develop any type of computer application. The Visual Studio .NET development environment is the most comprehensive developer tool ever created, putting that together with the .NET Frameworks' Class Libraries, the developer has everything he or she needs to get up-to-speed on Microsoft's latest revolution in application development. This book will guide the developer through using the VS .NET IDE, the Visual Basic .NET and C# language, and the supporting tools available from Microsoft to create Windows and Web-based applications. The market is full of books that pretty much say the same thing, which is already available in the help files, the author of this book has written and deployed over a dozen successful applications using Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework. All of his expertise and experience is used to give you the most comprehensive title on using Visual Studio .NET.