Expert Visual C++/CLI

Stan Lippman is a best-selling C++ author and a major contributor to its growth and standardization. Here, under Stan's guidance, Marcus Heege, C++ developer and trainer - and Visual C++ MVP - explains how the core C++/CLI language elements work and, as important, how Microsoft intends them to be used.

Stan Lippman is one of the best-selling authors on C++ and has long been one of the major contributors to its growth and standardization. He is the architect C++/CLI, Microsoft's latest extension to C++. Under his guidance, experienced C++ developer and trainer and Visual C++ MVP -- Marcus Heege, explains how the core C++/CLI language elements work and, just as important, how Microsoft intends them to be used. Written by experts, and full of sound expert insight and advice, this book can be read profitably by any C++ programmer. Short code examples concisely illustrate concepts, and more elaborate examples show how C++/CLI is best used. Even programmers new to C++/CLI, but planning to migrate to it from another language, can use this book to understand core language elements crucial to planning and migrating effectively.

Edited by C++ legend and architect of C++/CLI, Stan Lippman, this is the most authoritative source of expert, insider advice on C++/CLI Written by a Visual C++ MVP and highly experienced developer and teacher of C++/CLI, Marcus Heege, this is the clearest presentation of expert use of C++/CLI Focused on the "why" as well as the "what" of C++/CLI, this is the richest yet most concise guide for both experienced C++ programmers and those planning to migrate to C++/CLI

Autorentext
Marcus Heege has over 20 years of experience developing software for Microsoft languages and platforms, since MS-DOS 1.0. He is a course author and instructor for DevelopMentor, where he's most recently developed their "Essential C++/CLI: Building and Migrating Applications and Components with C++/CLI" seminar. He also serves as a troubleshooter and mentor for many professional software developers. Marcus blogs about C++ and .NET topics at www.heege.net/blog and has written dozens of articles for a wide variety of Internet sites. Marcus is a Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" for Visual C++ and has been a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and Microsoft Certified Trainer since 1997.

Inhalt
Why C++/CLI?.- Managed Types, Instances, and Memory.- Writing Simple .NET Applications.- Assemblies, Metadata, and Runtime Services.- Defining Managed Types.- Special Member Functions and Resource Management.- Using C++/CLI to Extend Visual C++ Projects with Managed Code.- Mixing the Managed and the Native Type System.- Managed-Unmanaged Transitions.- Wrapping Native Libraries.- Reliable Resource Management.- Assembly Startup and Runtime Initialization.