Pro Visual C++ 2005 for C# Developers

This is an ideal book if you're an experienced developer approaching Visual C++ from a background of C# programming on .NET 1.1 or 1.0. This book includes two distinct sections forming a simple migration path for you to move across to Visual C++ 2005 development. The first section introduces the Visual C++ 2005 technology then overviews the language in eight fast-track chapters. This overview is tightly focused on the mechanics of the language and does not introduce any coding. Five additional chapters then detail the techniques and issues involved in converting C# applications to Visual C++ 2005.

Author has unique knowledge of Visual C++ 2005 development at Microsoft, including many undocumented features, hints and tips which he records for the first time in this book Presents a fast-track entry for developers familiar with C#, into the VC++ world Complete coverage of Visual C++ 2005 to ensure that readers will have broad understanding necessary to leverage the unique, powerful features

Autorentext
Dean C. Wills is a freelance programmer with over 20 years of experience in system programming areas such as BIOS, assembly language, C, and C++. He is the owner of Sandpaper Software and has worked for companies such as Compucorp, Cyrix, National Semiconductor, and Virtio. He was a developer on the Visual C++ front-end during the Visual Studio 2005 ship cycle.

Klappentext

Pro Visual C++ 2005 for C# Developers features two distinct sections that lead to a simple migration path for you to move toward Visual C++ 2005 development. If you're an experienced developer approaching Visual C++ from a C# background with .NET 1.1 or 1.0, you'll greatly benefit from this book. The first section introduces the Visual C++ 2005 technology, then outlines the language in fast-track chapters. This overview focuses on the mechanics of the language, without introducing any coding. Additional chapters cover the techniques and issues involved when converting C# applications to Visual C++ 2005. The next portion of the book functions as a detailed reference to Visual C++ 2005 providing information and advice about the technology and its coding techniques. Here you can dip into it as necessary for assistance with your work. This material supplements the information that is already freely available within Visual Studio .NET 2005. With its thorough regard for Visual C++ 2005, this book will earn a place on your shelf as a helpful reference for years to come.

Inhalt

Section I. Fast Track to C++/CLI.- Introduction. Inspiration. Motivation.- Basic Syntax Changes.- Data types.- Native and Managed Memory Management.- Pointers.- User Defined Conversions.- Properties, Events, Delegates.- XML comments.- Section II. How to Convert C# Applications To C++/CLI.- Converting basic C# applications to C++/CLI.- More on inheritance.- Secure Coding.- C# to C++ Differences.- Section III. Advanced Concepts.- Generic Programming.- Templates.- C++ Under the hood.-.NET binaries.- Visual C++ 2005 Project Configuration.- Visual C++ 2005 Debugging.