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 languagenot another C++ syntax book that happens to cover .NET.

• 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 multithreaded and networkaware 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++.