Publisher's Synopsis
Managed C++ and .NET Development is about writing .NET applications and services. It is designed to start developers with a clean slate, wiping clear any need for developing COM, DCOM, COM+, or ActiveX components. Instead, it will show readers how to code in the world of .NET - free of all that unneeded baggage. More importantly, this is a book about writing .NET applications using C++. It covers a lot of ground in a short period of time. In the end, developers should be proficient at developing .NET applications, specifically for Windows and the World Wide Web. While readers are learning the ins and outs of .NET application development, they will also by learning the syntax of C++, both old and new to .NET. Readers will also gain a good understanding of the .NET architecture. Most of all, Managed C++ and .NET Development is truly a .NET book applying C++ as its development language - not another C++ syntax book which happens to cover .NET.