Not the book I'm looking for

I have been programming in C++ for almost 20 years. I go back to VAX/VMS, spent several years on Unix, and then moved on to Windows in the mid-90s. About five years ago I began learning about the .NET platform from a language agnostic viewpoint (I actually had the luxury of attending a good seminar before writing a program) and have spent about 50% of my time over the intervening time programming in C#. I consider it a much better language for managed code than C++, and between language features and IDE support, there is no reason I would ever write a pure managed assembly in C++.

I have not read this book, but I have read all the other reviews on here and the book's detailed table of contents, and I have to say, this book is not for me. What I am looking for is a book which focuses on mixed mode programming and interop issues. This book is 90% about the C++ language (including native C++) and the Framework Class Library. So it's not the book for someone like me. I have had the opportunity to use Expert C++/CLI as a reference and have read a few of its chapters and consider it a much better resource for someone like me.

Now if you are someone who has been in C++ land and is just starting into .NET, maybe you can use this book. I would suggest you learn C#, but if you don't want to learn a whole new language (and don't consider the new features of C++/CLI a new language) then maybe this book is for you. I don't know how to give this book a numerical grade, but other reviewers have given this book every other possible score, so I'll give it a 3.

Other Reviews

• Pro Visual C++/CLI excellent book!
• Not the book I'm looking for
• Weak, but nothing else is out there.
• Be cautious!
• If you purchase just one book on C++/CLI, make sure it's this one