Brilliant stuff!!

When I read the various quotes from this book I was a bit skeptical - especially the quotes from the program manager of Visual C++. I'm not saying I didn't believe the quotes, but I figured that lots of these guys know each other and help each other out with quotes. However, I did buy the book and am definitely happy with it! Here are my specific Pros and Cons:

PROS
* Incredible coverage of XML, RegEx and Cryptography
* I almost didn't read the File I/O chapter thinking it couldn't be of any more help than CStdioFile and CFile. Boy was I wrong!? Great chapter
* The *best* ADO.NET chapters currently in print. Archer is the only author to show why and how to incorporate disconnected data using ADO.NET into an MFC application. Actually, these chapters alone are worth the price of the book.
* Great Visual Studio AppWizard to automate creating MFC/.NET apps!

CONS
* Remoting and Performance - These chapters (at the end of the book) seem a bit rushed and could have used more detail.

SUMMARY
I'm using this book quite frequently to write MFC/.NET appliations where I create the UI using MFC and then the lower level classes from the .NET BCL. Great combination to produce quality results quickly!

Other Reviews

• The best source for working VC++ programmers
• Brilliant stuff!!
• Use XML and cryptography under .NET