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Programming with Microsoft Visual C++ .Net, Sixth Edition (Core Reference) (Pro-Developer) Review by JimSmith
Excellent "comprehensive" reference
I guess the title might be a bit misleading. With the .NET movement in full gear, MSFT is calling all their products "blah blah blah.NET". That goes for their C++ development tool, too.
I got a copy of this book because "MFC Internals" was very useful. It's by the same author.
This book isn't devoted totally to .NET-- in fact only a third of the chapters cover .NET features. There's information on Managed C++, the CLR, Windows Forms using C++, and integrating C++ code with ASP.NET (all .NET-oriented features). There's also a chapter on writing app Wizards for the new Visual Studio.
Like it or not, ATL and MFC are still around-- and this book is the a decent reference covering the classic frameworks from the new Visual Studio point of view. Also covers attributed ATL. MSFT has moved a lot of things around in their development environment, and this book tells you where everything ended up.
The book is definitely useful for developers coming from the classic MFC and ATL backgrounds who want to move into the .NET space.