Programming with Managed Extensions for Microsoft Visual C++ .NET

Visual C++ has several capabilities that Visual C# does not have, including better access to unmanaged code, the ability to mix managed and unmanaged code in the same source file, direct access to unmanaged data, and other features. Because developers who use C# may want to implement more C++ in their Microsoft .NET applications, this book thoroughly covers the Visual C++ managed extensions, plus how to write .NET libraries and applications. Readers learn the different programming rules for managed extensions, along with the features that are new to Visual C++ and other .NET-compatible languages.

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Ouch!
This book is a mess. Really disorganized. Nothing is clear. Important information is thrown together haphazardly in places it doesn't belong. It makes you wonder what other tidbits he left out, or what he hid somewhere that you didn't notice. There's no way to use it as a reference, and it's certainly not an entertaining read.


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Badly organized and poorly written
The organization of this book is terrible. It is full of forward references to topics not yet discussed, information is presented without any proper structure.

I will trust the judgement of others who know c++.NET better and say that the content is technically sound (I personally will reserve my opinion). As far as I am concerned, it all goes to waste due to its unreadable and incoherent organization and presentation.

It should have been titled `Random thoughts on managed c++`.

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Where have you gone, Dr Grimes
I have most of Richard Grime's books and have been a fan of his for some time. However, his last couple of books have been of extremely poor quality. It's as though the author simply took the Managed Extensions documentation and rushed out a book just to have a book on the subject. For example, there are less than 20 pages on multi-threading while there are 70 pages on interop! Since there are already tons of material on interop why so much material devoted to this - especially when 25 pages are PInvoke?! The book is very uneven and really provides almost nothing beyond what you can find in any MC++ literature. I would recommend instead MS Press' Visual C++ Step By Step or APress' Essential Guide to Managed Extensions as they are much more in touch with delivering unique content.

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Another great Richard Grimes book
I cannot say it better than another reviewer `This book is typical of Grimes work,,.focused, lucid, and complete`. This is a great book for learning Managed Extensions for Microsoft Visual C++.Net.

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Definitively this should NOT be your first book on C++ .NET
A bit dissapointing.
This book is more about what not to do than about what to do or how to do it right. With the recently released new 2003 version of Visual Studio's the C++ compiler for the NET, it might, even, be a bit outdated.
If what you're looking for is a kind of tutorial book on managed extensions( such as myself) this isn't the right book.
Later, I got `Microsoft Visual C++ NET professional projects` and this is it. more than 1000 pages of practical advice, consistent and easy advice C++ and the .NET.
Maybe, after i get to know C++ more deeply `Programming with Managed Extensions for Microsoft Visual C++ .NET` would become an interesting reading.