C++/CLI render all Managed C++ books obsolete

[_R]

I have a few books on Managed Extensions for C++, but I'm wondering if
there is any point to studying them or buying more given that C++/CLI
is imminent. It seems that the whole Managed C++ paradigm is changing
sufficiently in syntax and approach to send those books into the $3
bin soon.

I suppose there will be legacy syntax switches for the compiler, but
for anyone just taking up Managed C++, what good are books or
articles on Managed Extensions? Looks like there's soon to be a
vacuum there (re hardcopy).

[RBischoff]

Re: C++/CLI render all Managed C++ books obsolete

Hello _R,

You are correct, the MS C++ team has done a great job to bring C++ up to
the citizenship of C# for the .NET environment. Since the new CLI syntax
is so much better than the current Managed C++ syntax, I would imagine most
people would be eager to drop MC++ and adopt CLI , of course this is just
one of several reasons to move forward with CLI. It probably depends on
when your shipping your product, huh :)

Hope this helps,
RBischoff
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_> I have a few books on Managed Extensions for C++, but I'm wondering
_> if there is any point to studying them or buying more given that
_> C++/CLI is imminent. It seems that the whole Managed C++ paradigm is
_> changing sufficiently in syntax and approach to send those books into
_> the $3 bin soon.
_>
_> I suppose there will be legacy syntax switches for the compiler, but
_> for anyone just taking up Managed C++, what good are books or
_> articles on Managed Extensions? Looks like there's soon to be a
_> vacuum there (re hardcopy).
_>

[Ioannis Vranos]

Re: C++/CLI render all Managed C++ books obsolete

_R wrote:
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> I have a few books on Managed Extensions for C++,[/color]


I am currently reading one (my second). :-)

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> but I'm wondering if
> there is any point to studying them or buying more given that C++/CLI
> is imminent. It seems that the whole Managed C++ paradigm is changing
> sufficiently in syntax and approach to send those books into the $3
> bin soon.[/color]


What I am currently doing is not concentrating on the syntax how to define a property etc,
but on the .NET API which remains the same.


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> I suppose there will be legacy syntax switches for the compiler,[/color]


Yes, /clr:oldSyntax

[color=blue]
> but
> for anyone just taking up Managed C++, what good are books or
> articles on Managed Extensions? Looks like there's soon to be a
> vacuum there (re hardcopy).[/color]


See above.