Pro Visual C++ 2005 for C# Developers

Master practitioner Wills writes primarily for those with experience in C# programming who are welcoming the changes wrought in C++/CLI, particularly its role as a .NET development language. The first few chapters give developers what they need to get on the fast track to C++/CLI, including syntax, tools, data types, arrays, polymorphism and protection, along with details such as pointers and unsafe code, expressions and operators. Wills then presents more advanced topics such as generics, templates, advanced generics and casts, the preprocessor, "native" C++, and multiple language support. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dean C. Wills is a freelance programmer with over 20 years of experience in system programming areas such as BIOS, assembly language, C, and C++. He is the owner of Sandpaper Software and has worked for companies such as Compucorp, Cyrix, National Semiconductor, and Virtio. He was a developer on the Visual C++ front-end during the Visual Studio 2005 ship cycle.