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Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2008

Proudly presenting the latest edition of one of the all-time bestselling books on the C++ language, successful author Ivor Horton repeats the formula that has made each previous edition so popular by teaching you both the standard C++ language and C++/CLI as well as Visual C++ 2008. Thoroughly updated for the 2008 release, this book shows you how to build real-world applications using Visual C++ and guides you through the ins and outs of C++ development. With this book by your side, you are well on your way to becoming a successful C++ programmer.

Paperback: 1392 pages

Publisher: Wrox; 1 edition (March 31, 2008)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0470225904

ISBN-13: 978-0470225905

Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.9 x 9.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #1,432,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #26 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > C & C++ > Visual C++ #234 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > C & C++ > Tutorials #743 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > C & C++ > C++

Just read an interview with Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of C++, where he studiously avoided talking about C# as much as possible. Understandable, perhaps - in my opinion most (not all, but most) programming projects for Windows systems would benefit greatly from using C# instead of C++.Not that the above observation has anything to do with "Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2008"; I just felt the urge to pass along that opinion in case the reader of this review has not yet decided whether to start learning C++ or C#.For those who are interested in learning C++ for use with Windows, I can recommend this book. It is well written and covers everything you need to know to get started. In fact, at 1356 pages (not 1392, as currently listed at ) it covers much more than most people need to know.In Visual Studio 2005, and continuing in Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft introduced a new dialect of C++ called C++/CLI. The great advantage of C++/CLI is that it allows you to integrate "managed" programming (programs that run on the .Net Framework) and "unmanaged" or "native" programming. This is a unique ability of C++/CLI, and for this kind of programs C++/CLI can run circles around C#.Ivor Horton's book provides a good introduction to C++/CLI, with most chapters being divided into two parts; the first part about classical (ANSI/ISO) C++ and the second part about C++/CLI. However, as a beginner's book, it does not get into the really exciting managed/unmanaged "interop" parts of C++/CLI. For that you will need a more advanced book, for example

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