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Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

I need a good .NET Visual C++ book.

I've been programming in C++ for years now, so I'm not looking for a book to teach me how to program in C++.

I need a book to help get me up to speed with programming with MFC and in .NET.

Any suggestions?

Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :

I had VB 6.0 last semester and failed it, and it was an easy class too so I don't know what happened. But I'll say that VB neevrtheless no matter how easy it looks is super annoying none of the commands work right.

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

Why do none of the commands work right? I code in VB6 for small projects all the time, and they appear to work just fine for me. [Smile]

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

I've coded in VB6 for enormous projects, and they worked just fine for me. [Smile]

Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :

I think this is a situation where the phrase, "It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools" applies.

Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :

porter,
Haven't read it myself, but I hear the kickstart books actually aim towards people moving from knowing the language to the new version.

Of course, from what I understand, C++ .NET is becoming the fat friend of the .Net framework. It's all either VB .NET or C# . NET. Is there any reason why you'd be wedded to C++? If not, I'd suggest taking C# out for a spin. It's similar but, in my opinion, better and it seems to be where Microsoft is focusing their efforts.

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Oh, and I also have used VB to code projects and it worked fine.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

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Is there any reason why you'd be wedded to C++?

This is not for a personal project -- it's for a work project.

I will not be the only person working on this project, so I cannot just change languages on a whim. All of the developers know C++, and have C++.

Several developers would have to purchase and learn C# in order to do this.

About half of this project will be comprised of Visual C++ projects that are currently being used in another application.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

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About half of this project will be comprised of Visual C++ projects that are currently being used in another application.

Are these existing applications in the .NET framework, or the older MFC-style VC++?

If the latter, make sure you have access to a good punching bag.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

These projects were originally created in the older VC++ 6.0, but we migrated the whole thing over to .NET about a year ago.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

OK.

I just got bad flashbacks from that description. [Smile]