Microsoft Visual C++/cli step by Step

Part IV, “Advanced Topics,” covers some more advanced material, including 

details for working with legacy code.

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Introduction  

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Finding your best starting point in this book

The various sections of this book cover a wide range of technologies associated with 

C++ on the Windows platform. Depending on your needs and your existing under-

standing of C++, you may wish to focus on specific areas of the book. Use the following 

table to determine how best to proceed through the book.

If you are

Follow these steps

New to C++

Read Part I carefully before continuing to the rest 

of the book.

Familiar with OO programming but not with C++

Read Part I carefully, but you can omit Chapter 2.

Familiar with C++

Review Part I, looking for the differences be-

tween standard C++ and C++/CLI.

Familiar with .NET, but not Windows Store 

applications.

Read Chapters 20 and 21.

Most of the book’s chapters include exercises that let you try out the concepts you 

have just learned. Solutions to these exercises can be downloaded using the companion 

code link from this book’s web page. See the “Code samples” section for 

details on how to download the companion code.