Rating:  - Does this book really say 'for Experienced Programmers' in the title?
The more I look through this book the more times I look at the cover and question the title.
Although, the codes samples are thorough, I found the extensive explanations of basic programming concepts a waste of space in this 1600+ page book. As I have experience with several languages (including C++) I had hopes that this book would be a good overview of Managed C++ with in depth coverage of advanced concepts. Instead, it fell short by trying to cover each chapter's subject matter from the ground up.
Examples:
Chapter 14: Files and Streams, Section 2: Data Hierarchy. This section is a two page explanation of how data is stored as 0s and 1s and is interpretted into larger data structures.
Chapter 19: Data Structures and Collections, Section 3: Linked; Lists. A detailed explanation of what and how linked lists work.
Reading parts of this book made me feel like I was reading an introduction to computer sciences textbook. Definately not the kind of material I was looking for as an experienced programmer converting to Managed C++.
Rating:  - it really "moved" me to MC++
the simple examples on writing MC++ codes really helps me.
eventhough some "adventurers" might say that this one is shallow, i can say that if you are new to MC++, --but no longer new to the old VC++, this one will help.
Rating:  - great book
this is a great book with huge materials and code examples about Ms Visual c++ .Net, especially in introducing Managed C++ codes. This book is a must for who wants directly using Ms Visual C++ .Net.
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