what is .net?

Hello,

I did c++ for several years and I am writing my codes using MFC.

I recently get MSVC 2003 with .net



What can I do with it? What is it (.net) offering to me as a C++ programmer?
Where is the best place to start (any online tutorial)? I don't want to move
to C# or VB.Net. I think it is a waste of money if I continue to program
with MFC when the .net framework is available, Am I right?





Best regards

Michael
Mon Jul 25 09:52:24 CDT 2005

Hello MA,

M> Hello,
M>
M> I did c++ for several years and I am writing my codes using MFC.
M>
M> I recently get MSVC 2003 with .net
M>
M> What can I do with it? What is it (.net) offering to me as a C++
M> programmer? Where is the best place to start (any online tutorial)? I
M> don't want to move to C# or VB.Net. I think it is a waste of money if
M> I continue to program with MFC when the .net framework is available,
M> Am I right?
M>
M> Best regards


.net saves you time and makes things handsome and more natural as it was
on C++.
moreover, if u want to get access to .net specific features (avalon, indigo,
etc) u can use only one of .net languages, not just C++
if u don't need them - u need not do anything with it and stay on MFC line :)


---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev

Tom
Mon Jul 25 10:33:57 CDT 2005

ma wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I did c++ for several years and I am writing my codes using MFC.
>
> I recently get MSVC 2003 with .net
>
>
>
> What can I do with it? What is it (.net) offering to me as a C++ programmer?

A nasty language called "Managed C++".

> Where is the best place to start (any online tutorial)? I don't want to move
> to C# or VB.Net. I think it is a waste of money if I continue to program
> with MFC when the .net framework is available, Am I right?

You could continue using MFC (or use Win32 directly, or another library
like WxWindows or Qt), or you could get VS2005 (currently still in
beta), which has a new binding of C++ to .NET, called C++/CLI, that
looks like a good option for future Windows development.

Personally, I would definitely not write any Managed C++ programs, given
that it is already an obsolete dialect.

Tom

Nishant
Tue Jul 26 03:35:51 CDT 2005

You can mix MFC and .NET in the same application/library. So it's not
necessarily a waste of anything to continue using MFC.

--
Regards,
Nish [VC++ MVP]
http://www.voidnish.com
http://blog.voidnish.com


"ma" <ma@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I did c++ for several years and I am writing my codes using MFC.
>
> I recently get MSVC 2003 with .net
>
>
>
> What can I do with it? What is it (.net) offering to me as a C++
> programmer? Where is the best place to start (any online tutorial)? I
> don't want to move to C# or VB.Net. I think it is a waste of money if I
> continue to program with MFC when the .net framework is available, Am I
> right?
>
>
>
>
>
> Best regards
>
>
>
>

ma
Tue Jul 26 06:07:42 CDT 2005

Thanks,
What .net offering me that MFC doesn't?
where can I learn more?

Best regards

"Nishant Sivakumar" <nish@nospam.asianetindia.com> wrote in message
news:uIWhK0bkFHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> You can mix MFC and .NET in the same application/library. So it's not
> necessarily a waste of anything to continue using MFC.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Nish [VC++ MVP]
> http://www.voidnish.com
> http://blog.voidnish.com
>
>
> "ma" <ma@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23spbnkRkFHA.3144@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I did c++ for several years and I am writing my codes using MFC.
>>
>> I recently get MSVC 2003 with .net
>>
>>
>>
>> What can I do with it? What is it (.net) offering to me as a C++
>> programmer? Where is the best place to start (any online tutorial)? I
>> don't want to move to C# or VB.Net. I think it is a waste of money if I
>> continue to program with MFC when the .net framework is available, Am I
>> right?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Scott
Tue Jul 26 09:02:32 CDT 2005

ma wrote:
> "Nishant Sivakumar" <nish@nospam.asianetindia.com> wrote in message
> news:uIWhK0bkFHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
>>You can mix MFC and .NET in the same application/library. So it's not
>>necessarily a waste of anything to continue using MFC.
> Thanks,
> What .net offering me that MFC doesn't?
> where can I learn more?
>
> Best regards

You can learn more by studying Nishant's book :)

But I agree with a previous poster: If you are using C++ wait until
Visual Studio 2005 is released. Big changes are coming.

--
Scott McPhillips [VC++ MVP]

ma
Tue Jul 26 14:39:54 CDT 2005

Thanks,

I think buying Nishant's book is a very good idea but should I wait till
MSVC 2005 and CLI coming?

Does Nishant's book cover the new MSVC and CLI or maybe by introducing CLI
his nice book become absolute?



Best regards



"Scott McPhillips [MVP]" <org-dot-mvps-at-scottmcp> wrote in message
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> ma wrote:
>> "Nishant Sivakumar" <nish@nospam.asianetindia.com> wrote in message
>> news:uIWhK0bkFHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>You can mix MFC and .NET in the same application/library. So it's not
>>>necessarily a waste of anything to continue using MFC.
>> Thanks,
>> What .net offering me that MFC doesn't?
>> where can I learn more?
>>
>> Best regards
>
> You can learn more by studying Nishant's book :)
>
> But I agree with a previous poster: If you are using C++ wait until Visual
> Studio 2005 is released. Big changes are coming.
>
> --
> Scott McPhillips [VC++ MVP]
>

Nishant
Wed Jul 27 00:34:55 CDT 2005

> Does Nishant's book cover the new MSVC and CLI or maybe by introducing CLI
> his nice book become absolute?

The book uses the older MC++ syntax - but the techniques involved should be
more or less the same with the new syntax.

--
Regards,
Nish [VC++ MVP]
http://www.voidnish.com
http://blog.voidnish.com


"ma" <ma@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks,
>
> I think buying Nishant's book is a very good idea but should I wait
> till MSVC 2005 and CLI coming?
>
> Does Nishant's book cover the new MSVC and CLI or maybe by introducing CLI
> his nice book become absolute?
>
>
>
> Best regards
>
>
>
> "Scott McPhillips [MVP]" <org-dot-mvps-at-scottmcp> wrote in message
> news:%23ct8lJekFHA.2444@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> ma wrote:
>>> "Nishant Sivakumar" <nish@nospam.asianetindia.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uIWhK0bkFHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>You can mix MFC and .NET in the same application/library. So it's not
>>>>necessarily a waste of anything to continue using MFC.
>>> Thanks,
>>> What .net offering me that MFC doesn't?
>>> where can I learn more?
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>
>> You can learn more by studying Nishant's book :)
>>
>> But I agree with a previous poster: If you are using C++ wait until
>> Visual Studio 2005 is released. Big changes are coming.
>>
>> --
>> Scott McPhillips [VC++ MVP]
>>
>
>