Managed C++ and .NET Development

By: Stephen R. G. Fraser

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eText | 1 January 2008

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C IS INCREDmLY RESWENT. First conceived to be merely a "better C," it evolved into a language that continues to amaze even its creators. It endures shifts in pro gramming paradigms and changes in underlying platforms. Support for object -oriented programming was the first improvement over C. Then exceptions and templates came along. Later, template metaprogramming was "discovered." Managed C is another enhancement of the language, which supports a rich runtime, with features such as garbage collection, a unified type system, networking and multithreading support, versioning, and others. Though designed as a general-purpose programming language under .NET, Managed C 's main strength is its scrupulous support of the "unmanaged" C , easing the transition from unmanaged to managed code. Managed C allows you to maximally leverage your existing C code and start using "managed" features of the languages gradually. This is somewhat similar to how a C pro grammer would switch to C : by continuing to use the C subset of C , taking advantage of C as his or her knowledge of it matures.