Visual C++(r).NET Developer's Guide

After reading the reviews here at amazon.com, I decided to order this book. I've been working with Visual C++ 6.0 before, but I'm right now changing to .NET. This book seemd to be the one for me. Well, it wasn't. I just don't lika the way the author writes. Some authors can get you just drawling for more, and eager to get started. Well, this one didn't. I also don't like the authors way of focusin so much on distributed progams. Sure, distributed programming is an growing area, but still, lots of non distributed, desctop applications are made! After reading about half the book, I gave up. Instead I went for "Special Edition, Using Visual C++ .NET", and I have just started reading it. I hope it will give me a little bit more. Maximize the capabilities of Visual C++ .NET using the advanced development strategies presented in this professional resource. Inside, you'll find full details on using threads and graphics, working within the .NET Framework, handling database integration, ensuring security, creating administrative tools, and much more. Build and deploy robust Visual C++ .NET applications that take full advantage of the innovative features of this powerful development tool. This is the hard-core resource for serious developers. Coverage includes ADO, ADO+, Acrive Directory, Security, trheads, attributed programming, ATL, web forms, and a complete overview of integration with the .NET platform. This is the essential source for the professional developer seeking to create complex, robust, and high performance applications. Learn programming techniques to integrate graphic animation and streaming video into a site. This developer's guide provides a resource for the professional developer seeking to create complex, robust and high performance applications with visual C++.Net.