New .NET 2.0 Courseware Using C++/CLI

August 11, 2006. Object Innovations today released a new three-day course on programming the .NET Framework using C++/CLI. The new course runs on .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. C++/CLI is an extension to ANSI/ISO standard C++ that targets the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), which in turn is an ECMA/ISO standard for the Common Language Runtime (CLR) of Microsoft .NET. C++/CLI is new with .NET 2.0 and is a significant improvement over the older C++ with Managed Extensions.

The new course is:

• 432, .NET Framework Using C++/CLI, Rev. 1.0 (3 days)

This course is designed to provide a sound introduction to the .NET Framework for programmers who already know the C++/CLI language and the fundamentals of Windows Forms. The course is fully comparable to the C# and Visual Basic .NET Framework courses from Object Innovations. It follows in natural sequence to the previously released two-day course 431, C++/CLI Essentials.

The course can be run on the new free version of Visual Studio 2005, Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition, which is ideal for instructional purposes. This Express Edition is a free download from Microsoft.

This new C++/CLI course is part of Object Innovations’ comprehensive .NET curriculum. Parallel tracks are offered in C# and Visual Basic, and Object Innovations will also offer selected .NET courses in the C++/CLI language.

With the introduction of this new course, Object Innovations is delisting the older course 434, .NET Architecture and Programming Using Visual C++. The older course used C++ with Managed Extensions and runs on .NET 1.0/1.1. The old course can still be obtained from Object Innovations for those who require courseware on the older .NET platform.

Object Innovations also has a curriculum of courses in standard C++ and has just completed a revision of its C++ for Non-C Programmers course to fully conform to ANSI/ISO standard C++ and to ensure that the course will run smoothly on multiple platforms, including Unix and Linux as well as Windows. The revised five-day course is:

• 153, C++ Programming for Non-C Programmers, Rev. 8.0 (5 days)

Shipments of the new courseware begin immediately.