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If you are very experienced programmer you should find no problems
converting to C# unless you have sone very good arguments choosing C++. It´s
rather cumbersome to use C++ in manged conditions. But if you require eg.
multiinheritance or other c++ specialties you could be a point. But if the
reason is that you feel "home" in C++ i think the week or two you use
converting your knowledge is very well spend compared to the productivity
you would gain with C#.

But tells us more about way you would want to use C++.

Regards
Anders Jaocbsen

I know I can convert, and have been, however it is time consuming. Clearly
there is an inherent latency in conversion. I would rather stay in C++ -
land, just as C# / VB.NET programmers want to stay in theirs.

Also, I mix vanilla C++ with managed which involves a few caveats when
dealing with objects on different heaps.

The reason I mix is becuase I have a large library of C++ code which lives
perfectly happily alongside managed classes. I mainly want to use .NET for
the UI, XML classes. Yes, I could just stick to using MFC, but we all have
to start somewhere and I am happy to leave all of my backend code as C++ and
begin learning the .NET framework in small doses.

By the way, I think there is a misconception that it's significantly easier
to use the .Net framework in langauges other than C++, which simply isn't
true. I haven't run into any problems yet at all. Also, consider mixing
C++ and C#. C# obviously can't access C++ structures/classes, so moving
from C++ is a backwards step. Don't get be wrong, I really like C#, and
wouldnt use that for any code I write for web development, such as aspx, but
for desktop application development I am very happy/fast with C++. IE: Just
because I change to .NET doesn't mean I need to change languages.

So, I just want a nice .NET framework application programming reference book
on my desk, just like i've got for MFC. I would much rather invest the time
now in learning and using the .NET framework than continuing down the MFC
path.

Regards,
Shane

PS: Does anyone know how I can added my own control types to a PropertyGrid?
( In C++ ;) )

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