December 2003 - Posts

• How much C++/CLI syntax do you need to use all of the .NET Frameworks?

  The short answer to the question in the title is: In Whidbey, ^ and gcnew are mostly all you're likely to use, if all you're doing with .NET is consuming (using) .NET Frameworks types and services. Post-Whidbey, you could even dispense with those Read More... Posted Monday, December 15, 2003 5:13 PM by hsutter | 2 Comments

• Why not limit GC to CLI types?

  Edward Diener made the observation (emphasis is mine): I would much rather the syntax remained as consistent with C++ as possible and the places where CLI diverged from C++ occur because GC types are different than C++ types in that they are automatically Read More... Posted Friday, December 05, 2003 9:44 AM by hsutter | 3 Comments

• Why "gcnew" instead of just plain "new"?

  Edward Diener asked: I don't see why you don't use just 'new' rather than 'gcnew' ? The type of T will determine whether the obect is allocated in GC collected memory or the C++ heap. That's one way to design it. Interestingly, the existing "Managed C++" Read More... Posted Friday, December 05, 2003 12:47 AM by hsutter | 3 Comments