Question

I have been working as a native C++ programmer for last few years. Now we are starting a new project from the scratch. So what is your thoughts on shifting to C++\CLI at the cost of losing platform independent code. Are there are any special advantages that one can gain by shifting to C++\CLI?

Answer 1

I would recommend the following, based on my experience with C++, C# and .NET:

• If you want to go the .NET way, use C#.
• If you do not want .NET, use traditional C++.
• If you have to bridge traditional C++ with .NET code, use C++/CLI. Works both with .NET calling C++ classes and C++ calling .NET classes.

I see no sense in just going to C++/CLI if you don’t need it.