[RESOLVED] c++ managed vs unmanaged

I want to move over to c++ but also step away from the NET frame work. Any suggested pro's/con's

Also i think i read some where you can write managed and also unmanaged c++ in visual c++ express? Case of letting the compiler know?

I just want to learn a language that is not dependant. But my worry is is c++ managed a bit like vb6 now? Is the world gearing now more towards visual c++?

My next question is then if managed c++ is a good choice any one suggest any 2010 books for beginners?

You can make managed or unmanged projects in microsoft's visual studio using C++. You determine this when you create a new project, a Win32 or MFC project will be unmanaged code.

I thought that would be the case.

Any book suggestions?

Sorry, I've only wrote one C++ dll. Trying to use the TWAIN driver proved difficult because of the managed/unmanaged code barrier. I tried a C++ wrapper, but then had the same barrier between my dll and VB.NET app. So I just copied the data from a block of memory into my structure with VB and haven't used C++ since.