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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

ATL internals : working with ATL 8 / Chris Tavares... [et al.].  2nd ed.
   p. cm.
 Previous ed. by Brent Rector.
 ISBN 0-321-15962-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Application softwareDevelopment. 2. Active template library. I. Tavares, Chris. II. Rector, Brent. ATL internals.

QA76.76.D47R43 2006
005.3dc22
                                        2006008998

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Dedication

Chris Tavares:

For Wendy, who believed in me even when I didn't believe in myself.

Kirk Fertitta:

To Mom and Ed, for their unwavering faith and encouragement.

Brent Rector:

To Lisa, for being there from the start and providing encouragement constantly, for nearly three decades now. To Carly and Sean, who don't think it's that big of a deal that their dad writes books; it's all they've ever known.

Chris Sells:

This edition is dedicated to the native Windows programmers that .NET has left behind. I hope that .NET will serve your needs in the future, but until then, this book is for you.