The first edition of this book was released during the 2001 TechEd conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Since then, C# and the .NET Platform has been translated into eight different languages, nominated as a 2002 Jolt Award Finalst, and named winner of the 2003 Referenceware Excellence Awards in the best programming book category. For those of you who have read the first edition, we’re happy to report that the text has gone through a substantial upgrade. You will find that every chapter has been updated with additional fresh content. Several new chapters exist, including coverage of the .NET Remoting layer, core CLR atoms, and a much deeper treatment of ASP.NET. As always, the story is told using a friendly and approachable voice. If you are checking out this book for the first time, understand that this text is intended for developers who already have some experience in a modern object language. The mission of this text is to provide you with a solid foundation of the C# language and the key aspects of the .NET platform (assemblies, Windows Forms, Web Forms, etc.). Once you read and absorb these twenty chapters, you will be in a perfect position to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments, and you will be well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own terms.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 - Introducing C# and the .NET Platform Chapter 1: The Philosophy of .NET Chapter 2: Building C# Applications Part 2 - The C# programming Language Chapter 3: C# Language Fundamentals Chapter 4: Object-Oriented Programming with C# Chapter 5: Exceptions and Object Lifetime Chapter 6: Interfaces and Collections Chapter 7: Callback Interfaces, Delegates and Events Chapter 8: Advanced C# Type Construction Techniques Part 3 - Programming with .NET Assemblies Chapter 9: Understanding .NET Assemblies Chapter 10: Processes, AppDomains, Contexts and Threads Chapter 11: Type Reflection, Late Binding and Attribute-Based Programming Part 4 - Leveraging the .NET Libraries Chapter 12: Object Serialization and the .NET Remoting Layer Chapter 13: Building a Better Window (Introducing Windows Forms) Chapter 14: A Better Painting Framework (GDI+) Chapter 15: Programming with Windows Forms Controls Chapter 16: The System .IO NameSpaces Chapter 17: Data Access with ADO.NET Part 5 - Web Applications and XML Web Services Chapter 18: ASP.NET WebPages and WebControls Chapter 19: ASP.NET Web Applications Chapter 20: XML Web Services