Introducing Microsoft .NET, 2/e (Paperback)

Got .NET? You will with this updated, witty overviewnow based on final release code!

What problems can Microsoft .NET solve? What architectural approaches does it take to solve them? How do you start using .NET, and how do you profit from it? Get the answers to these questions and more in the entertaining second edition of this booknow expanded with seven new chapters based on final release code for the .NET Framework. Its organization makes it easy to choose how deep you want to go technically. The well-known author and consultant expertly covers a single topic from the top down in each chapter, introducing simpler concepts first and then progressing into greater technical detail. He makes his points with a minimum of jargon, a maximum of wit, a multitude of diagrams, and a wealth of meaningful analogies and clear explanations. By the end of this illuminating .NET walk-through, youll know enough about this revolutionary platform to plan for the future of software as a Web service.

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:
What the heck is .NET anyway?
.NET Framework objects
Microsoft ASP.NET and Web Forms
Web Services
Microsoft Windows® Forms

NEW TOPICS IN THIS EDITION:
Microsoft ADO.NET
Handling XML
Events and delegates
Threads
Windows Forms controls
Web Forms controls

BONUS CHAPTER PLUS SAMPLE CODE available at www.introducingmicrosoft.net

The first edition was the Rubber Soul of .NET books. This is the White album.
Keith Ballinger, Program Manager, Microsoft .NET Framework