This book provides an in-depth examination of the C# language as used in .NET development for both the current version of .NET (1.1) and the version due out in late 2004 (2.0).Developers migrating to C# will find this a quick and easy-to-use reference, and new programmers will take home deeper understanding of the concepts needed to apply C# to real-world programming needs. This is the type of book you’ll never want to be without, providing essential guidance to using C# for accomplishing real-world tasks in technologies including COM Interop, I/O, Directory Services, ADO.NET, networking, threading, debugging, Remoting, Web Services, and ASP.NET.

This book also covers the new features in C# 2.0, such as Generics, Anonymous Methods, Iterators, and new methods of existing Framework classes. Becoming familiar with these concepts now will be an advantage to any C# developer anticipating the leap from 1.1 to 2.0.