1-59059-884-9Apress 9781590598849 1590598849Nov-07 List Price: $59.99Hardcover1370 pages Our Price: $41.99 Released at the Microsoft Tech-Ed conference in Atlanta, Georgia, back in 2001, the first edition of this book coincided with the beta .NET platform and, in many ways, the manuscript was in beta too. Its fresh approach won a place as a 2002 Jolt Award finalist, and it won the 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award in the programming book category. Following the successful earlier editions, author Andrew Troelsen is pleased to announce completion of the fourth edition of his acclaimed book: “Over the years that I’ve spent working with the common language runtime (CLR), I’ve gained a deeper understanding of the .NET platform and the subtleties of the C# programming language. I’m happy to say that this fourth edition of Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 platform is as close to a ‘final release’ as I’ve come yet!” Whether you’re moving to .NET for the first time or you’re already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0, Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Framework, Fourth Edition will provide you with a solid grounding in this new technology and serve as a comprehensive reference throughout your coding career: Explore five new chapters of contentincluding the grammar of the common intermediate language (CIL), .NET generics, and object serialization services. Discover all the new .NET 3.5 featuresnullable types, delegate covariance, ASP.NET 2.0 master pages, the new Windows Forms “Strip” controls, and much more. Get a professional footholdtargeted to appeal to experienced software professionals and/or graduate students of computer science (so dont expect three chapters on iteration or decision constructs!). Gain a rock-solid foundation in programming using C# Get comfortable with all the core aspects of the .NET platformincluding assemblies, remoting, Windows Forms, Web Forms, ADO.NET, XML web services, and much more. Once youve digested the information contained in the 25 chapters of this 1000+ page book, youll be ready to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments and well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own. What youll learn Everything you need to put .NET 3.5 and C# 2008 to use in your professional workbefore anyone else! Insights and techniques from the authors experience since .NET 1.0 Complete coverage of .NET 3.5WPF, WCF, and WF Who is this book for? Anyone with some software development experience interested in the new .NET 3.5 Framework and the C# language. Whether youre moving to .NET for the first time or youre already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0, this book will provide you with a solid grounding in this new technology and serve as a comprehensive reference throughout your coding career. About the Apress Pro Series The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder. You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.