Professional C# 2008

Professional C# 2008 prepares you to program in C#, and it provides the necessary background information on how the .NET architecture works. It provides examples of applications that use a variety of related technologies, including database access, dynamic web pages, advanced graphics, and directory access. The only requirement is that you are familiar with at least one other high-level language used on Windows - C++, VB, or J++.

It starts with a tutorial on C# 2008. This introduction assumes no prior knowledge of .NET, but it does move rapidly, on the assumption that the reader is an experienced programmer. Once this background knowledge is established, the book starts to sweep through the vast .NET class library, showing how you can use C# to solve various tasks. This comprehensive coverage is one of the key selling points of previous versions of the book, and is maintained and enhanced with this new edition by updating current text, and by adding chapters on WCF (Windows Communication Foundation), WF (Windows Workflow Foundation) and WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), Arrays, System Transactions, Tracing, and Event Logging. Some reference material is included either as appendices or is available to download from the Wrox website.

After the introduction and initial chapter, the book is divided into a number of sections that cover both the C# language and its application in a variety of areas. Coverage includes:

· WCF Windows Communication Foundation
· WF Windows Workflow Foundation
· WPF Windows Presentation Foundation
· Windows Vista
· Arrays, System. Transactions, Tracing, and Event Logging
· Writing Windows applications and Windows services
· Writing web pages and web services with ASP.NET 3.5
· Manipulating XML using C#
· Understanding .NET 3.5 Assemblies
· Using ADO.NET to access databases
· Integration with COM, COM+, and Active Directory
· Distributed applications with .NET 3.5 Remoting
· Generating graphics using C# 2008
· Accessing files and the Registry, and controlling .NET 3.5 security
· C# Add-ins
· XML and LINQ


Table of contents :
· WCF Windows Communication Foundation
· WF Windows Workflow Foundation
· WPF Windows Presentation Foundation
· Windows Vista
· Arrays, System. Transactions, Tracing, and Event Logging
· Writing Windows applications and Windows services
· Writing web pages and web services with ASP.NET 3.5
· Manipulating XML using C#
· Understanding .NET 3.5 Assemblies
· Using ADO.NET to access databases
· Integration with COM, COM+, and Active Directory
· Distributed applications with .NET 3.5 Remoting
· Generating graphics using C# 2008
· Accessing files and the Registry, and controlling .NET 3.5 security
· C# Add-ins
· XML and LINQ


Market Description :
This book is aimed at the experienced developer, although no previous knowledge of C# or .NET programming is assumed. It is also for programmers who know .NET 2.0, and are interested in learning the revised .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008.



About Author :
Christian Nagel offers training and consulting with development and design of Microsoft .NET solutions. He has more than 15 years experience as a developer and software architect. Christian started his computing career with PDP 11 and VAX/VMS platforms, covering a variety of languages and platforms. Since the year 2000, he has been working with .NET and C# developing and architecting distributed solutions. He has also written several .NET books, including Professional C#, Professional .NET Network Programming and C# Web Services. As a Microsoft Regional Director, he speaks at international conferences and is the leader of INETA Europe (International .NET User Group Association).