C# is Microsoft's brand-new object-oriented language for the .NET platform, designed to make it easy for developers to create Web applications. Mastering Visual C# .NET is aimed at experienced C++, Visual Basic, and Java programmers who want a comprehensive resource to Visual C#. It delivers complete coverage of the essentials of the C# language, plus writing Windows and web applications. Topics include using the .NET base class library for basic programming operations like I/O and threads; database programming with ADO.NET; Web programming with ASP.NET; and creating XML Web Services. There is also a chapter on programming security with C#, including permissions and encryption. Author Jason Price has more than ten years' experience in the software industry and has worked with C#, .NET, Java, and Oracle. Coauthor Mike Gunderloy has written numerous books on Microsoft programming topics for Sybex, including ADO and ADO.NET Programming and .NET E-Commerce Programming.

Book Description
Operating .NET-Based Applications gives you the best information available about monitoring and operating applications based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. The guide is primarily for administrators responsible for operating and monitoring applications. Developers involved in designing and creating applications that use the .NET Framework will also find much of the information useful.

About the Author
Microsoft patterns & practices guides contain specific recommendations illustrating how to design, build, deploy, and operate architecturally sound solutions to challenging business and technical scenarios. They offer deep technical guidance based on real-world experience that goes far beyond white papers to help enterprise IT professionals, information workers, and developers quickly deliver sound solutions.

Visual Basic .NET Black Book is a comprehensive reference and problem-solving guide for Visual Basic programmers. It covers Visual Basic .NET tips, examples, and how-to's on everything from programming to managing Visual Basic applications. It provides in-depth material on the new object-oriented features of Visual Basic .NET. Plus readers will learn the crucial Visual Basic tool set in detail including best Visual Basic programming practices, from design tools to flowcharts. Using the popular Black Book format, this book provides in-depth analyses of VB.NET technologies and hundreds of immediate programming solutions making it an invaluable desktop companion.

About the Author
Steven Holzner (Cambridge, MA) is a former contributing editor for PC Magazine and has authored more than 60 books ranging in subject from assembly language to C++. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into 15 languages. Steven was on the faculty of Cornell University for 10 years, where he earned his Ph.D., and has also been on the faculty of his undergraduate school, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Essential ASP.NET 2.0 is the Microsoft developer's definitive reference for ASP.NET 2.0 programming. It covers all you need to know to build robust, well-designed Web applications with ASP.NET 2.0, Visual Studio 2005, and .NET 2.0. ASP.NET MVP Fritz Onion and Developer Security MVP Keith Brown draw on their unparalleled experience working with ASP.NET 2.0 and teaching it to professional developers. From data binding to security, UIs to performance, they demystify ASP.NET 2.0's most difficult areas, and introduce little-known techniques for leveraging it to the fullest.