.Net Framework Essentials

by Thuan L. Thai

Book Overview

Fully updated for version 1.1 of the .NET Framework, .NET Framework Essentials, 3rd Edition is an objective, concise, no-nonsense overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework for developing web applications and services. Written for intermediate to advanced VB, C/C++, Java, and Delphi developers, .NET Framework Essentials, 3rd Edition is also useful to system architects and leaders who are assessing tools for future projects. .NET Framework Essentials touches all the bases--from the Common Language Run-Time (CLR) and key class libraries to the specialized packages for ASP.NET, Windows Forms, XML Web Services, and data access (ADO.NET). The authors survey each major .NET language, including VB.NET, C#, J#, and Managed C++, as well as MSIL, clearing away the noise and hype, and presenting a clear, practical look at the underlying technologies. .NET Framework Essentials also provides a handy reference to the most commonly used features of .NET Framework. Written by two veteran web applications developers, .NET Framework Essentials, 3rd Edition is one of the most complete, concise, and ultimately useful books to describe the breadth of technology represented by .NET. Compact and free of fluff or proprietary hype, .NET Framework Essentials is an outstanding value for experienced programmers and architects who need to get up to speed quickly.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596005059
• ISBN13: 9780596005054
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

Very well written primer on the .Net framework, internal workings of the CLR and language fundamentals. Great book.

It's really a great in-depth overview of .NET

It's really a great in-depth overview of .NET! I love it!Concise, clean, logical, all things essential and right to the point. No extra-fat, no made-up bad jokes, no self-promotion, no GIGO.There are only few minor errors in the book. All the examples downloaded from OReilly site work out-of-the-box like a charm!This book clearly set a very good model for books introducing new technology essentials to the busy experienced developers.Be warned: don't use it as your first .NET book if you are not already a somewhat experienced developer!

Excellent first-level introduction in .Net

I bought this book to get a more consistent overview of .NET in all of its aspects and I am satisfied with the content. It includes all important components of .Net framework including changes to existing technologies like ADO and ASP and brief and well written introduction in completely new parts of .Net such as web services, web forms, CLR.I found very useful that all examples were in more than one language (C++, C#, VB.NET, VB6). The examples are simple but yet well prepared, so they illustrate the concrete matter of the chapter.The book gave me a lot of practical ideas how to migrate our products and where to emphasize in future study of .Net.I recommend this book to every IT specialist that still asks him/her self: What is all this .NET about?

Excellent THIN BOOK on .Net

An intelligent and surprisingly concise book. It digs technically very deep down. Also it has actual examples of managed C++. Congratulations one of the best books on Microsoft technologies.

Clear, accurate, useful;

I've read and am reading a lot of the .NET and C# related books and this one always proves to have the most understandable, clear and direct examples. The C# code on delegates, windows forms and even ADO.NET are a great way to start exploring this new platform. This book is a good read. The authors really know their stuff and they don't try to baffle you with unneccessary complication. They communicate rather than show off how clever they are. This book is easily worth more than some of the more heaveyweight tombs on the subject.