C# in a Nutshell +CD 2e - Softcover

Drayton, Peter; Albahari, Ben; Neward, Ted

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0596005261 ISBN 13: 9780596005269

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2003

Synopsis

Intended for experienced programmers, this reference documents 21 of the most important namespaces of the .NET framework class library (FCL) and their 700 plus types. The opening chapters introduce the C# language and the .NET common language runtime, and show how to program the C# language in conjunction with core classes of the FCL to accomplish common tasks. New to the second edition, the CD- ROM contains software for adding the API quick reference to Visual Studio .NET dynamic help. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

1. Peter Drayton

   Peter Drayton is an independent consultant, helping early-stage companies define and build systems that take advantage of technologies such as .NET, SOAP, XML, and COM+. Peter is also an instructor for DevelopMentor, where he teaches Essential C#.NET. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Peter now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Julie. He spends his spare time researching .NET and tinkering with a small flotilla of computers cluttering up their a partment. He can be reached at peter@razorsoft.com.

2. Ben Albahari

   Ben Albahari is cofounder of Genamics, a provider of tools for C# and J++ programmers, as well as software for DNA and protein sequence analysis. He is author of A Comparative Overview of C#, a frequently cited comparison of C# with C/C++ and Java that was recently named by DevX as one of the top 10 .NET sites. Ben is a resident of Perth, Australia, and in his spare time enjoys composing music on his computer. He can be reached at ben@genamics.com.

3. Ted Neward

   Ted Neward is an independent software development architect and mentor in the Sacramento, California area. He is the author of a number of books, including Server-Based Java Programming (Manning), the forthcoming EffectiveEnterprise Java (Addison-Wesley) and Shared Source CLI Essentials (O'Reilly) and co-author of C# In a Nutshell (O'Reilly) with Peter Drayton and Ben Albahari. He is also an instructor with DevelopMentor, where he teaches and authors both the Java and .NET curriculum. He speaks frequently for technology user groups and writes technical papers for www.javageeks.com and www.clrgeeks.com. He currently labors on behalf of the University of California, Davis, architecting a rebuild of the Davis Accounting and Financial Information Services software system. Past clients include companies like Pacific Bell, EdFund, Synergex and Intuit.

Edition details

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0596005261
• ISBN 13: 9780596005269
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 926