Visual C# .NET (C#) is relatively easy to learn for anyone familiar with another object-oriented language. Even someone familiar with Visual Basic 6.0, who is looking for an object-oriented language, will find C# easy to pick up. However, though C#, coupled with the .NET Framework, provides a quick path for creating simple applications, you still must know a wealth of information and understand how to use it correctly in order to produce sophisticated, robust, fault-tolerant C# applications. I teach you what you need to know and explain how best to use your knowledge so that you can quickly develop true C# expertise.

Idioms and design patterns are invaluable for developing and applying expertise, and I show you how to use many of them to create applications that are efficient, robust, fault-tolerant, and exceptionsafe. Although many are familiar to C++ and Java programmers, some are unique to .NET and its Common Language Runtime (CLR). I show you how to apply these indispensable idioms and design techniques to seamlessly integrate your C# applications with the .NET runtime, focusing on the new capabilities of C# 3.0