Programming C#, 2nd Edition : 9780596003098

The first part of Programming C#, 2nd Edition introduces C# fundamentals, then goes on to
explain the development of desktop and Internet applications, including Windows Forms,
ADO.NET, ASP.NET (including Web Forms), and Web Services. Next, this book gets to the
heart of the .NET Framework, focusing on attributes and reflection, remoting, threads and
synchronization, streams, and finally, it illustrates how to interoperate with COM objects.

This book is a tutorial, both on C# and on writing .NET applications with C#. If you are
already proficient in a programming language, you may be able to skim a number of the early
chapters, but be sure to read through Chapter 1, which provides an overview of the language
and the .NET platform. If you are new to programming, you'll want to read the book as the
King of Hearts instructed the White Rabbit: "Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come
to the end: then stop.1