September 2003
Intermediate to advanced
624 pages
14h 27m
English
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About the Code
Nearly every recipe in this book contains a code sample. The sample is not just a fragment, but rather a complete solution that takes the form of either a Windows Forms or a Web Forms application.
In many cases, the solution code contains additional code that lets you explore alternatives, test performance, and see information that will help you understand key concepts. Multiple solutions are sometimes presented. Where appropriate, one alternative will be recommended; in other cases, alternatives are equivalent and selection should be based on your specific application requirements.
Complete error handling is not included for each solution. Omitting error handling makes the solution easier to understand by focusing on the key concepts. Error handling that is a key part of the solution is included and explained thoroughly. These principles can also be applied to other solutions in this book.
All of the code examples in the book use C# as a programming language. Listing VB.NET solutions would have made the book less readable, added hundreds of pages to its length, and increased both cover price and weight. VB.NET code for all solutions in addition to C# code is available on the book’s web site, http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/adonetckbk. There are also release notes explaining installation and configuration.
.NET introduced the C# programming language as well as VB.NET. Both languages compile to the same intermediate language (IL) used by .NET and are more similar than different; ...
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