Mastering the development of .NET 3.5 applications in C# is less about knowing the Visual C# 2008 language and more about knowing how to use the functionality of the .NET Framework class library most effectively. Visual C# 2008 Recipes: A Problem–Solution Approach explores the breadth of the .NET Framework class library and provides specific solutions to common and interesting programming problems. Each recipe is presented in a succinct problem/solution format and is accompanied by a working code sample to help you understand the concept and quickly apply it.

When you are facing a problem, this book will likely contain a recipe that provides you with the solution—or at least point you in the right direction. Even if you are simply looking to broaden your knowledge of the .NET Framework class library, Visual C# 2008 Recipes: A Problem–Solution Approach is the perfect resource to assist you.

This is a fully up–to–date reference for .NET 3.5 programmers. All code samples come as stand–alone Visual Studio 2008 solutions for your convenience.

What you’ll learn

• Clear, concise answers to the myriad problems that occur during day–to–day C# 2008 development
• How to write code according to Microsoft’s best practice guidelines
• Answers to questions covering everything from workflow to XML processing

Who is this book for?

While there are few developers who do not stand to learn something from this book’s concise solution–oriented format, it is primarily aimed at emerging software professionals taking their first steps into the IT marketplace. These newly qualified and relatively inexperienced developers stand to gain the most from the book’s comprehensive content and fast–access design, helping them to cope with the problems and pitfalls that regularly occur when finding your feet with a new technology.

About the Apress Recipes Series

Apress Recipes series books are carefully selected compendiums of solutions and techniques to help you solve the difficulties that regularly beset developers when they are learning a new language or technology. The recipes are short, and each provides a step–by–step explanation and working code example that allows you to successfully solve your problems and progress with your project.