Preface

I was inspired to write this book because when I needed to transition from C++ to C#, I found few books that helped. All I really wanted was a book that defined the language and showed me simple examples of how to use the .NET Framework. I hope that you will find this book helpful and useful in learning C#.

As you read this book, please keep in mind that my goal was to provide you with simple samples showing you how to use this language to do common tasks. I stripped out all but the essential code. Specifically, I removed safeguards such as exception handling that would normally be present in all good code. I advise you strongly to use exception handling in your own code.

I have also included in this book material that will be in the next major release of C#, such as generics, anonymous methods, iterators, and more.

I wish you the best of luck in your coding.