C# in Depth

about this bookThis is a book about C#2 and 3—it’s as simple as that. I barely cover C#1, and only coverthe .NET Framework libraries and Common Language Runtime (CLR) when they’rerelated to the language. This is a deliberate decision, and the result is quite a differentbook from most of the C# and .NET books I’ve seen.By assuming a reasonable amount of knowledge of C#1, I avoided spending hundredsof pages covering material that I think most people already understand. Thatgave me much more room to expand on the details of C#2 and 3, which is what I hopeyou’re reading the book for.I believe that many developers would be less frustrated with their work if they hada deeper connection with the language they’re writing in. I know it sounds geeky in theextreme to talk about having a “relationship” with a programming language, but that’sthe best way I can describe it. This book is my attempt to help you achieve that sort ofunderstanding, or deepen it further. It won’t be enough on its own—it should be acompanion to your coding, guiding you and suggesting some interesting avenues toexplore, as well as explaining why your code behaves the way it does.Who should read this book?During the course of the multiple rounds of reviewing this book underwent as I waswriting it, one comment worried me more than most: “This is a book for C# experts.”That was never the intention, and I hope that (partly thanks to that honest feedback)it’s not an accurate reflection of who will get the most out of this book.I don’t particularly want to write for experts. Aside from anything else, I’ve got lessto offer experts than I have “intermediate” developers. I want to write for people whoxxiiiLicensed to Rhona Hadida