The authors cover the C# language as well as the major parts of the Microsoft .NET framework, namely the Common Language Runtime (CLR), the .NET class library, ... » 

The authors cover the C# language as well as the major parts of the Microsoft .NET framework, namely the Common Language Runtime (CLR), the .NET class library, ADO.NET (ActiveX Data Objects), ASP.NET (Active Server Pages), Web Services as well as the most important tools under .NET.

Shows readers how to use the most important tools under .NET - such as the C# compiler, the debuggers, the disassembler, the Global Assembly Cache tools and the Strong Names tool Coverage of Web Services under .NET - including SOAP, WSDL and UDDI - shows readers how to write Web Services and call them from client programs Complete coverage of Microsoft's new programming language C# - readers will learn how to write C# programs in compact form A preview chapter on the new features to be introduced in .NET 2.0

Companion CD contains .NET framework SharpDevelop (an open software IDE for C# development) ASP.NET Web Matrix (an IDE for interactive Web Design) Webservice Studio (a tool for analysing Web Services)Includes C# source code of the open source compiler generator Coco/R as well as a C# grammar from which scanners and parsers for C# tools can be generated - also on the CD «