Essential .NET, Volume I: The Common Language Runtime (Microsoft .NET Developmen

Addison-Wesley Professional | ISBN: 0201734117 | 432 pages | November 14, 2002 | CHM | 3 MbEssential .NET, Volume 1, provides everything developers need to take full advantage of the power of Microsoft .NET. This book describes, in depth, the glue of the .NET Framework: the Common Language Runtime (CLR). Box and Sells explain the inner workings of the CLR—the rationale behind its design, the problems it solves, and the role of type in CLR programming—and show readers how to build better applications using the .NET Framework while gaining a more complete understanding of how the CLR works.The book is packed with the practical detail and expert advice only Don Box can provide. Topics covered include:CLR's evolutionAssemblies in the .NET FrameworkThe CLR type systemProgramming with typeObjects and valuesMethodsExplicit method invocationApplication domainsSecurityInteroperabilityEssential .NET, Volume 1, is an authoritative guide to the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime.Books in the Microsoft .NET Development Series are written and reviewed by the principal authorities and pioneering developers of the Microsoft .NET technologies, including the Microsoft .NET development team and DevelopMentor. Books in the Microsoft .NET Development Series focus on the design, architecture, and implementation of the Microsoft .NET initiative to empower developers and students everywhere with the knowledge they need to thrive in the Microsoft .NET revolution. |

Book Info

Volume 1 provides everything developers need to take full advantage of the power of Microsoft .NET. Describes in depth, the glue of the .NET Framework: the Common Language Runtime (CLR). Softcover.

From the Back Cover

“Don taught me stuff I didn’t know about my own product! And I bet he’ll teach you something, too.”

鈥擣rom the Foreword by James Miller, Lead Program Manager, Common Language Runtime, Microsoft Corporation

Essential .NET, Volume 1, provides everything developers need to take full advantage of the power of Microsoft .NET. This book describes, in depth, the glue of the .NET Framework: the Common Language Runtime (CLR). Box and Sells explain the inner workings of the CLR鈥攖he rationale behind its design, the problems it solves, and the role of type in CLR programming鈥攁nd show readers how to build better applications using the .NET Framework while gaining a more complete understanding of how the CLR works.

The book is packed with the practical detail and expert advice only Don Box can provide. Topics covered include:

• CLR’s evolution
• Assemblies in the .NET Framework
• The CLR type system
• Programming with type
• Objects and values
• Methods
• Explicit method invocation
• Application domains
• Security
• Interoperability

Essential .NET, Volume 1, is an authoritative guide to the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime.

Books in the Microsoft .NET Development Series are written and reviewed by the principal authorities and pioneering developers of the Microsoft .NET technologies, including the Microsoft .NET development team and DevelopMentor. Books in the Microsoft .NET Development Series focus on the design, architecture, and implementation of the Microsoft .NET initiative to empower developers and students everywhere with the knowledge they need to thrive in the Microsoft .NET revolution.