The first edition of thise book was released during the 2001 TechEd conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Since then, "C# and the .NET Platform" has been translated into eight different languages, nominated as a 2002 Jolt Award Finalst, and named winner of the 2003 Referenceware Excellence Awards in the best programming book category. For those of you who have read the first edition, were happy to report that the text has gone through a "substantial" upgrade. You will find that every chapter has been updated with additional fresh content. Several new chapters exist, including coverage of the .NET Remoting layer, core CLR atoms, and a much deeper treatment of ASP.NET. As always, the story is told using a friendly and approachable voice. If you are checking out this book for the first time, understand that this text is intended for developers who already have some experience in a modern object language. The mission of this text is to provide you with a solid foundation of the C# language and the key aspects of the .NET platform (assemblies, Windows Forms, Web Forms, etc.). Once you read and absorb these twenty chapters, you will be in a perfect position to apply this knowldege to your specific programming assignments, and you will be well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own terms.

Andrew Troelsen 世界級C#專傢，微軟Visual C# MVP。他是著名的微軟技術谘詢企業Intertech的閤夥人和副總裁，該公司的客戶包括微軟、霍尼韋爾、美國宇航局等。他曾為MSDN網站和 MacTech網站撰寫瞭有關各種操作係統平颱上.NET技術的文章，並經常在業界主要技術會議上發錶演講和開設技術講座。除本書外，他還撰寫瞭COM and .NET Interoperability和Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide等十多部.NET技術方麵的著作。