For those of you who develop standalone Windows applications for PCs and other
devices, Microsoft's .NET Windows Forms provide a much better way to get it
done. This new technology gives you more power and flexibility for a fraction
of the effort compared to classic Win32 development, with a streamlined programming
model that deals automatically with many tedious details that once plagued
developers.
As with most things .NET, the only hitch is the learning curve. But that's
where acclaimed author Jesse Liberty makes the difference with Programming
.NET Windows Applications. With this tutorial, you will explore all aspects
of using .NET Windows Forms class libraries and the associated programming
tools in Visual Studio .NET, enabling you to build applications for the Windows
9x, Windows 2000 and Windows XP desktop platforms. Step-by-step, you'll learn
ways to design applications that either function alone on a PC, or work in
combination with your web-based application server to take advantage of the
richer interface and higher level of security.
The book also explains how your new Windows applications can sidestep problems
that used to arise from the use of DLLs (known collectively as "DLL hell"),
and how .NET Windows Forms can be used as an alternative to ASP.NET and browser-based
approaches for building web application clients.
Jesse Liberty definitely knows his stuff when it comes to the .NET platform.
As the author of O'Reilly's Programming C# and Learning Visual Basic .NET,
he's well-known for his clear and concise style that prompted one reviewer
to say, "It's as if he knows exactly what questions I'm going to ask ahead
of time." Jesse also co-authored Programming ASP.NET with contract programmer
Dan Hurwitz, and now the two have teamed up again to bring you this comprehensive
tutorial--without a doubt, the best source available for learning how to program
with .NET Windows Forms.
