C# is a modern, object-oriented language, designed by Microsoft to be the language of choice for programming the .NET Framework. .NET provides a new environment for developing almost any Windows-based or web-based application. By taking the "Fast Track" to C#, you have a compact guide to this new world. Spanning an extensive range of topics, this book presents a tutorial to the C# language itself, and then takes you deeper into programming the .NET Framework. Fast Track C# delivers the information you need to exploit this exciting new environment, and to start building real-world applications as quickly as possible. This book will help you to quickly learn about the - Understand what C# is, and how it fits into the .NET Framework - A concise introduction to all the main features of the C# language, with Java and C++ comparisons noted - Using the .NET base classes - Writing and deploying Windows applications with C# and Visual Studio .NET - Creating and configuring .NET assemblies - Accessing databases with ADO.NET, and using XML in C# - Integrating your existing COM components with the .NET Framework - COM+ Services in the .NET Framework - Building web applications with ASP.NET pages - Creating web services in C#