C# in Depth

Preface

I have a sneaking suspicion that many authors have pretty much stumbled into writing books. That’s certainly true in my case. I’ve been writing about Java and C# on the Web and in newsgroups for a long time, but the leap from that to the printed page is quite a large one. From my perspective, it’s been an “anti-Lemony Snicket”—a series of fortunate events.

I’ve been reviewing books for various publishers, including Manning, for a while. In April 2006 I asked whether it would be OK to write a blog entry on a book that looked particularly promising: PowerShell in Action. In the course of the ensuing conversation, I somehow managed to end up on the author team for Groovy in Action. I owe a huge debt of thanks to my wife for even allowing me ...