Introduction

By introducing the .NET Framework to the programming world, Microsoft has changed the perspective and vision of programming and programmers. Unlike previous programming environments, the .NET Framework is designed with the future of software development in mind. Besides introducing the new C# language and significant additions to Visual Basic .NET and other languages, the .NET Framework provides many new tools and utilities that make a programmer’s life easier.

Languages, tools, and utilities aside, the .NET Framework library is the real power of the .NET Framework. It’s an object-oriented class library that defines an interface to interact with various programming technologies. Any programming language that is designed to work with ...

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