Part VI. Advanced Topics

In this, the final part of the book, we will look at some advanced topics that don't really belong elsewhere. Chapter 36 shows you how to take advantage of key features of the Windows operating system to make your programs better operating system citizens and to improve your users' experience. Chapter 37 explores the .NET Framework Class Library support for cryptography. I'll show you how to encrypt and decrypt data and perform other common cryptographic operations. The last chapter, Chapter 38, is focused on testing and debugging—but not using the regular techniques. C# and .NET have some interesting (and rarely used) features that can dramatically improve the quality of your code and reduce the time it takes to track ...

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