.NET Gotchas

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About the Author. Venkat Subramaniam is the founder of Agile Developer, Inc. and has been working with .NET since its pre-release Beta 2.He has used it extensively on commercial projects for his clients and has offered several courses on developing applications using .NET.He has trained and mentored more than 3,000 software developers in the United States and Europe.He speaks frequently at software development conferences.He is also an adjunct professor for the practice of computer science at University of Houston and teaches at Rice University’s School for Continuing Studies.He holds a B.S.in computer engineering, an M.S.in electrical engineering and a Ph.D.in computer science.He is the recipient of the 2004 UH Computer Science Department Teaching Excellence award.

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The animal on the cover of .NET Gotchas is a hammerhead shark. This shark has a wide, thick head, which resembles a hammer. The hammerhead can grow up to 11. 5 feet long and weighs as much as 500 pounds. It is usually brownish—gray in color, with an off-white underbelly. The unique shape of this shark’s head offers increased bouyancy, which helps the hammerhead swim more effectively. The rounded shape also enhances the shark’s vision;its eyes are placed nearly three feet ...