Professional Visual Studio® 2008

11.7. Summary

This chapter explained how generic types, methods, and delegates can significantly improve the efficiency with which you can write and maintain code. You were also introduced to features—such as property accessibility and custom events—that give you full control over your code and the way it executes.

The following chapter examines some of the new language features that support the introduction of LINQ, namely implicit typing, object initialization, and extension methods.