Contents
About the Author...................................................................................................liii
About the Technical Reviewer .............................................................................. liv
Acknowledgments ................................................................................................. lv
Introduction .......................................................................................................... lvi
Part I: Introducing C# and .NET Platform................................................................1
Chapter 1: The Philosophy of .NET..........................................................................3
An Initial Look at the .NET Platform ...................................................................................3
Some Key Benefits of the .NET Platform .................................................................................................. 4
Introducing the Building Blocks of the .NET Platform (the CLR, CTS, and CLS).................4
The Role of the Base Class Libraries ................................................................