Microsoft .NET for Programmers

Ok, this book means business. 2 chapters intro about .NET then right into the code. The problem is that IF you don't have a background in C, C++ or C# you are hosed. I had my geeky .NET Microsoft head brother help me with it. Otherwise, excellent book. For 4GL, COBOL and VB programmers like me not familiar with any of the C flavors, I recommend Microsoft Visual C# .Net step-by-step from Microsoft Press written John Sharp and Jon Jagger.

Outlines the major pieces that make up the .NET platform and how they fit together. The author walks through the design of an example application engine written in C# and its implementation as a .NET assembly. Along the way he works with ADO.NET and databases, develops remote services and XML web services, and creates the Windows Forms and Web Forms user interfaces. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Shows intermediate and advanced programmers how to deploy a single .NET application with multiple interfaces so that it can be accessed from the command line, through a Windows GUI, by means of a Web browser, or using a mobile device. Outlines the major components of the .NET framework, examines ADO.NET, databases, remote services, XML Web services, user interfaces, and an example application engine written in C# and its implementation as a .NET assembly.