For those simply curious about what .NET offers, this book provides a strong overview of the .NET framework and the C# and Visual Basic .NET languages and helps developers assess these new technologies through the lens of Visual FoxPro. Included are introductions to .NET, Visual Studio .NET, C#, and Visual Basic .NET. For developers who are ready to learn specifics about how to use .NET in their software development projects, it offers information on best practices to help climb the .NET learning curve and get up and running quickly. This information includes .NET business objectives, building Web applications with ASP.NET, .NET XML, and error handling and debugging in .NET.

Author Biography: Kevin McNeish is the president of Oak Leaf Enterprises, a company that specializes in object-oriented custom software, training, and development tools. He uses Visual FoxPro and the new C# .NET language as his primary development tools. He is the coauthor of What's New in Visual FoxPro 7.0 and has written articles for CoDe, FoxPro Advisor, and FoxTalk magazines. He is the creator of the Mere Mortals Framework for .NET and for Visual FoxPro and is a Microsoft certified developer. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.