Programming .NET Components, Second Edition (Paperback)

by Juval Lowy (Author)
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Product Description
Brilliantly compiled by author Juval Lowy, Programming .NET Components, Second Edition is the consummate introduction to the Microsoft .NET Framework--the technology of choice for building components on Windows platforms. From its many lessons, tips, and guidelines, readers will learn how to use the .NET Framework to program reusable, maintainable, and robust components. Following in the footsteps of its best-selling predecessor, Programming .NET Components, Second Edition has been updated to cover .NET 2.0. It remains one of the few practical books available on this topic. This invaluable resource is targeted at anyone who develops complex or enterprise-level applications with the .NET platform--an ever-widening market. In fact, nearly two million Microsoft developers worldwide now work on such systems. Programming .NET Components, Second Edition begins with a look at the fundamentals of component-oriented programming and then progresses from there. It takes the time to carefully examine how components can simplify and add flexibility to complex applications by allowing users to extend their capabilities. Next, the book introduces a variety of .NET essentials, as well as .NET development techniques. Within this discussion on component development, a separate chapter is devoted to each critical development feature, including asynchronous calls, serialization, remoting, security, and more. All the while, hazardous programming pitfalls are pointed out, saving the reader from experiencing them the hard way. A .NET expert and noted authority on component-oriented programming, Lowy uses his unique access to Microsoft technical teams to the best possible advantage, conveying detailed, insider information in easy-to-grasp, activity-filled language. This hands-on approach is designed to allow individuals to learn by doing rather than just reading. Indeed, after digesting Programming .NET Components, Second Edition, readers should be able to start developing .NET components immediately.

About the Author
Juval Lowy is a seasoned software architect and the principal of IDesign, a consulting and training company focused on .NET design and .NET migration. A Microsoft Regional Director for the Silicon Valley, he works with Microsoft on helping the industry adopt .NET. Juval participates in the Microsoft internal design reviews for future versions of .NET. He also helped found Bay.NET - the California Bay Area .NET User Group and he chairs its program committee. Juval is a frequent speaker at the major international software development conferences, where he talks about .NET, component-oriented design, and development process. Juval published numerous articles, regarding almost every aspect of .NET development. He is a contributing editor to the Visual Studio Magazine and a regular columnist to the CoDe Magazine. He has also written for MSDN magazine. Microsoft recognized Juval as a Software Legend as one of the world top .NET experts and industry leaders. Contact him at www.idesign.net

Product Details

• Paperback: 644 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 2 edition (June 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596007620
• ISBN-13: 978-0596007621
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,075,099 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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97 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best advanced C# book I have seen, July 6, 2003

By	ueberhund "ueberhund" (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming .NET Components (Paperback)

While the book is supposed to be centered on ".NET" components, it's really more about C# than anything else. After the obligatory introduction to .NET, JIT, MSIL, and all the other .NET acronyms, the book gets down to business. In fact, this book really begins where a lot of other C# books tend to end: interfaces and inheritance. There is then discussion on version control, including using multiple versions of an assembly in the GAC. While I have seen this type of discussion in other .NET books, I haven't seen it discussed in the depth that Löwy's book does it.

I think the thing I most enjoyed about this book was the chapter on Remoting. Again, I have seen discussions on Remoting in other books (including Microsoft's own MSDN documentation), but no where have I seen as thorough a discussion with as many useful examples as in this book.

Other topics covered in this book include multithreading, asynchronous calls, serialization (including various types of serialization formatters), interception, and security. This book is not for the beginning .NET programmer. If you're looking for a good introductory C# book, pick up a copy of Jesse Liberty's book. If you're looking for a intermediate to advanced text, then this is one of the very best I have seen. More of the "hard" stuff to do in .NET is covered in this book than in any other place I have seen. I can honestly say that this is the best advanced C# book I have ever seen.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take the next step, August 7, 2004

By	dannomite "Dan Maltes" (Cornwall, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming .NET Components (Paperback)

This book is about half the size of many of my other .NET programming books, and yet I've used about twice as many concepts from it than the bigger books. Computer books are just bloated today because publishers know we knowledge hungry programmers are drawn to the supersized books. Well, this book breaks the mold. It is clear, concise, potent and modestly sized. For example, chapter 11 on context and interception and the logging component example is awesome. If you want to take the next step as a .NET programmer, read this book.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harry Potter for Programmers, August 25, 2003

By	GK - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming .NET Components (Paperback)

Juval Lowy's Programming .Net Components is the Harry Potter for .Net developers. I usually read technical books a chapter at a time, over the course of a month or two; I found .Net Components, however, to be a real page turner. Seriously! I ran through it in a week, devoting any extra time to the text, and I find myself revisiting the chapters that are most relevant to the work I'm tackling. This book includes material on OO design, threading, Remoting, security, versioning, and other advanced topics that you won't find MSDN discussing in this detail or with this practicality. Lowy's combination of .Net framework insight combines with implementation best practices to produce a book for sophisticated software development with .Net. I consider it the best .Net book I've read, and I've read a lot of them.