1. .NET Fundamentals
What Is Microsoft .NET?
Open Standards and Interoperability
Windows Development Problems
Common Language Runtime
Attribute-Based Programming
Metadata
Types
NET Framework Class Library
Interface-Based Programming
Everything is an Object
Common Type System
ILDASM
.NET Framework SDK Tools
Language Interoperability
Managed Code
Assemblies
Assembly Deployment
JIT Compilation
ASP.NET and Web Services
The Role of XML
Performance

2. Class Libraries
Objects and Components
Limitation of COM Components
Components in .NET
Class Libraries at the Command Line
Monolithic versus Component
Class Libraries Using Visual Studio
References in Visual Studio
References at Compile Time and Run Time
Project Dependencies
Specifying Version Numbers

3. Assemblies, Deployment and Configuration
Assemblies
Customer Management System
ILDASM
Assembly Manifest
Assembly Dependency Metadata
Assembly Metadata
Versioning an Assembly
AssemblyVersion Attribute
Strong Names
Digital Signatures
Verification with Digital Signatures
Hash Codes
Digitally Signing an Assembly
Digital Signing Flowchart
Signing the Customer Assembly
Signed Assembly Metadata
Private Assembly Deployment
Assembly Cache
Deploying a Shared Assembly
Versioning Shared Components
How the CLR Locates Assemblies
Resolving an Assembly Reference
Version Policy in a Configuration File
Finding the Assembly
Application Settings
Application Settings Using Visual Studio
Application Configuration File
User Configuration File

4. Metadata and Reflection
Metadata
Reflection
System.Reflection.Assembly
System.Type
System.Reflection.MethodInfo
Dynamic Invocation
Late Binding

5. I/O and Serialization
Input and Output in .NET
Directories
Files and Streams
"Read" Command
Code for "Write" Command
Serialization
Attributes

6. .NET Programming Model
Garbage Collection
Finalize Method
C# Destructor Notation
Dispose
Finalize/Dispose Test Program
Garbage Collection Performance
Generations
Processes
Threads
Asynchronous Calls
Asynchronous Delegates
Using a CallBack Method
BackgroundWorker
Asynchronous Programs in C# 5.0
Task and Task<TResult>
Async Methods
Synchronous Call
Asyn Call
Threading
Application Isolation
Application Domain
Application Domains and Assemblies
AppDomain
CreateDomain
App Domain Events

7. .NET Threading
Threads
Race Conditions
Thread Synchronization
Monitor
Using C# lock Keyword
Synchronization of Collections
ThreadPool Class
Starting a ThreadPool Thread
Foreground and Background Threads
Synchronizing Threads
Task Parallel Library (TPL)
Starting Tasks
Waiting for Task Completion
Data Parallelism

8. .NET Security
Fundamental Problem of Security
Authentication
Authorization
The Internet and .NET Security
Code Access Security
Role-Based Security
.NET Security Concepts
Permissions
IPermission Interface
IPermission Demand Method
IPermission Inheritance Hierarchy
Stack Walking
Assert
Demand
Other CAS Methods
Security Policy Simplification
Simple Sandboxing API
Setting Up Permissions
Creating the Sandbox
Role-Based Security in .NET
Identity Objects
Principal Objects
Windows Principal Information
Custom Identity and Principal
BasicIdentity.cs
BasicSecurity.cs
Users.cs
Roles.cs
RoleDemo.cs
PrincipalPermission

9. Interoperating with COM and Win32
Interoperating Between Managed and
Unmanaged Code
COM Interop and PInvoke
Calling COM Components from
Managed Code
The TlbImp.exe Utility
TlbImp Syntax
Using TlbImp
Register the COM Server
OLE/COM Object Viewer
64-bit System Considerations
Run the COM Client
Implement the .NET Client Program
The Client Target Platform is 32-bit
Import a Type Library Using Visual Studio
Platform Invocation Services (Pinvoke)
Marshalling out Parameters
Translating Types

10. ADO.NET and LINQ
ADO.NET
ADO.NET Architecture
.NET Data Providers
ADO.NET Interfaces
.NET Namespaces
Connected Data Access
AcmePub Database
Creating a Connection
Using Server Explorer
Performing Queries
Connecting to a Database
Database Code
Connection String
Using Commands
Creating a Command Object
Using a Data Reader
Generic Collections
Executing Commands
Parameterized Queries
DataSet
DataSet Architecture
Why DataSet?
DataSet Components
DataAdapter
Data Access Class
Retrieving the Data
Filling a DataSet
Accessing a DataSet
Using a Standalone Data Table
Adding a New Row
Searching and Updating a Row
Deleting a Row
Row Versions
Row State
Iterating Through DataRows
Command Builders
Updating a Database
Data Binding
DataGridView Control
Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
Bridging Objects and Data
Object Relational Designer
IntelliSense
Basic LINQ Query Operators
Obtaining a Data Source
Filtering
Ordering
Aggregation
Obtaining Lists and Arrays
Deferred Execution
Modifying a Data Source
Performing Inserts via LINQ to SQL
Performing Deletes via LINQ to SQL
Performing Updates via LINQ to SQL

11. Debugging Fundamentals
Compile-Time Errors
Runtime Errors
Debugging
Project Configurations
Release Configuration
Creating a New Configuration
Build Settings for a Configuration
Customizing a Toolbar
Using the Visual Studio Debugger
Overflow Exception
Just-in-Time Debugging
Standard Debugging-Breakpoints
Standard Debugging-Watch Variables
Stepping with the Debugger
The Call Stack
JIT Debugging in Windows Apps
Configuration File

12. Tracing
Instrumenting an Application
Order Application
Debugging Review
Tracing
Debug and Trace Classes
Viewing Trace Output
Debug Statements
Debug Output
Assert
More Debug Output
WriteLine Syntax
Event Logs
Viewing Event Logs
Event Log Entry Types
.NET EventLog Component
Retrieving Entries from an Event Log
Handling EventLog Events

13. More about Tracing
Trace Switches
BooleanSwitch
Using a Configuration File
TraceSwitch
Trace Listeners
DefaultTraceListener
A Stream Listener
A Custom Listener
Trace Output to a Window
An Event Log Listener
Tracing in the Order Application
Trace Output

Appendix A: .NET Remoting
Distributed Programming in .NET
Windows Communication Foundation
.NET Remoting Architecture
Remote Objects and Mobile Objects
Object Activation and Lifetime
Singleton and SingleCall

Appendix B: Learning Resources