This complete guide covers topics from basic program construction to intermediate level application engineering. Following the 21 Days formula, this book is a three-week intensive course for the beginning programmer who wishes to get started with this exiting new coding standard. The comprehensive lesson plan will enable the reader to understand, design and build applications that are compatible with the new Microsoft(R) .NET framework. Topics covered include object oriented programming, fundamentals, compiling your code, inheritance, polymorphism, namespaces, .NET base classes, garbage collection, exceptions, debugging, and XML. About the Author: Bradley L. Jones is the site manager for a number of high-profile developer sites--including CodeGuru.com, Developer.com, and Javascripts.com--and an executive editor of internet.com's EarthWeb channel. Bradley has been working with C# longer than most developers, because he was invited to Microsoft prior to the official beta release. Bradley's background includes experience developing in C, C++, PowerBuilder, SQL Server, and numerous other tools and technologies. Additionally, he is an internationally best-selling author who wrote the original 21 Days book: Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days.