Product Description

Like most complex tasks, DOT NET programming is fraught with potential hazards. The millions of Microsoft developers worldwide who create applications for the DOT NET platform can attest to that. Thankfully there's now a way that you can avoid these costly, time-consuming mistakes. It's called "DOT NET Gotchas". The ultimate guide for efficient, pain-free coding, "DOT NET Gotchas" from O'Reilly contains 75 common .DOT NET programming pitfalls--and advice on how to work around them. It will help you steer away from those mistakes that cause application performance problems, or taint code so that it just doesn't work right. The book is organized into nine chapters, each focusing on those features and constructs of the DOT NET platform that consistently baffle developers. Within each chapter are several "gotchas," with detailed examples, discussions, and guidelines for avoiding them. No doubt about it, when applied, these concise presentations of best practices will help you lead a more productive, stress-free existence. What's more, because code examples are written in both Visual Basic DOT NET and C#, "DOT NET Gotchas" is of interest to more than 75 percent of the expanding DOT NET programming market. So if you're a DOT NET developer in the trenches who's yearning for a better way, this book is most definitely for you.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #514139 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 372 pages

From the Publisher
The ultimate guide for pain-free coding, .NET Gotchas from O'Reilly contains 75 common .NET programming pitfalls--and advice on how to avoid them. Now you can steer away from application performance problems, or tainted code that just doesn't work right. It's the ideal resource for .NET developers yearning for a more productive, stress-free existence.

About the Author
Dr. Venkat Subramaniam (venkats@agiledeveloper.com) is the founder of Agile Developer, Inc. (a software training, mentoring and development firm), and a co-founder of DuraSoft. Working with .NET since its Beta 2 pre-release, he's used the platform extensively on commercial projects for his clients. Venkat offers several courses on developing applications using .NET, and has trained and mentored more than 3,000 software developers in the US and Europe. A frequent speaker at software development conferences, he is also an adjunct professor for the practice of computer science at University of Houston, and teaches at Rice University's School for Continuing Studies. Venkat holds a BS in Computer Engineering, an MS in Electrical Engineering, and PhD in Computer Science. He is recipient of the 2004 UH Computer Science Department Teaching Excellence award.