April 30, 2005	Ado.Net and System XML V. 2.0: The Beta Version Alex Homer, Dave Sussman and Mark Fussell (Addison-Wesley) Craig Murphy writes: This book previews and explains the features of the new versions of ADO.NET and System.Xml, based on the Beta release. It includes asynchronous commands and multiple active results sets, SQL Server 2005 integration, the universal query architecture, plus the enhancements to the DataSet, XPathDocument, the new XQuery support, and more. If you have enjoyed some success with .NET 1.1 and you are now planning a .NET/XML project and intend to use .NET 2.0, I can strongly recommend this book as a great introduction to the salient points: the narrative is there, but has not been padded out. This book is clearly targeted at a developer audience, particularly an audience with some .NET 1.0 or 1.1 exposure and a moderate amount of XML awareness.
Feb 25, 2005	Programming C#, Fourth Edition Jesse Liberty (O'Reilly) "I think this is probably the best book for both non-OO and OO programmers to pick up, who want to start learning C# and .NET application development. After reading this book...I finally have a proper understanding of the fundamentals of object-oriented programming. So for all those programmers who have been thinking about .NET for the last few years but just haven't gotten around to learning it, this book is probably the best place to start.- Nathanael Boehm, Canberra Macromedia Users Group
Jan 11, 2005	Learning Windows Server 2003 Jonathan Hassell (O'Reilly) Hassell's new book sets out to explain Windows Server 2003 with just enough theory to help readers grasp how different features and systems work in this particular version. At 600 pages, "Learning Windows Server 2003" documents the complexities of this server clearly with a focused, hands-on approach to installing, configuring, securing, and managing the OS, either as a stand-alone server or part of a multi-site, multi-server network. "I want them to come away with a firm understanding of what's happening under the hood without the sense that they're taking a graduate course in OS theory," Hassell explains. "Most of all, I want this to be a practical guide that helps them get their work done: 'here's how it works, here's how to do it.'"
April 2003	Shared Source CLI Essentials David Stutz, Ted Neward, Geoff Shilling (O'Reilly) Brian Long's synopsis: A guided tour of some of the key parts of the source from the developers
Nov 2002	Essential .NET Volume 1 - The Common Language Runtime Don Box, Chris Sells (Addison Wesley) Brian Long's synopsis: CLR internal operations manual, very low level detail, told from the inside
March 2002	.NET Framework Essentials (2nd edition) Thuan Thai and Hoang Lam An objective, concise, and technical overview of the new Microsoft .NET framework for developing Web applications and services. Specifically written for intermediate to advanced VB, C/C++, Java, and Delphi developers, ".NET Framework Essentials" should also be useful to system architects and leaders who are assessing tools for future projects. The authors devote special attention to the writing of .NET components plus Web applications and services.
Feb 2002	.NET and COM - The Complete Interoperability Guide A. Nathan (SAMS) Brian Long's synopsis: everything you always wanted to know about COM Interop and P/Invoke (and lots you didn't)
Feb 2002	Inside Microsoft .NET IL Assembler Serge Lidin (Microsoft Press) Brian Long's synopsis: Full coverage of CIL (or MSIL) by the author of ILASM, ILDASM & the CLR Metadata validation
Jan 2002	Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming J Richter (Microsoft Press) Aimed at experienced developers and designers, explains the structure, functions, and operational components of Microsoft's .NET framework. Brian Long's synopsis: framework operations manual, low level detail

Other recommended .NET books (see The Developers Magazine for more details):

• C# Essentials (2nd Edition) by Albahari, Drayton & Merril (O'Reilly)
• C# in a Nutshell by Drayton, Albahari & Neward (O'Reilly)
• C# Language Pocket Reference by Drayton, Albahari & Neward (O'Reilly)
• COM and .NET Component Services by Lowy (O'Reilly)
• Debugging Applications for Microsoft.NET and Microsoft Windows by Robbins (MS Press)
• Debugging Strategies for .NET Developers by Dillon (APRESS)
• Essential ASP.NET with Examples in C# by Onion (Addison Wesley)
• Inside Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2003 by Johnson et al (MS Press)
• Learning C# by Liberty (O'Reilly)
• Mastering Visual Studio .NET by Griffiths, Flanders & Sells (O'Reilly)
• Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (Core reference) by Wigley et al (MS Press)
• Professional ASP.NET 1.0 Special Edition (Programmer to Programmer) by Homer & Sussman (Wrox)
• Professional XML (Programmer to Programmer) by Ozu et al (Wrox)
• Programming .NET Components by Lowy (O'Reilly)
• Programming ASP.NET by Liberty & Hurwitz (O'Reilly)
• Programming C# by Cornell (APRESS)
• Programming C# (3rd Edition) by Liberty (O'Reilly)
• Programming Windows with C# by Petzold (MS Press)
• Real World .NET Applications by Kurniawan (APRESS)
• UML Applied: A .NET Perspective by Shoemaker (APRESS)
• Understanding Microsoft.NET by Platt (MS Press)

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