What the book covers. Component-Based Development with Visual C# provides information on how to design, debug, and deploy applications using component-based development and the new development tool from Visual Studio.NET-- Visual C#. The book also explains how to develop a wide variety of components, such as web controls, data access, enterprise level components, file service, multithreaded components, accessibility components, and more.ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGYWhat it is. C# is a modern, object-oriented language that enables programmers to quickly build a wide range of applications for the new Microsoft .NET platform, which provides tools and services that fully exploit both computing and communications. The language enhances developer productivity while serving to eliminate programming errors that can lead to increased development costs. C# brings rapid Web development to the C and C++ programmer while maintaining the power and flexibility that those developers call for.Company behind it. MicrosoftNumber of users. Product has not been released, but the vast number of Visual Studio 6 developers are expected to migrate to Visual Studio.NET.Platform it runs on. WindowsFor more information. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/nextgen/technology/csharpintro.aspABOUT THE AUDIENCEWhy this topic is hot. Visual C# is hot because it is a new language that provides power and speed in an object-oriented environment enabling developers to create and deploy applications quickly. Component-based development is hot because it cuts development time and allows developers a wide range of flexibility in putting together robust applications.Who we are targeting. While the audience will be new to Visual C#, they are intermediate to advanced programmers who are already familiar with another language and who understand object-oriented programming. They are looking for .NET solutions to their programming challenges. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.