In just 21 lessons, yon will gain (he knowledge and skills necessary to build complete Windows applications using Windows Forms. From the basics of creating and compiling an application to advanced topics such as Web services, you\'ll learn everything it takes to put together complete and professional Windows Forms applications:

• In Week 1. you\'ll learn the fundamentals, including how to work with the .NET Framework and how to use Windows Forms controls.
• In Week 2. you\'ll enhance your applications using hot technologies such as ADO.NET for manipulating databases and ActiveX for working with COM technologies.
• In Week 3. you\'ll learn advanced concepts such as multithreading. XML- Web services, custom controls, and performance tuning to strengthen your Windows Forms programming skills.

By utilizing the 21 carefully planned lessons in this hook. you can learn at your own pace. Work through each chapter sequentially to make sure that you understand all the concepts and methodologies or focus on specific lessons to learn the concepts that interest you most.