C# is the premier language for .NET development, and is currently the fastestgrowing programming language. It is already being used by 29% of professionalprogrammers, with that percentage expected to continue increasing rapidly. It isstill a relatively new language, however, and developers are still looking forresources to enable them to use it better. Effective C# covers C# from apractical perspective, and provides insight into using the language moreefficiently. The reader will get information based on years of practical C#experience in real world settings. The format of the book is the same that hasproven immensely popular in other books in Scott Meyers' series. The authorhas a devoted following from his regular C# columns in Visual StudioMagazine. Every serious C# developer will keep this book close at hand, toreturn to again and again for advice.

In More Effective C#, Microsoft C# MVP and Regional Director Bill Wagner introduces fifty brand-new ways to write more efficient and more robust software. This all-new book follows the same format as Wagner’s best-selling Effective C# (Addison-Wesley, 2005), providing clear, practical explanations, expert tips, and plenty of realistic code examples. Wagner shows how to make the most of powerful innovations built into Microsoft’s new C# 3.0 and .NET Framework 3.5, as well as advanced C# language capabilities not covered in his previous book. Drawing on his unsurpassed C# experience, the author reveals new best practices for working with LINQ, generics, metaprogramming, and many other features. He also uncovers practices that compromise performance or reliability and shows exactly how to avoid them. More Effective C# shows how to You’re already a successful C# programmer—this book can help you become an outstanding one.