Every month, this page will bring you the latest Microsoft resources to help you get your job done. You'll find books, training courses, links from each month's community resources, and anything else we think will make your development activities easier, faster, and more efficient.
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Books
A number of new and updated books to help developers ramp up for Microsoft .NET have just been published by Microsoft Press. They cover a broad spectrum of topics. Here are a few of the offerings.
Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition by Jim Buyens is a self-paced guide for building smarter, more effective Web sites with the power of .NET technology.
Inside C#, Second Edition by Tom Archer has been updated with five completely new chapters. It presents a deep inside look at the architecture of the C# language.
Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (Core Reference) by Francesco Balena offers instruction, sample code, best practices and scenario-based solutions for creating robust, reusable, XML-enabled code with Visual Basic .NET.
Programming Microsoft .NET (Core Reference) by Jeff Prosise is a definitive one-stop guide, from a leading programming authority, on building dynamic Web-extensible applications for the Microsoft .NET platform.
Online Developer Chats
If you're ready to put down the books and join your peers in lively conversation about critical development issues, join Microsoft Communities and MSDN for an hour-long technical chat. MSDN chats are held throughout the week on various topics ranging from security to ASP.NET. By attending a chat, you get the opportunity to grill the experts or simply be an observer. MSDN Chats can be found at https://msdn.microsoft.com/chats.
MSDN WebCasts Feature Interactive How-tos
The Web is truly a great instructional medium, and Microsoft takes advantage of this strength by providing 90-minute interactive how-to technical WebCasts on .NET, XML Web Services, and Visual Studio .NET. The WebCasts are presented by knowledgeable Microsoft software design engineers and a host of other participants. See code and application demonstrations, ask technical questions, or just kick back and listen. Online seating is limited to 1000, so register early at https://www.microsoft.com/usa/webcasts.
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Product Support WebCasts
Support WebCasts offer still more opportunities to interact with Microsoft development professionals. They're a free product support information service offered to all online support customers. Tune in and watch live developer-focused presentations and participate in question and answer sessions following each presentation. Visit https://support.microsoft.com/WebCasts for a list of all Support Webcasts and for access to archived content.
Here's a sampling of upcoming events:
.NET Server Family: Overview and New Features
April 18, 2002, 10:00 AM PST
Microsoft SQL Server 2000: How to Configure SSL Encryption
April 23, 2002, 4:00 PM PST
Microsoft .NET: An Overview of the Common Language Runtime
April 25, 2002, 10:00 AM PST
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