Programming Microsoft® Windows® Forms

Windows Forms can streamline the development of a variety of applications—but many Windows-related programming books skip over the details that allow developers to take full advantage of Windows Forms capabilities. In addition, Version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework introduces new capabilities that even those familiar with early versions of Windows Forms will want to learn to use. Written by Charles Petzold—one of the premier authors in the developer community—this book offers a concise, focused tutorial suitable for new and experienced Windows Forms developers who want to expedite their productivity with Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 and .NET Framework 2.0. The book features insightful code samples in Microsoft Visual C#® 2005.

Charles Petzold was honored in 1994 with the Windows Pioneer Award, presented by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Windows Magazine. He has been programming with Windows since first obtaining a beta Windows 1.0 SDK in the spring of 1985, and wrote the very first magazine article on Windows programming in 1986. Charles wrote the classic Programming Windows, which is currently in its sixth edition and one of the best-known and widely-used programming books of all time. He is also the author of Programming in the Key of C# and Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software.