C# Tutorial - Introduction to .NET

Before you learn how to develop applications with .NET and C#, you need to understand some of the underlying concepts of the .NET Framework. So here we will give you a brief overview of what it is all about. Along the way you will discover some of the history behind the Framework, the languages and how to get started for free.

Introduction to the .NET Framework
Components of the .NET Framework
The Common Language Runtime (CLR)
The .NET Framework Class Library (FCL)
Compilation and Execution Model
Applications
C#
.NET 3.0
Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Communication Foundation
Windows Workflow Foundation
Cardspace
.NET 3.5
Summary