In the year since the development of Visual Studio .NET 2003, a dedicated group of authors have been working with the tool every day, on every project. Windows and Web forms, services, business programs and games, tools, and toys have ail gone through the fingers of the authors of this book. We are now ready to present to you, the reader, the benefits of our group experience.

In this book, you will find tips, guidance and insights to make your job easier when you are developing for Microsoft platforms in Visual Studio .NET.

We offer you ail the in-depth, inside information on the development of Web and Windows Forms that you'll need. You'll also find that we hâve created for you a broad and practical one-stop shop for using Visual Studio .NET 2003, with detailed chapters covering:

• Web and Windows Forms
• Projects and Solutions
• Add-Ins, Macros, andWizards
• Smart Devices
• Crystal Reports
• Tweaking the IDE
• Visual SourceSafe

The Visual Studio .NET product is vast, and it's hard to learn everything about it. So let our time spent with the tool help you focus your learning and inform your programming practices right away, in your own projects.

We hope you enjoy the book!