This book is a tutorial, both on C# and on writing .NET applications with C#. Part I focuses on thedetails of the language. If you are already proficient in a programming language, you may be able toskim this section, but be sure to read through Chapter 1, which provides an overview of thelanguage and the .NET platform. If you are new to programming, you'll want to read the book as theKing of Hearts instructed the White Rabbit: "Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to t heend: then stop