Christian Gross is a consultant with vast experience in the client/server world. He has consulted for Microsoft on DNA solutions, and he has held consulting positions with Daimler Benz, Microsoft, NatWest, and other major corporations. Gross was a contributor to Professional Active Server Pages, Professional SQL Server 6.5 Administration, Professional NT Internet Information Server Administration, and Programming Microsoft Windows 2000 Unleashed. He is the author of A Programmer's Introduction to Windows DNA.

Essentials of Object-Oriented Programming.- Logging, Errors, and Test-Driven Development.- Defining the Foundation.- Application Architecture.- Implementing Component Groupings.- Writing Algorithms.- Efficient Code.- Data Persistence.- Refactoring to Patterns.

* Includes coverage on .NET Generics, .NET 2.0. and coverage of both Open Source and Closed Source libraries and applications.

*Based on C# code examples that work on multiple platforms (e.g. Linux, Windows, etc).

* Focuses on solving problems in short and easy to digest segments.