What Would Help?

This book provides comprehensive coverage for .NET application development. Knowledge of Microsoft DNA technologies, including component technologies (COM/COM+/DCOM), Web application development (ASP), and programming languages (Visual Basic, Visual C++) is useful because you will be able to understand the differences and benefits of .NET. On the other hand, if you have developed applications using the J2EE platform and have had sufficient exposure to technologies such as JavaServer Pages (JSP) and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), you will also benefit by being able to relate the various components and understand differences and associated pros and cons.

At a minimum, hands-on programming knowledge for programming languages such as C, C++, Visual Basic, and Java would be an ideal skill that you can bring to the table. In addition, the .NET platform provides you with a choice of programming languages so that you can choose which programming language you want to write .NET applications in.