Figures are of prime importance in this book. When I was teaching programming seminars, I found that I could almost watch the lightbulbs going on over the students' heads as I drew the figures on the whiteboard. In this text, I have distilled each important concept into simple but accurate illustrations. The visual presentation of the content will give you an understanding of C# that's not possible with text alone.<BR><BR>For something as intricate and precise as a programming language, however, there must be text as well as figures. But rather than long, wordy explanations, I've used short, concise descriptions and bulleted lists to make each important piece of information visually distinct.<BR><BR>By the end of this book, you'll have a thorough working knowledge of all aspects of the C# language, whether you're a novice programmer or a seasoned veteran of other languages. If you want a long, leisurely, verbose explanation of the language, this is not the book for you. But if you want a concise, thorough, visual presentation of C#, this is just what you're looking for.