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• Compress files, manipulate ACLs, use semaphores, and exploit other new capabilities in the .NET Framework 2.0
• Implement generics to define a type-safe data structure
• Use inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces, delegates, and attributes to write flexible applications
• Use the My namespace to perform common tasks more easily
• Work with the new editing and debugging features of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
• Master regular expressions and perform complex text searches and input validation
• Take advantage of streams, serialization, and threading techniques
• Implement advanced programming techniques based on custom attributes, reflection, and on-the-fly compilation
• Interact with legacy code by using PInvoke and COM Interop
• Understand key differences from Visual Basic 6.0Get code samples on the Web