Common Tasks QuickStart
The Common Tasks QuickStart shows you how to perform a range of typical development tasks, such as reading and parsing XML, performing data access, and accessing services such as Active Directory or the Win32 API. The tasks are grouped by functional area so that you can choose an area of interest and focus on one or more tasks within that area.
The Common Tasks QuickStart is an ideal starting point if you want to gain a broad understanding of the .NET Framework and are comfortable learning new techniques by examining source code. This QuickStart is also a good resource if you are immersed in the development process, if you are already familiar with the .NET Framework, and if you want to see brief code examples that can help you understand how to approach particular issues.
To use the Common Tasks QuickStart to full advantage, you should be familiar with concepts and techniques related to object-oriented programming.
This following sections of this documentation provide concise summaries of each Common Tasks QuickStart sample. The documentation does not include the actual samples. To view the samples online, see QuickStart samples. This site also offers additional information about the .NET Framework.
To install and run the QuickStart samples, see the StartSamples.htm file in the \Samples folder of the .NET Framework SDK installation directory.