Many developers wish there was a language that was easy to write, read, and maintain like Visual Basic, but that still provided the power and flexibility of C++. For those developers, the new C# language is here.

Deals with a topic of interest for most new users of ASP+: how can they use their own or third party COM components in the ASP+ environment?

Demonstrates how to send email via ASP+: from plain to HTML mail and attachments.

Interview with the architect of C#. By John Osborn, O'Reilly and Associates, Inc.

CNet article.

(with Java and C#) by Ben Albahari.

Java inventor James Gosling says he isn't losing much sleep over Microsoft these days, despite the software giant's effort to stem Java's popularity with its own Java-like language.

By Suite101.com. Eric Gunnerson was there when C# was being born. He is also the author of A Programmer's Introduction to C# and manages the C# section of the GotDotNet website.

Ever wanted a static control that behaved like a Visual Basic label control? This could be just the thing you might be looking for. A fully stocked owner drawn RichControl class. By Norm Almond, The Code Project.

JavaWorld article by Michael L. Perry, ITworld.com.