The .NET Framework provides native support for lists and collections. Learn the concept behind these classes and why they are especially important with the planned inclusion of generics in version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.

Learn about using application configuration files in Microsoft .NET and the concept of application configuration files and the native support the Microsoft .NET Framework provides.

Learn how to build a multilingual application using Microsoft .NET. In this installment of the .NET Nuts & Bolts column, Mark Strawmyer outlines the construction and then demonstrates it with examples.

Explore some common creational design patterns and learn how to implement them using Microsoft .NET.

Determine the overall performance of your applications and diagnose those pesky "undocumented features" with performance counters. Learn the basics of deploying and using features in your instrumentation.

Learn how to create a Windows Service that takes an action on a scheduled interval by using classes in the System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase and System.Timers namespaces, among others.