If you are doing .NET development, you must have this book by your side. It is a great reference and it is very readable. It is great to just flip through and pick out a topic or to read from start to finish.

The knowledge the notes included by industry leaders provide great insight into the 'why' of the decision to do what they did. They also point out the mistakes made in the framework design that often lead to confusion when using the framework.

It stands as our coding standard on our team for framework development. It gives our team a solid base of information to refer to, especially when arguing about religious issues and doing code reviews.

The CD includes classes (videos) that teach every chapter of the book. It is like getting a complete college course for the price of a book.

If you don't have this on your shelf or in your backpack, do not bother interviewing for my team.

This book is a must read for .Net developers. I highly recommend it. I'm sure everyone will be able expand on something they didn't know with this book. I would have liked to have seen a electronic copy of the Coding Style Conventions and a summary of all the Do, Consider, Do Not for each chapter to use as a quick reference guide.