Hi Chris,

Thank you for your post!

From your description, I understand that you would like to have an overview
of Visual Studio .NET 2003 and the use of the IDE.

First, I have to tell you that I am not familiar with the new books to
guide you the trip to Visual Studio .NET 2003. However, based on my
experience, the most valuable information about Visual Studio .NET 2003 is
placed on the website http://www.microsoft.com and Microsoft Developer
Network (MSDN). You may search the key words there and you are sure to find
the information you would like.

For your convenience, I included some related links for your reference. For
more information, please refer to the website and MSDN.

What's New in Visual Studio .NET 2003
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/productinfo/overview/whatsnew.aspx

In the above link, it explore the new features included in the latest
version of Visual Studio .NET, including integrated support for the
Microsoft .NET Compact Framework for mobile device developers, and the
Enterprise Instrumentation Framework and smooth integration to Windows
Server 2003 for enterprise developers.  

Product Overview for Visual Studio .NET 2003
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/productinfo/overview/default.aspx

Features Overview for Visual Studio .NET 2003
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/productinfo/features/default.aspx

Frequently Asked Questions About Visual Studio .NET 2003
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/productinfo/faq/

The using of Visual Studio .NET 2003 is mentioned detailed in the following
link.

Using Visual Studio .NET
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/using/

About the programming languages, you may refer to the following link for
more information.

Microsoft Programming Languages
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/productinfo/whitepapers/default.aspx#top

I hope the information above is helpfully to you. Good luck with your
Visual Studio .NET programming and thank you for choosing Microsoft!

Regards,

Wendy Dong
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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