Part 1. Quick Start: Simple Sample.- Enhancing the Code.- Making the Coding Easier.- Part 2. Underlying Structures: The Structure of a Managed Executable File.- Metadata Tables Organization.- Part 3. Fundamental Components: Modules and Assemblies.- Namespaces and Classes.- Primitive Types and Signatures.- Fields and Data Constants.- Methods.- Generic Types.- Generic Methods.- Part 4. Inside the Execution Engine: IL Instructions.- Structured Exception Handling.- Part 5. Special Components: Events and Properties.- Custom Attributes.- Security Attributes.- Part 6. Interoperation: Managed and Unmanaged Code Interoperation.- Multilanguage Projects. Part 7. Do-It-Yourself: Metadata Manipulation API.- Managed Executable Generation API.- Appendixes. A IL Assembler Grammar Reference.- B Metadata Tables Reference.- C IL Instruction Set Reference.- D IL Assembler and Disassembler Command-Line Options.- E Offline Verification Tool Reference.