James Kovacs did a dnrtv screencast where he shows how to create your own IOC container. I recommend this to a beginner not because it's necessarily the one you want to use but because it shows the basics of why you need an IOC container and what the basic functionality is. After this, try moving on to Castle Windsor or Structure Map .
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