Book description
This book is for anyone who wants to write good C# 2008 code—even if you have never programmed before.
Writing good code can be a challenge. There are so many options, especially in a language like C#. If you want to really get the best from a programming language, you need to know which features work best in which situations and understand their strengths and weaknesses. It is this understanding that makes the difference between coding and coding well.
Beginning C# 2008 has been written to teach you how to use the C# programming language to solve problems. From the earliest chapters, and from the first introductory concepts, you'll be looking at real-world programming challenges and learning how C# can be used to overcome them. As you progress through the book, the problems become more involved and interesting, while the solutions become correspondingly more complex and powerful as C# features interact to achieve the results that you want.
By the time you've finished reading this book and worked through the sample exercises, you'll be a confident and very competent C# programmer. You will still have many explorations of the .NET Framework API to look forward to in your future career, but you will have a firm foundation to build from and you will know exactly where to go to find the things that you need to progress confidently in your projects.
Christian Gross is dedicated to helping his readers understand every detail of Beginning C# 2008. You can contact him via Skype (christianhgross) if you have bought this book and have a question about something he discusses. If Christian is available when you contact him, he will even try to answer you right away!
Table of contents
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Introduction
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1. Ready, Steady, Go!
- Downloading and Installing the Tools
- Choosing the Application Type
- Creating Projects and Solutions
- Creating the Windows Application
- Navigating the User Controls of the Solution
- Creating the Console Application
- Creating the Class Library
- Understanding How the .NET Framework Works
- The Important Stuff to Remember
- Some Things for You to Do
- 2. Learning About .NET Number and Value Types
- 3. Learning About String Manipulations
- 4. Learning About Data Structures, Decisions, and Loops
- 5. Learning About C# Exception Handling
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6. Learning the Basics of Object-Oriented Programming
- Understanding Currency Spreads
- Organizing the Currency Exchange Application
- Writing Tests for the Currency Exchange Application
- Writing the Active Trader and Hotel Trader Currency Converters
- Learning More About Preprocessor Directives,Properties, and Abstract Methods
- The Important Stuff to Remember
- Some Things for You to Do
- 7. Learning About Components and Object Hierarchies
- 8. Learning About Component-Oriented Architecture
- 9. Learning About Lists, Delegates, and Lambda Expressions
- 10. Learning About Persistence
- 11. Learning About .NET Generics
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12. Learning About Application Configuration and Dynamic Loading
- Convention over Configuration
- Setting Up the Dynamic Loading Projects
- Defining and Processing a Configuration File
- Dynamically Loading an Assembly
- Loading a Strongly Named Assembly
- Implementing a Convention-Based Architecture
- Dynamically Loading Base Class or Interface Types
- The Important Stuff to Remember
- Some Things for You to Do
- 13. Learning About Multithreading
- 14. Learning About Relational Database Data
- 15. Learning About LINQ
- 16. Writing Functional Code in C#
- 17. Learning About Other C# Techniques
Product information
- Title: Beginning C# 2008: From Novice to Professional
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2007
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781590598696
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