eBook Details:

• Paperback: 612 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st edition (December 17, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430248602
• ISBN-13: 978-1430248606

eBook Description:

Expert C# 5.0: with the .NET 4.5 Framework

Expert C# 5.0: with the .NET 4.5 Framework is a book about getting the best from C#. It’s based on the principle that to write good, high-performance, robust applications you need to understand whats going on deep under the hood. If you are already experienced with writing managed applications and want to learn more about how to get the best from the  language at an advanced level, then this is the book for you.

Expert C# 5.0: with the .NET 4.5 Framework discusses the familiar C# language in forensic detail. Examining familiar elements closely to reveal how they really work. Key language features that you are already familiar with, such as Enums, Strings and Collections, are teased apart and examined under the twin microscopes of MSIL (Intermediate Language)  and the Windbg debugger to see what’s really going on behind the scenes as your code is compiled and passed to the CLR.

Expert C# 5.0: with the .NET 4.5 Framework discusses the familiar C# language in forensic detail. Examining familiar elements closely to reveal how they really work. Key language features that you are already familiar with, such as Enums, Strings and Collections, are teased apart and examined under the twin microscopes of MSIL (Intermediate Language)  and the Windbg debugger to see what’s really going on behind the scenes as your code is compiled and passed to the CLR.

Expert C# 5.0: with the .NET 4.5 Framework discusses the familiar C# language in forensic detail. Examining familiar elements closely and revealing how they really work. By referencing Intermediate Language (MSIL) code and the Windows Debugger (Windbg) we’ll give you an unparalleled depth of understanding so that you can truly claim to be a master of the C# language.

This unparalleled depth of explanation will help you to become a true master of the C# language and architect better crafted applications that work in the most efficient and reliable way possible. It will also give you the insight you need to rapidly identify and fix the stubborn coding faults that others may be unable to diagnose.

What you’ll learn

• Learn the detailed workings behind common language elements such as Enum, readonly, Anonymous and Func.
• Understand how to work with Strings and StringBuilder in the most effective way.
• Master Exception management far beyond the basics.
• See how components such as LINQ and Async interact with the C# language beneath the surface.

Who this book is for

This book is for experienced C# developers who are comfortable working with the language. You should be happy creating non-trivial code samples and ready to delve into the detail of the language’s workings in order to truly master the concepts.

Expert C# 5.0: with the .NET 4.5 Framework discusses the familiar C# language in forensic detail. Examining familiar elements closely and revealing how they really work. By referencing Intermediate Language (MSIL) code and the Windows Debugger (Windbg) we’ll give you an unparalleled depth of understanding so that you can truly claim to be a master of the C# language.

Expert C# 5.0: with the .NET 4.5 Framework is a book about getting the best from C#. It’s based on the principle that to write good, high-performance, robust applications you need to understand whats going on deep under the hood. If you are already experienced with writing managed applications and want to learn more about how to get the best from the  language at an advanced level, then this is the book for you.

Expert C# 5.0: with the .NET 4.5 Framework discusses the familiar C# language in forensic detail. Examining familiar elements closely to reveal how they really work. Key language features that you are already familiar with, such as Enums, Strings and Collections, are teased apart and examined under the twin microscopes of MSIL (Intermediate Language)  and the Windbg debugger to see what’s really going on behind the scenes as your code is compiled and passed to the CLR.

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eBook Details:

• Paperback: 1112 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 4th edition (November 21, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430243651
• ISBN-13: 978-1430243656

eBook Description:

Pro WPF 4.5 in C#: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4.5

Pro WPF 4.5 in C#: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4.5 provides a thorough, authoritative guide to how WPF really works. Packed with no-nonsense examples and practical advice you’ll learn everything you need to know in order to use WPF in a professional setting. The book begins by building a firm foundation of elementary concepts, using your existing C# skills as a frame of reference, before moving on to discuss advanced concepts and demonstrate them in a hands-on way that emphasizes the time and effort savings that can be gained.

Microsoft’s Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides you with a development framework for building high-quality user experiences for the Windows operating system. It blends together rich content from a wide range of sources and allows you unparalleled access to the processing power of your Windows computer.

Pro WPF 4.5 in C#: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4.5 provides a thorough, authoritative guide to how WPF really works. Packed with no-nonsense examples and practical advice you’ll learn everything you need to know in order to use WPF in a professional setting. The book begins by building a firm foundation of elementary concepts, using your existing C# skills as a frame of reference, before moving on to discuss advanced concepts and demonstrate them in a hands-on way that emphasizes the time and effort savings that can be gained.

This book shows you how Windows Presentation Foundation really works. It provides you with the no-nonsense, practical advice that you need in order to build high-quality WPF applications quickly and easily.

What you’ll learn

• Understand the fundamentals of WPF programming from XAML to controls and data flow.
• Develop realistic application scenarios to see navigation, localization and deployment in action.
• Explore the advanced user interface controls that WPF provides.
• Learn to manage documents from within WPF: Text layout, printing, and document packaging are all covered.
• Use graphics and multimedia to add punch to your applications

Who this book is for

This book is designed for developers encountering WPF for the first time in their professional lives. A working knowledge of C# and the basic architecture of .NET is helpful to follow the examples easily, but all concepts will be explained from the ground up.

Pro WPF 4.5 in C#: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4.5 provides a thorough, authoritative guide to how WPF really works. Packed with no-nonsense examples and practical advice you’ll learn everything you need to know in order to use WPF in a professional setting. The book begins by building a firm foundation of elementary concepts, using your existing C# skills as a frame of reference, before moving on to discuss advanced concepts and demonstrate them in a hands-on way that emphasizes the time and effort savings that can be gained.

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eBook Details:

• Paperback: 472 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 4th edition (November 7, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 143024593X
• ISBN-13: 978-1430245933

eBook Description:

A Programmer’s Guide to C# 5.0, 4th Edition

A Programmer’s Guide to C# 5.0, 4th Edition is a book for software developers who want to truly understand C#. Whether you’ve worked with C# before or with another general-purpose programming language, each fast-paced, focused chapter will take you straight to the heart of a feature of C# and show you why it works the way it does.

Written by one-time C# Test Lead, Program Manager, and member of the original C# language design team, this book is an ideal companion to the C# Language Specification, and works both as a tutorial and as a reference guide. Now in its fourth edition, you will find up-to-date coverage of all the latest C# features, including Linq, covariance and contravariance, and async support.

A Programmer’s Guide to C# 5.0, 4th Edition is aimed at software developers who want to improve their proficiency at using the C# language. No prior knowledge of .NET is required, but the book does assume experience with a general-purpose programming language. A Programmer’s Guide to C# 5.0, 4th Edition takes you deep into the C# language, showing you the details of how the language works and explaining why it works the way it does.

You’ll learn how to:

• Use C# features effectively, in the way they were intended
• Apply the newest C# features to your coding problems
• Streamline your database code using LINQ
• Use async support and the task parallel library to improve performance.
• Program more efficiently, effectively, and with real insight into this mature and exciting language, with A Programmer’s Guide to C# 5.0.

What you’ll learn

• Learn the “why” behind C# features.
• Learn how to use C# features effectively, in the way they were designed.
• Apply the newest C# features to your coding problems.
• Streamline your database code using Linq.
• Use Async support to simplify your code.

Who this book is for

A Programmer’s Guide to C# 5.0, 4th Edition is aimed at software developers who want to improve their proficiency at using the C# language. No prior knowledge of .NET is required, but the book does assume experience with a general-purpose programming language.

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eBook Details:

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st edition (September 12, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430244585
• ISBN-13: 978-1430244585

eBook Description:

Pro .NET Performance: Optimize Your C# Applications

The book is full of C# code samples and tips to help you squeeze every bit of juice from your application lower memory utilization, consistent CPU usage, and fewer I/O operations across the network and disk. Pro .NET Performance: Optimize Your C# Applications will change the way you think about .NET application development.

Maximizing the performance of your algorithms and applications is extremely important and can give you a competitive advantage, a lower cost of ownership, and happier users. Pro .NET Performance: Optimize Your C# Applications explains the internals of Windows, the CLR, and the physical hardware that affect the performance of your applications, and gives you the knowledge and tools to measure how your code performs in isolation from external factors.

Pro .NET Performance: Optimize Your C# Applications is for working .NET developers who care about the performance of their applications. It requires basic familiarity with Windows and the CLR, but guides the reader along the way and does not require prior experience with any performance-measurement tools. Pro .NET Performance: Optimize Your C# Applications also offers practical tips, case studies, and low-level knowledge for experienced developers and architects.

Pro .NET Performance: Optimize Your C# Applications teaches .NET developers to measure the performance of their applications. You will see how Windows and the CLR affect your application, and improve your code’s performance guided by a set of case studies and tips.

• Guides you through performance measurement with a variety of profilers and other tools
• Explains how OS and CLR internals affect your application’s performance in unexpected ways
• Provides you with tips and real-life case studies for improving application performance

What you’ll learn

• Measure your code’s performance with profilers and other tools.
• Understand where the bottlenecks are and focus on the right area for performance improvement.
• Manage memory efficiently by interacting properly with the garbage collector.
• Avoid common pitfalls by choosing the right abstractions.
• Understand the performance implications of the underlying operating system and runtime.
• Improve the performance of your applications by parallelization, caching, micro-optimization, and other techniques.

Who this book is for

Pro .NET Performance: Optimize Your C# Applications is for working .NET developers who care about the performance of their applications. It requires basic familiarity with Windows and the CLR, but guides the reader along the way and does not require prior experience with any performance-measurement tools. Pro .NET Performance: Optimize Your C# Applications also offers practical tips, case studies, and low-level knowledge for experienced developers and architects.

Maximizing the performance of your algorithms and applications is extremely important and can give you a competitive advantage, a lower cost of ownership, and happier users. Pro .NET Performance: Optimize Your C# Applications explains the internals of Windows, the CLR, and the physical hardware that affect the performance of your applications, and gives you the knowledge and tools to measure how your code performs in isolation from external factors.

The book is full of C# code samples and tips to help you squeeze every bit of juice from your application lower memory utilization, consistent CPU usage, and fewer I/O operations across the network and disk. Pro .NET Performance: Optimize Your C# Applications will change the way you think about .NET application development.

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eBook Details:

• Paperback: 440 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 2nd edition (August 8, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430242604
• ISBN-13: 978-1430242604

eBook Description:

Beginning C# 5.0 Databases

Beginning C# 5.0 Databases is for every C# programmer. Database programming requires relatively little knowledge of C# but a lot of knowledge about relational database concepts, database language SQL and ADO.NET. This book assumes no prior database experience and teaches you, always through hands-on examples, how to create and use relational databases with SQL Server 2012 and how to access them with C# 5.0 using ADO.NET. Almost every application needs to access a database, and this book teaches all the fundamentals you need and may ever need to develop professional database applications.

A comprehensive tutorial on both SQL Server 2012 and Visual Studio 2012, Beginning C# 5.0 Databases explains and demonstrates various techniques and ways to build a database application using T-SQL and C#. Full of practical, detailed examples, it’s been fully revised and updated for Winforms using C# 5.0 and Visual Studio 2012 and offers the most complete, detailed, and gentle introduction to database technology for all C# programmers at any level of experience.

Assuming only basic knowledge of C#, Beginning C# 5.0 Databases teaches all the fundamentals of database technology and database programming readers need to quickly become highly proficient database users and application developers.

A comprehensive tutorial on both SQL Server 2012 and Visual Studio 2012, Beginning C# 5.0 Databases explains and demonstrates various techniques and ways to build a database application using T-SQL and C#. Full of practical, detailed examples, it’s been fully revised and updated for Winforms using C# 5.0 and Visual Studio 2012 and offers the most complete, detailed, and gentle introduction to database technology for all C# programmers at any level of experience.

• Comprehensively and concisely explains fundamental database concepts and database programming techniques
• Rich in step-by-step working examples of both T–SQL and C# programs
• Covers all the features ADO.NET most database programming ever requires

What you’ll learn

• How relational databases work and how to use them
• How to create database and table objects using SQL Server 2012
• How to write SQL queries to modify data in SQL Tables
• How to write SQL queries to retrieve data using various querying techniques, including JOINS
• How to write stored procedures in T–SQL and call them from C# 5.0 programs
• How C# 5.0 uses various techniques to access databases
• How to build Windows form based applications
• How to handle runtime anomalies i.e. Exceptions
• How to program with each individual object of ADO .NET
• How to use XML in database applications
• How to use LINQ to simplify C# database programming
• How to use ADO .NET Entity Framework
• How to use SQL CLR to create stored procedures using C#

Who this book is for

Beginning C# 5.0 Databases is for every C# programmer. Database programming requires relatively little knowledge of C# but a lot of knowledge about relational database concepts, database language SQL and ADO.NET. This book assumes no prior database experience and teaches you, always through hands-on examples, how to create and use relational databases with SQL Server 2012 and how to access them with C# 5.0 using ADO.NET. Almost every application needs to access a database, and this book teaches all the fundamentals you need and may ever need to develop professional database applications.

A comprehensive tutorial on both SQL Server 2012 and Visual Studio 2012, Beginning C# 5.0 Databases explains and demonstrates various techniques and ways to build a database application using T-SQL and C#. Full of practical, detailed examples, it’s been fully revised and updated for Winforms using C# 5.0 and Visual Studio 2012 and offers the most complete, detailed, and gentle introduction to database technology for all C# programmers at any level of experience.

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eBook Details:

• Paperback: 922 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st edition (August 29, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430242515
• ISBN-13: 978-1430242512

eBook Description:

Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in C#

This book is the most comprehensive and up to date introduction to ASP.NET ever written. Focusing solely on C#, with no code samples duplicated in other languages, award winning author Matthew MacDonald introduces you to the very latest thinking and best practices for the ASP.NET 4.5 technology.

Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in C# represents the most complete and up to date introduction to Microsoft’s sophisticated ASP.NET technology ever written. Let award winning author Matthew MacDonald guide you through your first steps with Microsoft’s powerful web development technology.

You’ll be taught how to use object orientation and code-behind techniques to lay out your code clearly in a way other developers can easily understand. You’ll learn how to query databases from within you web pages, spice up your layouts using ASP.NET AJAX and deploy your finished websites to production servers. You’ll also learn how to debug your code when things go wrong and the performance and scalability issues that can affect your web projects as they grow.

Assuming no prior coding experience, you’ll be taught everything you need to know from the ground up. Starting from first principals, you’ll learn the skills you need to be an effective ASP.NET developer who is ready to progress to more sophisticated projects and professional work.

With you book you can take your first step towards becoming a successful ASP.NET developer with confidence.

What you’ll learn

• Learn everything you need to know to build ASP.NET 4.5 applications with confidence.
• Dive into the deepest, broadest, introductory ASP.NET coverage available.
• Be guided by an award winning author who will steadily progress your knowledge from first principles to advanced techniques over the course of the book.

Who this book is for

This book is ideal for anyone new to .NET development who wants to learn how ASP.NET 4.5 works. No prior programming knowledge is assumed and all concepts are explained from first principals.

Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in C# represents the most complete and up to date introduction to Microsoft’s sophisticated ASP.NET technology ever written. Let award winning author Matthew MacDonald guide you through your first steps with Microsoft’s powerful web development technology.

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eBook Details:

• Paperback: 1560 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 6th edition (August 22, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430242337
• ISBN-13: 978-1430242338

eBook Description:

Pro C# 5.0 and the .NET 4.5 Framework

This new edition of Pro C# 5.0 and the .NET 4.5 Framework has been completely revised and rewritten to reflect the latest changes to the C# language specification and new advances in the .NET Framework. You’ll find new chapters covering all the important new features that make .NET 4.5 the most comprehensive release yet, including:

• .NET APIs for Windows 8 style UI apps
• An improved Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)
• New asynchronous task-based model for async operations
• How HTML5 support is being wrapped into C# web applications
• New programming interfaces for HTTP applications, including improved IPv6 support
• Expanded WPF, WCF and WF libraries giving C# more power than ever before

This new edition of Pro C# 5.0 and the .NET 4.5 Framework has been completely revised and rewritten to reflect the latest changes to the C# language specification and new advances in the .NET Framework. You’ll find new chapters covering the important new features that make .NET 4.5 the most comprehensive release yet.

This comes on top of award winning coverage of core C# features, both old and new, that have made the previous editions of this book so popular (you’ll find everything from generics to pLINQ covered here).

The mission of this text is to provide you with a rock-solid foundation in the C# programming language and the core aspects of the .NET platform (assemblies, remoting, Windows Forms, Web Forms, ADO.NET, XML web services, etc.). Once you digest the information presented in these 25 chapters, you’ll be in a perfect position to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments, and you’ll be well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own terms.

What you’ll learn

• Be the first to understand the .NET 4.5 platform and Visual C# 2012.
• Discover the ins and outs of the leading .NET technology.
• Learn from an award-winning author who has been teaching the .NET world since version 1.0.
• Find complete coverage of XAML, .NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 12 together with discussion of the new Windows Runtime.

Who this book is for

If you’re checking out this book for the first time, do understand that it’s targeted at experienced software professionals or graduate students of computer science (so don’t expect three chapters on iteration or decision constructs!).

It is perfect for anyone who is interested in the new .NET Framework 4.5 and the C# language. Whether you are moving to .NET for the first time or are already writing applications using previous .NET versions, this book will provide you with a comprehensive grounding in the new technology and serve as a complete reference throughout your coding career.

This new edition of Pro C# 5.0 and the .NET 4.5 Framework has been completely revised and rewritten to reflect the latest changes to the C# language specification and new advances in the .NET Framework. You’ll find new chapters covering the important new features that make .NET 4.5 the most comprehensive release yet.

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eBook Details:

• Paperback: 764 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 4th edition (July 4, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430242787
• ISBN-13: 978-1430242789

eBook Description:

Illustrated C# 2012, 4th Edition

This book presents the C# 5.0 language in a uniquely succinct and visual format. Often in programming books, the information can be hidden in a vast sea of words. As a programmer who has over the years used a dozen programming languages, the author understands it can sometimes be difficult to slog through another 1,000-page book of dense text to learn a new language. There are likely many other programmers who feel the same way. To address this situation, this book explains C# 5.0 using figures; short, focused code samples; and clear, concise explanations.

Figures are of prime importance in this book. While teaching programming seminars, Daniel Solis found that he could almost watch the light bulbs going on over the students’ heads as he drew the figures on the whiteboard. In this text, he has distilled each important concept into simple but accurate illustrations. The visual presentation of the content will give you an understanding of C# that’s not possible with text alone.

By the end of this book, you’ll have a thorough working knowledge of all aspects of the C# language, whether you’re a novice programmer or a seasoned veteran of other languages. If you want a long, leisurely, verbose explanation of the language, this is not the book for you. But if you want a concise, thorough, visual presentation of C# 5.0, this is just what you’re looking for.

For something as intricate and precise as a programming language, however, there must be text as well as figures. But rather than long, wordy explanations, Solis has used short, concise descriptions and bulleted lists to make each important piece of information visually distinct.

The unique, visual format of Illustrated C# 2012, 4th Edition utilizes clean, simple figures and diagrams, specially created by author Daniel Solis to help you understand and get to work with C# fast.

By the end of this book, you’ll have a thorough working knowledge of all aspects of the C# language, whether you’re a novice programmer or a seasoned veteran of other languages. If you want a long, leisurely, verbose explanation of the language, this is not the book for you. But if you want a concise, thorough, visual presentation of C# 5.0, this is just what you’re looking for.

What you’ll learn

• Details of the C# 5.0 language presented in a clear, concise treatment
• New features in the latest version of .NET, version 4.5, in the author’s unique visual style
• How C# differs from and is similar to other programming languages, aiding migrating C++ and VB programmers who already know how languages work

Who this book is for

• Visual Basic programmers interested in moving to C#
• C++ programmers interested in moving to C#
• Novice programmers interested in learning C#
• Students in introductory programming classes learning C#

Illustrated C# 2012, 4th Edition

The unique, visual format of Illustrated C# 2012, 4th Edition utilizes clean, simple figures and diagrams, specially created by author Daniel Solis to help you understand and get to work with C# fast.

This book presents the C# 5.0 language in a uniquely succinct and visual format. Often in programming books, the information can be hidden in a vast sea of words. As a programmer who has over the years used a dozen programming languages, the author understands it can sometimes be difficult to slog through another 1,000-page book of dense text to learn a new language. There are likely many other programmers who feel the same way. To address this situation, this book explains C# 5.0 using figures; short, focused code samples; and clear, concise explanations.

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eBook Details:

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st edition (June 9, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430231742
• ISBN-13: 978-1430231745

eBook Description:

Developing C# Apps for iPhone and iPad using MonoTouch: iOS Apps Development for .NET Developers

Developing C# Apps for iPhone and iPad using MonoTouch: iOS Apps Development for .NET Developers shows you how to use your existing C# skills to write apps for the iPhone and iPad. Fortunately, there’s MonoTouch, Novell’s .NET library that allows C# developers to write C# code that executes in iOS. Furthermore, MonoTouch allows you to address all the unique functions of the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. And the big plus: You needn’t learn any Objective-C to master MonoTouch!

Former Microsoft engineer and published app-store developer Bryan Costanich shows you how to use the tools you already know to create native apps in iOS using C# and the .NET Base Class Libraries. The magic is in Novell’s implementation of Apple’s Cocoa libraries in MonoTouch. You’ll master the same elegant and rich Cocoa environment, but without the need to learn a new programming language.

Developing C# Apps for iPhone and iPad using MonoTouch: iOS Apps Development for .NET Developers takes you from your first “Hello, World” example through the major APIs and features of iOS. The coverage is comprehensive and makes use of frequent examples, complete with sample code you can download and reuse to create your own powerful and playful apps. A guide for .NET developers to turn their C# apps into blockbusters for iOS using MonoTouch.

What you’ll learn

• How to use your existing C# skills to develop applications on the iPhone and iPad
• Apple’s Model View Controller (MVC) methodology
• Working with CocoaTouch’s UIKit to create iOS applications using native controls
• Device-specific features, like the camera, GPS, and Compass using CoreLocation, the accelerometer, and others
• Accessing shared resources such as the photos, contacts, and more
• How to persist and retrieve data using SQLite and .NET libraries
• Complex drawing and animation using CoreGraphics and CoreAnimation
• The use of Apple’s Push Notification Service
• The latest game porting techniques using XNA Touch
• How to integrate off-the-shelf Objective-C libraries

Who this book is for

Every .NET and C# developer who has have ever wanted to create an application or game for Apple’s App Store.

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 378 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st edition (May 31, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430235306
• ISBN-13: 978-1430235309

eBook Description:

Beginning C# Object-Oriented Programming

Beginning C# Object-Oriented Programming brings you into the modern world of development as you master the fundamentals of programming with C# and learn to develop efficient, reusable, elegant code through the object-oriented programming (OOP) methodology. Take your skills out of the 20th century and into this one with Dan Clark’s accessible, quick-paced guide to C# and object-oriented programming, completely updated for .NET 4.0 and C# 4.0.

As you develop techniques and best practices for coding in C#, one of the world’s most popular contemporary languages, you’ll experience modeling a “real world” application through a case study, allowing you to see how both C# and OOP (a methodology you can use with any number of languages) come together to make your code reusable, modern, and efficient.

With more than 30 fully hands-on activities, you’ll discover how to transform a simple model of an application into a fully-functional C# project, including designing the user interface, implementing the business logic, and integrating with a relational database for data storage. Along the way, you will explore the .NET Framework, the creation of a Windows-based user interface, a web-based user interface, and service-oriented programming, all using Microsoft’s industry-leading Visual Studio 2010, C#, Silverlight, the Entity Framework, and more.

What you’ll learn

• Learn to use the Universal Modeling Language (UML) to quickly design an application correctly from the first time
• Understand object-oriented programming principles and how they benefit your work in today’s dual Web- and Windows-based world
• Integrate OOP fundamentals when developing code in C#
• Discover the .NET Framework and how it can help you create applications quickly and efficiently
• Walk along as the author develops a complete Windows- and Web-based application using the techniques and best practices covered inside

Who this book is for

• If you’re a beginning C# programmer who wants to gain a foundation in object-oriented programming along with the C# language basics, this book is for you.
• Programmers transitioning from a procedure-oriented programming model to an object-oriented model will also find many practical suggestions and walkthroughs inside.
• In particular, Visual Basic developers who want to transition to C# programming, but lack a firm grasp of object-oriented programming principles, will find this book an excellent starting point for their journey into C#.

The book includes a primer in Appendix A that discusses some fundamental procedural programming concepts.

About the Author

Daniel Clark is a Microsoft “Most Valued Professional,” Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, and Microsoft Certified Database Administrator. For the last 7 years, he has been developing applications and training others to develop applications using Microsoft technologies. Daniel’s training experience runs the gamut from training novice programmers to training experienced developers on the nuances of COM programming. He finds particular satisfaction in turning new developers on to the thrill of developing and designing object-oriented applications.