Introducing .NET 4.5, 2nd Edition

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook; 2nd edition (October 10, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430243325
• ISBN-13: 978-1430243328

eBook Description:

Introducing .NET 4.5, 2nd Edition

Microsoft has introduced a large number of changes to the way that the .NET Framework operates. Familiar technologies have being altered, best practices replaced, and developer methodologies adjusted. Many developers find it hard to keep up with the pace of change across .NET’s ever-widening array of technologies. The introduction of Windows 8 and its new style of applications only compounds the problem. Introducing .NET 4.5, 2nd Edition guides you through the innovations that matter and helps you to seize new opportunities confidently and quickly.

You may know what’s happening in C#, but what about the latest innovations in the cloud? How is that going to affect your work? What possibilities do the new async capabilities bring? What you need is a roadmap. A guide to help you see the innovations that matter and to give you a head start on the opportunities available in the new framework.

Introducing .NET 4.5, 2nd Edition is designed to provide you with just that roadmap. It serves as a no-nonsense primer that will help experienced .NET developers understand the impact of the new framework and the technologies that co-exist with it. This book will keep you updated on the changes and help you to seize new opportunities confidently and quickly.

What you’ll learn

• Get an overview and brief history of each new or changing technology that puts it into context
• Understand how .NET and Windows 8 fit together
• Familiarize yourself with key concepts and opportunities through highly accessible tutorials
• Understand how to perform common tasks in new technology areas such as async
• Gain expert performance tips
• See examples of real-world applications of each technology to help you learn how a technology can be put to work

Who this book is for

The book is aimed at existing .NET developers who will be trying to come to grips with .NET 4.5 and Windows 8, which will be changing the way they need to think about creating applications.

You may knows what’s happening with the C# language, but how is the new Windows 8 design going to affect you? What about recent innovations in the cloud?

Introducing .NET 4.5, 2nd Edition guides you through the innovations that matter and helps you to seize new opportunities confidently and quickly.

Introducing .NET 4.5, 2nd Edition is designed to provide you with just that roadmap. It serves as a no-nonsense primer that will help experienced .NET developers understand the impact of the new framework and the technologies that co-exist with it. This book will keep you updated on the changes and help you to seize new opportunities confidently and quickly.

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