Programming C#, 2nd Edition

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By Jesse Liberty

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: February 2002

Pages: 648

C# was designed from the ground up for development on Microsoft's .NET framework. As such, it's a high-performance language that's simple, safe, object-oriented, and Internet-centric. Programming C#, 2nd Edition teaches this new language in a way that experienced programmers will appreciate--by grounding its applications firmly in the context of Microsoft's .NET platform and the development of desktop and Internet applications.

The first part of this book introduces C# fundamentals, then goes on to explain:

Classes and objects
Inheritance and polymorphism
Operator overloading
Structs and interfaces
Arrays, indexers, and collections
String objects and regular expressions
Exceptions and bug handling
Delegates and events

Part two of Programming C#, 2nd Edition focuses on development of desktop and Internet applications, including Windows Forms, ADO.NET and ASP.NET. ASP.NET includes Web Forms, for rapid development of web applications, and Web Services for creating objects without user interfaces, to provide services over the Internet.

Part three gets to the heart of the .NET Framework, focusing on attributes and reflection, remoting, threads and cynchronization, and streams. Part three also illustrates how to interoperate with COM objects.

In much the way that you can see the features and personality of the parents and grandparents in young children, you can easily see the influence of Java, C++, Visual Basic, and other languages in C#. The level of information in Programming C#, 2nd Edition allows you to become productive quickly with C# and to rely on it as a powerful addition to your family of mastered programming languages.

The C# Language
1. Chapter 1 C# and the .NET Framework
  1. The .NET Platform
  2. The .NET Framework
  3. Compilation and the MSIL
  4. The C# Language
2. Chapter 2 Getting Started: “Hello World”
  1. Classes, Objects, and Types
  2. Developing “Hello World”
  3. Using the Visual Studio .NET Debugger
3. Chapter 3 C# Language Fundamentals
  1. Types
  2. Variables and Constants
  3. Expressions
  4. Whitespace
  5. Statements
  6. Operators
  7. Namespaces
  8. Preprocessor Directives
4. Chapter 4 Classes and Objects
  1. Defining Classes
  2. Creating Objects
  3. Using Static Members
  4. Destroying Objects
  5. Passing Parameters
  6. Overloading Methods and Constructors
  7. Encapsulating Data with Properties
  8. Readonly Fields
5. Chapter 5 Inheritance and Polymorphism
  1. Specialization and Generalization
  2. Inheritance
  3. Polymorphism
  4. Abstract Classes
  5. The Root of all Classes: Object
  6. Boxing and Unboxing Types
  7. Nesting Classes
6. Chapter 6 Operator Overloading
  1. Using the operator Keyword
  2. Supporting Other .NET Languages
  3. Creating Useful Operators
  4. Logical Pairs
  5. The Equals Operator
  6. Conversion Operators
7. Chapter 7 Structs
  1. Defining Structs
  2. Creating Structs
8. Chapter 8 Interfaces
  1. Implementing an Interface
  2. Accessing Interface Methods
  3. Overriding Interface Implementations
  4. Explicit Interface Implementation
9. Chapter 9 Arrays, Indexers, and Collections
  1. Arrays
  2. The foreach Statement
  3. Indexers
  4. Collection Interfaces
  5. Array Lists
  6. Queues
  7. Stacks
  8. Dictionaries
10. Chapter 10 Strings and Regular Expressions
  1. Strings
  2. Regular Expressions
11. Chapter 11 Handling Exceptions
  1. Throwing and Catching Exceptions
  2. Exception Objects
  3. Custom Exceptions
  4. Rethrowing Exceptions
12. Chapter 12 Delegates and Events
  1. Delegates
  2. Events
Programming with C#
1. Chapter 13 Building Windows Applications
  1. Creating a Simple Windows Form
  2. Creating a Windows Form Application
  3. XML Documentation Comments
  4. Deploying an Application
2. Chapter 14 Accessing Data with ADO.NET
  1. Relational Databases and SQL
  2. The ADO.NET Object Model
  3. Getting Started with ADO.NET
  4. Using OLE DB Managed Providers
  5. Working with Data-Bound Controls
  6. Changing Database Records
  7. ADO.NET and XML
3. Chapter 15 Programming Web Applicationswith Web Forms
  1. Understanding Web Forms
  2. Creating a Web Form
  3. Adding Controls
  4. Data Binding
  5. Responding to Postback Events
  6. ASP.NET and C#
4. Chapter 16 Programming Web Services
  1. SOAP, WSDL, and Discovery
  2. Building a Web Service
  3. Creating the Proxy
The CLR and the .NET Framework
1. Chapter 17 Assemblies and Versioning
  1. PE Files
  2. Metadata
  3. Security Boundary
  4. Versioning
  5. Manifests
  6. Multi-Module Assemblies
  7. Private Assemblies
  8. Shared Assemblies
2. Chapter 18 Attributes and Reflection
  1. Attributes
  2. Intrinsic Attributes
  3. Custom Attributes
  4. Reflection
  5. Reflection Emit
3. Chapter 19 Marshaling and Remoting
  1. Application Domains
  2. Context
  3. Remoting
4. Chapter 20 Threads and Synchronization
  1. Threads
  2. Synchronization
  3. Race Conditions and Deadlocks
5. Chapter 21 Streams
  1. Files and Directories
  2. Reading and Writing Data
  3. Asynchronous I/O
  4. Network I/O
  5. Web Streams
  6. Serialization
  7. Isolated Storage
6. Chapter 22 Programming .NET and COM
  1. Importing ActiveX Controls
  2. Importing COM Components
  3. Exporting .NET Components
  4. P/Invoke
  5. Pointers

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I'm a bit biased to this book. Jessie Liberty's C++ books helped me learn that language. I was pleased with his work then, as I still am with this one. If the terseness of the Essentials book leaves you scratching your head, this one will help you out, with more room for explanation. If you are an aspiring Mono developer this book will leave you hanging on the last half of the book. .NET is a new, still evolving beast, kudos to Liberty for tackling it!

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Great book to get you up and running with C sharp. Jesse Liberty has an easy to read style, that makes learning new concepts and syntax enjoyable. I would have liked to have seen further exploration of topics such as ADO.Net and the Windows forms classes, but overall a must have, especially if you are coming from a VB background as I did, and I'm never going back!

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This is an excellent book. It is fun to read. The author grasps .NET framework and how it relates to and differs from other frameworks such as COM. The detailed description of .NET IDE is most helpful. The C# comparisons to Java, C++, and VB are both appropriate and useful.

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I received this book, Programming C#, as a gift from a Microsoft Event, and I must say that the reading literature is excellent. This book is great for those who have programmed in C++ and/or Java. I was a bit mystified by the whole .NET platform "revolution" before I started reading. Although I have yet to finish reading it all, the book definitely has piqued my interest in learning more on Windows and web development (e.g. using ASP.NET). I look forward to reading other similar books by Jesse Liberty and O'Reilly.

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This is a very complete book that deserves to have several advavnced chapters reread. For example, I read some articles about Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP), went back to this book's chapter on attributes and contexts--all the important information was there to further my understanding of .NET support for AOP. I recomment this book over the ".NET Framework Essentials" (which I read after Programming C# and found much duplication of information). This book will become one of the C#.NET book classics.

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The C# Language

Chapter 1 C# and the .NET Framework

Chapter 2 Getting Started: “Hello World”

Chapter 3 C# Language Fundamentals

Chapter 4 Classes and Objects

Chapter 5 Inheritance and Polymorphism

Chapter 6 Operator Overloading

Chapter 7 Structs

Chapter 8 Interfaces

Chapter 9 Arrays, Indexers, and Collections

Chapter 10 Strings and Regular Expressions

Chapter 11 Handling Exceptions

Chapter 12 Delegates and Events

Programming with C#

Chapter 13 Building Windows Applications

Chapter 14 Accessing Data with ADO.NET

Chapter 15 Programming Web Applicationswith Web Forms

Chapter 16 Programming Web Services

The CLR and the .NET Framework

Chapter 17 Assemblies and Versioning

Chapter 18 Attributes and Reflection

Chapter 19 Marshaling and Remoting

Chapter 20 Threads and Synchronization

Chapter 21 Streams

Chapter 22 Programming .NET and COM

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