Learning C# 3.0

This completely revised edition of "Learning C#" offers thorough coverage of the latest version of the C# language (C# 3.0), scaled to a beginner's experience level. No previous programming experience is required; the authors start with the fundamentals, and work up through intermediate to advanced features. Along the way, you'll learn about the newest features of C# - AJAX is included in the chapter on ASP.NET, and there are three entirely new chapters covering LINQ, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Silverlight. Each chapter includes the features unique to O'Reilly's Learning series: detailed summaries, practice questions, and exercises that give readers the chance to apply what they've learned to new situations, with complete answers and code in the book. Also included are challenge exercises that invite readers to stretch beyond what they've learned and apply general principles to new situations. Each challenge has several possible solutions, one of which will be provided online

Jesse Liberty is a Microsoft Senior Program Manager where he is responsible for the creation of tutorials, videos and other content to facilitate the learning and use of Silverlight. Even before joining Microsoft, Jesse was well known in the industry in part because of his many bestselling books, including O'Reilly Media's Programming .NET 3.5, Programming C# 3.0, Learning ASP.NET with AJAX and the soon to be published Programming Silverlight.

Brian MacDonald has edited programming and networking books for major publishers on topics ranging from securing Windows servers to PHP web programming to running an eBay business. He also coauthored O'Reilly's Learning C# 2005 and Learning ASP.NET 2.0 with AJAX.

Preface
About This Book
Who This Book Is For
How This Book Is Organized
Conventions Used in This Book
Support: A Note from Jesse Liberty
Using Code Examples
We'd Like to Hear from You
SafariA® Books Online
Acknowledgments
C# and .NET Programming
Installing C# Express
C# 3.0 and .NET 3.5
The .NET Platform
The .NET Framework
The C# Language
Your First Program: Hello World
The Compiler
Examining Your First Program
The Integrated Development Environment
Summary
Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
Test Your Knowledge: Exercise
Visual Studio 2008 and C# Express 2008
Before You Read Further
The Start Page
Projects and Solutions
Inside the Integrated Development Environment
Building and Running Applications
Menus
Summary
Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
C# Language Fundamentals
Statements
Types
WriteLine( ) and Output
Variables and Assignment
Casting
Constants
Strings
Whitespace
Summary
Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Operators
Expressions
The Assignment Operator (=)
Mathematical Operators
Increment and Decrement Operators
Relational Operators
Logical Operators and Conditionals
The Conditional Operator
Operator Precedence
Summary
Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Branching
Unconditional Branching Statements
Conditional Branching Statements
ReadLine( ) and Input
Iteration (Looping) Statements
Summary
Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Object-Oriented Programming
Creating Models
Classes and Objects
Defining a Class
Class Relationships
The Three Pillars of Object-Oriented Programming
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
Summary
Test Your Knowledge: Quiz
Test Your Knowledge: Exercises
Classes and Objects
Defining Classes
Method Arguments
Return Types
Constructors
Initializers
Object Initializers
Anonymous Types
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