C# Essentials (Paperback)

by Ben Albahari (Author), Peter Drayton (Author), Brad Merrill (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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If you want to learn Microsoft's new C# programming language quickly, you can perhaps do no better than C# Essentials, a compact and extremely intelligent guide.

While most of today's programming books seem to be trying to outdo one another in sheer page count, this one bucks the trend with an extremely concise--yet entirely thorough--treatment of C#. This is an efficiently packed, language-based guide that's perfect for those with some previous object-oriented programming experience. It covers all C# language keywords, with particular attention to class design constructs. Short code excerpts, rather than full-length programs, are used to illustrate every feature of the language, from basic design types to data types, class design constructs (including all the details of inheritance), and the basics of the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR). You'll learn how to model classes correctly using the most advanced features (such as reflection and attributes) that help make C# particularly powerful and elegant.

Advanced topics include a guide to making Win32 API calls from within C#, new threading options, and how to interoperate with legacy DLLs and COM objects in C#. At just 200 pages, this text still manages to cover a lot of ground with the specifics of C#, and with many of the features that help give C# its personality as a programming language.

Admirably concise, yet filled with expert knowledge for exploiting both basic and advanced features, this title earns high marks as a tutorial for learning Microsoft's latest programming language. It's sure to be a useful choice for any experienced programmer tackling C# for the first time. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered:

• Introduction and tutorial for C#
• The Common Language Runtime (CLR)
• A minimal program in C#
• Identifiers and variables
• Inheritance
• Classes and interfaces
• Arrays
• Enums
• Delegates
• Events
• Exception handling
• Attributes
• Unsafe code
• Programming with the built-in .NET Framework classes
• Math and string classes
• Collections
• Support for regular expressions
• I/O and networking classes
• Threading
• .NET assemblies and deployment issues
• Reflection
• Interoperability with COM and .NET
• Overview of .NET packages for common programming tasks (including collections, Web services, XML, and Web-based applications)
• Essential .NET tools
• References to C# keywords
• References and format specifiers

Product Description
Concise but thorough, C# Essentials introduces the brand-new Microsoft C# programming language and the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) and Base Class Libraries (BCL) that support it. The compact format and terse presentation of key concepts serve as a roadmap to the online documentation included with the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK; the many examples provide much-needed context.

In addition to overviews of C#, the CLR, and the BCL, C# Essentials includes coverage of:

• Every C# language element and its syntax, in reference format
• The major C# datatypes, with code examples
• Basic C# programming tasks
• Interoperations with legacy Win32 APIs and COM components, and the use of C/C++ style pointers within the managed context of the CLR.

C# Essentials is an inexpensive way for experienced programmers to get up to speed quickly on the language best suited to developing web applications and services on the new Microsoft .NET platform.

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• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly; 1 edition (January 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596000790
• ISBN-13: 978-0596000790
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
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