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Essential C# 2.0
- By Mark Michaelis
- Published Jul 13, 2006 by Addison-Wesley Professional. Part of the Microsoft Windows Development Series series.
- Copyright 2006
- Dimensions: 7x9-1/4
- Pages: 768
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-321-15077-5
- ISBN-13: 978-0-321-15077-6
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Product Author Bios
Mark Michaelis is an enterprise architect and trainer at Itron Corporation and an IDesign architect specializing in Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Visual Studio Team System (VSTS). Since 1996, Mark has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for areas such as C# and VSTS, and he serves on several Microsoft software design review teams, including C#, WCF, and VSTS. He holds an M.S. in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, speaks at developer conferences both nationally and internationally, and has written several other books and articles.
A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0321533925 ISBN-13: 9780321533920
“Essential C# 2.0 pulls off a very difficult task. The early chapters are comprehensible by beginning developers, while the later chapters pull no punches and provide the experienced developer with the detailed information they need to make the most of C# 2.0. Starting with the first chapter, Mark has successfully interwoven tidbits of information useful to even the most advanced developer while keeping the book approachable.”
–Chris Kinsman, chief architect, Vertafore, Microsoft Regional Director
“How refreshing! This book deals with C# thoroughly, rather than skimming over the whole .NET framework. It is valuable to newcomers and professionals alike.”
–Jon Skeet, C# MVP
“Essential C# 2.0 is a one-stop shop for an experienced programmer looking to ramp up on one of the hottest languages around today. Mark delivers an intelligent and detailed tour of C#, providing newcomers to the language with a solid foundation of skill on which to build their next generation of applications.”
–Stephen Toub, technical editor, MSDN Magazine
“This book provides complete, up-to-date coverage of all the programming constructs in C#. Masterfully organized, it allows beginning programmers to get on board and leads more experienced programmers into the world of structured programming. Because of its unwavering focus on the essential programming constructs of C#–such as generics, delegates, and much more–this book is indispensable. For programmers who want to solve their day-to-day programming issues using the latest features this modern programming language has to offer, this book is indispensable.”
–Narendra Poflee, IT integration specialist, Itron Inc.
“Essential C# 2.0 is an ideal book for all programmers interested in C#. If you are a beginner, you will quickly learn the basics of C# programming and become familiar with the concepts. The flow of the text is easy to follow and does a great job of not repeating concepts that have already been covered. For the experienced programmer, this book has priceless nuggets embedded within its pages, making it a great read for programmers who are already familiar with C#. This will be a book that I will keep next to my computer for years to come.”
–Michael Stokesbary, software engineer, Itron Inc.
Essential C# 2.0 is a clear, concise guide to C#–including the features new to C# 2.0. The book clearly presents material for beginners and experts and provides contrasts and comparisons between C# and other languages. The C# language is covered comprehensively and each important construct is illustrated with succinct code examples. Complete code examples are available online. Mark Michaelis has organized the material for quick access. Graphical “mind maps” at the beginning of each chapter show what material is covered and how each topic relates to the whole.
Following the C# introduction, readers will learn about
- C# primitive data types, value types, reference types, type conversions, and arrays
- Operators and control flow, loops, conditional logic, and sequential programming
- Methods, parameters, exception handling, and structured programming
- Classes, inheritance, structures, interfaces, and object-oriented programming
- Well-formed types, operator overloading, namespaces, and garbage collection
- Generics, collections, and iterators
- Reflection, attributes, and declarative programming
- Threading, synchronization, and multi-threaded patterns
- Interoperability and unsafe code
- The Common Language Infrastructure that underlies C#
C# 2.0 has a multitude of new features that make the language even more powerful, productive, and efficient. These new features are thoroughly covered in this book. A separate appendix on C# 2.0 topics helps readers quickly find new features of the language.
Whether you’re just starting out as a programmer, are an experienced developer looking to learn C#, or are a seasoned C# programmer interested in learning the new features of C# 2.0, Essential C# 2.0 gives you just what you need to quickly get up and running writing C# applications.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Great coverage of C# -- smart graphics are a huge help, too, By
This review is from: Essential C# 2.0 (Paperback)
Essential C# 2.0 is somewhat introductory in nature, but there's enough coverage of more advanced topics to make it useful for experienced .NET developers as well. What's really different about this book is its tremendous visual impact. This book has perhaps the best visual layout of any I've seen, and it's so well done that it really helps the book get across the points Michaelis is making in this book.Each chapter starts out with a mind map, one of my favorite tools for getting across highlights of a topic. There's a very nice deliniation of topic levels within chapters as well, with beginner and advanced topics being clearly separated out by headers and sidebar borders. The code examples get some great markup, too, with bits inside code being clearly marked out with grey background and bold text so you quickly see what the author's focusing on -- and the font for console output is way cool, too. OK, so that's all the visual stuff which would be simply eye... Read more
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
a developer's best friend for c#, By Jeanne Boyarsky (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Essential C# 2.0 (Paperback)
"Essential C#" does for C# what Deitel did for Java. It's great book to learn C# from the ground up or for experienced developers. I was a bit skeptical of the claim that the book is for everyone - beginners, experienced developers, structured programmers, C/C++/Java developers and C# professionals. However, through a combination of sidebars and text that makes sense on different levels, the author managed to achieve this lofty goal.This truly is a book for developers. It includes refactoring and other best practices. I especially liked the part on well formed types and how to properly implement equals. There is a strong emphasis on the language itself, which is great. The first mention of Windows Forms is almost page 600. A nice contrast to those book that teach the "language" solely through visual editors. The author also gives equal time to the .NET and Mono implementations. The back cover states the book is "clear and concise." Weighing in at 700... Read more
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Better than the book "The C# Programming Language" by Far,
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This book has extensive coverage of basic and not so basic features. I learned a lot about delegates and other advanced subjects that are usually skimmed through lightly. As I said in the title, I found this to be much better than the book "The C# Programming Language" by by Anders Hejlsberg, Scott Wiltamuth, and Peter Golde which was not much of a help to me because it was more like a long list linked book where this one deals with C# directly in each of its subjects it undertakes.Buy it, you will not be disappointed. |
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Table of Contents
Figures xxi
Tables xxiii
Foreword xxv
Preface xxvii
Acknowledgments xxxix
About the Author xli
Chapter 1: Introducing C# 1
Hello, World 2
C# Syntax Fundamentals 7
Working with Variables 14
Console Input and Output 18
Comments 22
Common Intermediate Language and ILDASM 25
Chapter 2: Data Types 29
Fundamental Numeric Types 30
More Fundamental Types 38
null and void 49
Categories of Types 50
Nullable Modifier 53
Conversions between Data Types 53
Arrays 60
Chapter 3: Operators and Control Flow 77
Operators 78
Introducing Flow Control 92
Code Blocks ({}) 99
Scope 101
Boolean Expressions 102
Bitwise Operators (<<, >>, |, &, ^, ~) 108
Control Flow Statements, Continued 113
Jump Statements 124
C# Preprocessor Directives 130
Chapter 4: Methods and Parameters 139
Calling a Method 140
Declaring a Method 146
The using Directive 151
Returns and Parameters on Main() 155
Parameters 158
Recursion 166
Method Overloading 169
Basic Error Handling with Exceptions 171
Chapter 5: Classes 185
Defining and Instantiating a Class 189
Instance Fields 193
Instance Methods 195
Using the this Keyword 196
Access Modifiers 202
Constructors 204
Static 211
const and readonly Modifiers 218
Properties 220
Nested Classes 232
Partial Classes 234
Chapter 6: Inheritance 237
Derivation 238
Overriding the Base Class 250
Abstract Classes 263
Everything Ultimately Derives from System.Object 268
Verifying the Underlying Type with the is Operator 270
Conversion Using the as Operator 271
Chapter 7: Interfaces 273
Introducing Interfaces 274
Polymorphism through Interfaces 275
Interface Implementation 279
Casting between the Implementing Class and Its Interfaces 284
Interface Inheritance 285
Multiple Interface Inheritance 287
Implementing Multiple Inheritance via Interfaces 288
Versioning 291
Interfaces Compared with Classes 293
Chapter 8: Value Types 297
Structs 298
Boxing 305
Enums 311
Chapter 9: Well-Formed Types 323
Overriding object Members 323
Operator Overloading 334
Referencing Other Assemblies 341
Defining Namespaces 346
XML Comments 349
Garbage Collection 353
Resource Cleanup 356
Chapter 10: Exception Handling 365
Multiple Exception Types 365
Catching Exceptions 367
General Catch Block 368
Guidelines for Exception Handling 371
Defining Custom Exceptions 373
Chapter 11: Generics 379
C# without Generics 380
Introducing Generic Types 385
Constraints 396
Generic Methods 409
Generic Internals 413
Chapter 12: Collections 419
Primary Collection Classes 420
Introducing Collection Class Interfaces 433
Providing an Index Operator 444
Returning Null or an Empty Collection 448
Iterators 448
Chapter 13: Delegates and Events 465
Method Pointers 466
Multicast Delegates and the Observer Pattern 482
Events 496
Chapter 14: Reflection and Attributes 509
Reflection 510
Attributes 520
Chapter 15: Multithreading 549
Running and Controlling a Separate Thread 552
Passing Parameters to Threads 557
Thread Pooling 561
Unhandled Exceptions 563
Synchronization 565
Timers 584
Chapter 16: Multithreading Patterns 591
Asynchronous Results Pattern 592
Background Worker Pattern 606
Windows Forms 611
Chapter 17: Platform Interoperability and Unsafe Code 615
Platform Invoke 616
Pointers and Addresses 630
Chapter 18: The Common Language Infrastructure 641
Defining the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) 642
CLI Implementations 643
C# Compilation to Machine Code 644
Runtime 647
Application Domains 652
Assemblies, Manifests, and Modules 653
Common Intermediate Language (CIL) 656
Common Type System (CTS) 656
Common Language Specification (CLS) 657
Base Class Library (BCL) 658
Metadata 658
Appendix A: Downloading and Installing the C# Compiler and the CLI Platform 663
Appendix B: Complete Source Code Listings 667
Appendix C: C# 2.0 Topics 693
Index 697
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