C# 2010 All-in-One For Dummies

• Paperback: 864 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (April 26, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470563486
• ISBN-13: 978-0470563489
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches

A logical, straightforward approach to learning the C# language
C# is a complicated programming language for building .NET-connected software for Microsoft Windows, the Web, and a wide range of devices. The friendly All-in-One For Dummies format is a perfect way to present it. Each minibook is a self-contained package of necessary information, making it easy to find what you're looking for.
Upgrades in C# 2010 include the ability to build Windows 7 applications and compatibility with Python and Ruby.

• C# is a somewhat complex programming language for building .NET-connected software for Microsoft Windows, the Web, and other devices
• Beginning C# programmers will appreciate how the All-in-One format breaks the topic into minibooks, each one addressing a key body of information
• Minibooks include creating your first C# program, Windows 7 programming, basic C# programming, object-based programming, object-oriented programming, Windows programming with C# and Visual Studio, and debugging
• Companion Web site includes all sample code

Beginning C# programmers will find C# 2010 All-in-One For Dummies explains a complicated topic in an easy, understandable way.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

From the Back Cover

Experience the fun and power as you learn to write your own C# applications
What are you going to create with C#? Maybe your first Windows® 7 application? Or how about digging into Web construction? With this comprehensive book, you'll be able to decide where you want to go next. It takes you through everything from Visual Studio and WPF to Web and services development so you can start building your own applications.

• Dig into C# — dive into object-oriented programming to create good class libraries
• Make it secure — learn how to identify risks and then build Windows and Web applications with the right security
• Jump into .NET — from coding for Windows Mobile to accessing XML files, you'll uncover what you can do with the .NET framework
• Develop with WPF — discover key WPF concepts as well as common application patterns used in the software industry today
• Get Visual — find out how to use, optimize, and customize Visual Studio's graphic user interface

Visit the companion Web site at www.csharpfordummies.net to find the source code for all the projects in the book, updated for Visual Studio 2010
Open the book and find:

• Steps for creating your first C# console application
• How to take advantage of object-oriented programming
• Techniques for writing secure code
• Tips on how to use Visual Studio and create macros
• Ways to implement Web services with SOAP
• How to build Web applications and leverage the Framework
• Where you can take your applications with dynamic programming

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C# 4.0 in a Nutshell

• Paperback: 1058 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Fourth Edition edition (February 10, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596800959
• ISBN-13: 978-1449380458
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.9 inches

What people are saying about C# 4.0 in a Nutshell

"C# 4.0 in a Nutshell is one of the few books I keep on my desk as a quick reference. It is a book I recommend." --Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice President, .NET Developer Platform, Microsoft Corporation
"A must-read for a concise but thorough examination of the parallel programming features in the .NET Framework 4." --Stephen Toub, Parallel Computing Platform Program Manager, Microsoft
"This wonderful book is a great reference for developers of all levels." -- Chris Burrows, C# Compiler Team, Microsoft
When you have questions about how to use C# 4.0 or the .NET CLR, this highly acclaimed bestseller has precisely the answers you need. Uniquely organized around concepts and use cases, this fourth edition includes in-depth coverage of new C# topics such as parallel programming, code contracts, dynamic programming, security, and COM interoperability. You'll also find updated information on LINQ, including examples that work with both LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework. This book has all the essential details to keep you on track with C# 4.0.

• Get up to speed on C# language basics, including syntax, types, and variables
• Explore advanced topics such as unsafe code and preprocessor directives
• Learn C# 4.0 features such as dynamic binding, type parameter variance, and optional and named parameters
• Work with .NET 4's rich set of features for parallel programming, code contracts, and the code security model
• Learn .NET topics, including XML, collections, I/O and networking, memory management, reflection, attributes, security, and native interoperability

About the Author

Joseph Albahari is author of C# 3.0 in a Nutshell, LINQ Pocket Reference, and C# 3.0 Pocket Reference. He has been developing large-scale enterprise applications on .NET and other platforms for more than 15 years, and is author of LINQPad - the popular utility for querying databases in LINQ.

Joseph is currently a freelance consultant.

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Ben Albahari is the founder of Take On It. He was a Program Manager at Microsoft for 5 years, where he worked on several projects, including the .NET Compact Framework and ADO.NET.

He was the cofounder of Genamics, a provider of tools for C# and J++ programmers, as well as software for DNA and protein sequence analysis. He is a co-author of C# Essentials, the first C# book from O'Reilly, and of previous editions of C# in a Nutshell.

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Programming C#

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Fourth Edition edition (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9780596006990
• ISBN-13: 978-0596006990
• ASIN: 0596006993
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 1.3 inches

Jesse Liberty's Programming C# provides an adept and extremely well conceived guide to the C# language and is written for the developer with some previous C++, Java, and/or Visual Basic experience.
It's no secret that many computer books are pretty much devoid of an authorial personality. This title is a winning exception. The author is able to weave in clever examples (using such topics as his own long experience in computing, his dog, Star Trek, etc.) without being coy or getting in the way of presenting real technical information. Liberty's wide experience in computers and general writing skill shows, as he is able to draw on a wealth of examples to move his text forward.
These are a couple of goals at work in Programming C#. First, it's an excellent language tutorial, certainly one of the smartest and best available guides to C# as a language. Early chapters explore basic and obscure language options using inheritance, delegation, interface, and the conventions in C# used to implement these techniques. The middle part of the book turns toward the .NET Framework itself, with two useful (and somewhat introductory) chapters on both Windows Forms and Web Forms, for standalone and Web-based applications, respectively.
Later sections crank up the technical knowledge again with several advanced topics on understanding .NET assemblies and deployment in detail, as well as "reflection" APIs that allow .NET programs to essentially modify their code at run time. (One technique, reflection emit, which literally writes bytecodes, will definitely interest expert readers, though it's unlikely most programmers will need to do this.) Final sections look at the .NET stream classes (rivaled only by Java's for complexity). Liberty looks at basic file and network I/O as well as how objects get serialized and marshaled both for SOAP and Web services and "normal" .NET remoting.
The author's sure hand here in navigating the difficult waters of C# and .NET makes for a relatively concise text that is chock-full of useful information on C#. Filled with notably clever and inventive examples, this book is possibly this veteran computer author's best title to date, and it's sure to be a noteworthy resource as experienced developers tackle C# for the first time. --Richard Dragan
Topics covered:

• Introduction to C# and the .NET platform
• A "Hello World" example in C#
• Tutorial to C# as an object-oriented programming language (types and variables, operators, namespaces, and preprocessor directives)
• Defining classes in C# (including static members, finalizers, overloading, and read-only fields)
• Inheritance and polymorphism implemented in C#
• Operator overloading
• Structures in C#, interfaces, arrays, and indexers
• Built-in .NET collections, strings, and regular expression support
• Structured exception handling
• Delegate and events
• Introduction to programming with Windows Forms
• ADO.NET database APIs (including basic XML support)
• Quick introduction to Web Forms and ASP.NET used with C#
• Introduction to Web services (SOAP, WSDL, and Discover services described)
• In-depth guide to .NET assemblies (including metadata, versioning, private and shared assemblies)
• C# support for attributes and reflection (including reflection emit techniques)
• Marshaling and remoting (with and without SOAP)
• Threads and synchronization
• Tutorial to C#/.NET streams (including basic I/O techniques, Web streams, and serialization)
• COM and .NET interoperability

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Review

'A well-written book that gets straight to the point of all the topics it covers.' Computer Shopper, Dec (HIT!) 'Overall, I'd say the book is a valuable resource to refer to for anyone learning, or wanting to learn more about C SHARP.' - Drew Durkin, new@UK, December 2001 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Head First C#, 2E: A Learner's Guide to Real-World Programming with Visual C# and .NET (Head First Guides)

• Paperback: 848 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Second Edition edition (May 28, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9781449380342
• ISBN-13: 978-1449380342
• ASIN: 1449380344
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8 x 1.7 inches

You want to learn C# programming, but you're not sure you want to suffer through another tedious technical book. You're in luck: Head First C# introduces this language in a fun, visual way. You'll quickly learn everything from creating your first program to learning sophisticated coding skills with C# 4.0, Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4, while avoiding common errors that frustrate many students.

The second edition offers several hands-on labs along the way to help you build and test programs using skills you've learned up to that point. In the final lab, you'll put everything together. From objects to garbage collection and from exceptions to interactions, you'll learn C# in a way that engages and entertains your brain. Here are a few of the topics you'll learn:

• Start by building a useful application with pre-built components in Visual Studio 2010
• Discover how objects work, using real-world examples
• Store numbers, text, and other basic data types using primitives
• Save complex data in files and databases with great C# tools
• Build intuitive and easy-to-use interfaces by following simple rules
• Design your code to catch exceptions -- things you don't expect
• Develop good programming habits, such as refactoring code and applying unit tests
• Learn how web services put your programs in touch with the rest of the world
• Make it easy for other people to install your software

About the Author

Andrew Stellman, despite being raised a New Yorker, has lived in Pittsburgh twice. The first time was when he graduated from Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science, and then again when he and Jenny were starting their consulting business and writing their first project management book for O'Reilly. When he moved back to his hometown, his first job after college was as a programmer at EMI-Capitol Records--which actually made sense, since he went to LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts to study cello and jazz bass guitar. He and Jenny first worked together at that same financial software company, where he was managing a team of programmers. He's since managed various teams of software engineers, requirements analysts, and led process improvement efforts. Andrew keeps himself busy eating an enormous amount of string cheese and Middle Eastern desserts, playing music (but video games even more), studying taiji and aikido, having a girlfriend named Lisa, and owning a pomeranian. For more information about Andrew, Jennifer Greene, and their books, visit http://www.stellman-greene.com.

Jennifer Greene has managed just about every aspect of software development during her career. She spent the past 15 years building software for many different kinds of companies, including small start-ups and huge companies. Jenny's built software test teams and has helped many companies diagnose and deal with habitual process problems so they could build better software. Since her start in software test and process definition, she's branched out into development management and project management. Jenny is currently managing a large development team for a global media company.

Microsoft Visual C# 2010

• Paperback: 784 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; Pap/Cdr edition (March 31, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735626707
• ISBN-13: 978-0735626706
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches

Product Description

Teach yourself Visual C# 2010-one step at a time. Ideal for developers with fundamental programming skills, this practical tutorial features learn-by-doing exercises that demonstrate how, when, and why to use the features of the C# rapid application development environment. You'll learn how to use Microsoft Visual Studio® 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0; develop a solid, fundamental understanding of C# language features; and then get to work creating actual components and working applications for the Windows® operating system. You'll also delve into data management technologies and Web-based applications.

About the Author

John Sharp is the author of Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation Step by Step and Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Step by Step. John is a principal technologist for Content Master Ltd., where he works on technology and training projects for a variety of international customers.

Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform

• Paperback: 1752 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 5 edition (May 14, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430225491
• ISBN-13: 978-1430225492
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 2.5 inches

The first edition of this book was released at the 2001 Tech-Ed conference in Atlanta, Georgia. At that time, the .NET platform was still a beta product, and in many ways, so was this book. This is not to say that the early editions of this text did not have merit—after all, the book was a 2002 Jolt Award finalist and it won the 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award. However, over the years that author Andrew Troelsen spent working with the common language runtime (CLR), he gained a much deeper understanding of the .NET platform and the subtleties of the C# programming language, and he feels that this fifth edition of the book is as close to a “final release” as he’s come yet.

This new edition has been comprehensively revised and rewritten to make it accurately reflect the C# 4 language specification for the .NET 4 platform. You’ll find new chapters covering the important concepts of dynamic lookups, named and optional arguments, Parallel LINQ (PLINQ), improved COM interop, and variance for generics.

If you’re checking out this book for the first time, do understand that it's targeted at experienced software professionals and/or graduate students of computer science (so don't expect three chapters on iteration or decision constructs!). The mission of this text is to provide you with a rock-solid foundation in the C# programming language and the core aspects of the .NET platform (assemblies, remoting, Windows Forms, Web Forms, ADO.NET, XML web services, etc.). Once you digest the information presented in these 25 chapters, you’ll be in a perfect position to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments, and you’ll be well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own terms.

What you’ll learn

• Be the first to understand the .NET 4 platform and Visual C# 2010.
• Discover the ins and outs of the leading .NET technology.
• Learn from an award-winning author who has been teaching the .NET world since version 1.0.
• Find complete coverage of the WPF, WCF, and WF foundations that support the core .NET platform.

Who this book is for

This book is for anyone with some software development experience who is interested in the new .NET Framework 4 and the C# language. Whether you are moving to .NET for the first time or are already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.5, this book will provide you with a comprehensive grounding in the new technology and serve as a complete reference throughout your coding career.

Table of Contents

1. The Philosophy of NET
2. Building C# Applications
3. Core C# Programming Constructs, Part I
4. Core C# Programming Constructs, Part II
5. Defining Encapsulated Class Types
6. Understanding Inheritance and Polymorphism
7. Understanding Structured Exception Handling
8. Understanding Object Lifetime
9. Working with Interfaces
10. Understanding Generics
11. Delegates, Events, and Lambdas
12. Advanced C# Language Features
13. LINQ to Objects
14. Configuring NET Assemblies
15. Type Reflection, Late Binding, and Attribute-Based Prog
16. Processes, AppDomains, and Object Contexts
17. Understanding CIL and the Role of Dynamic Assemblies
18. Dynamic Types and the Dynamic Language Runtime
19. Multithreaded and Parallel Programming
20. File I/O and Object Serialization
21. ADONET Part I: The Connected Layer
22. ADONET Part II: The Disconnected Layer
23. ADONET Part III: The Entity Framework
24. Introducing LINQ to XML
25. Introducing Windows Communication Foundation
26. Introducing Windows Workflow Foundation 40
27. Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation and XAML
28. Programming with WPF Controls
29. WPF Graphics Rendering Services
30. WPF Resources, Animations, and Styles
31. WPF Control Templates and UserControls
32. Building ASPNET Web Pages
33. ASPNET Web Controls, Master Pages and Theme
34. ASPNET State Management Techniques

About the Author

Andrew Troelsen is a partner, trainer, and consultant at Intertech Inc., and is a leading authority on both .NET and COM. His book Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform won the prestigious 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award and is in its third edition. Also of note are his earlier five-star treatment of traditional COM in the bestselling Developer's Workshop to COM and ATL mirrored in his book, COM and .NET Interoperability, and his top-notch investigation of VB .NET in Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide. Troelsen has a degree in mathematical linguistics and South Asian studies from the University of Minnesota, and is a frequent speaker at numerous .NET-related conferences. He currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Amanda, and spends his free time investigating .NET and waiting for the Wild to win the Stanley Cup. You can check out his blog at andrewtroelsen.blogspot.com.