Beginning C# Object-Oriented Programming

Beginning C# Object-Oriented Programming brings you into the modern world of development as you master the fundamentals of programming with C# and learn to develop efficient, reusable, elegant code through the object-oriented programming (OOP) methodology. Take your skills out of the 20th century and into this one with Dan Clark‘s accessible, quick-paced guide to C# and object-oriented programming, completely updated for .NET 4.0 and C# 4.0.

As you develop techniques and best practices for coding in C#, one of the world’s most popular contemporary languages, you’ll experience modeling a “real world” application through a case study, allowing you to see how both C# and OOP (a methodology you can use with any number of languages) come together to make your code reusable, modern, and efficient.

With more than 30 fully hands-on activities, you’ll discover how to transform a simple model of an application into a fully-functional C# project, including designing the user interface, implementing the business logic, and integrating with a relational database for data storage. Along the way, you will explore the .NET Framework, the creation of a Windows-based user interface, a web-based user interface, and service-oriented programming, all using Microsoft’s industry-leading Visual Studio 2010, C#, Silverlight, the Entity Framework, and more.

What you’ll learn

• Learn to use the Universal Modeling Language (UML) to quickly design an application correctly from the first time
• Understand object-oriented programming principles and how they benefit your work in today’s dual Web- and Windows-based world
• Integrate OOP fundamentals when developing code in C#
• Discover the .NET Framework and how it can help you create applications quickly and efficiently
• Walk along as the author develops a complete Windows- and Web-based application using the techniques and best practices covered inside

Who this book is for

• If you’re a beginning C# programmer who wants to gain a foundation in object-oriented programming along with the C# language basics, this book is for you.
• Programmers transitioning from a procedure-oriented programming model to an object-oriented model will also find many practical suggestions and walkthroughs inside.
• In particular, Visual Basic developers who want to transition to C# programming, but lack a firm grasp of object-oriented programming principles, will find this book an excellent starting point for their journey into C#.

The book includes a primer in Appendix A that discusses some fundamental procedural programming concepts.

Table of Contents

1. Overview of Object-Oriented Programming
2. Designing OOP Solutions: Identifying the Class Structure
3. Designing OOP Solutions: Modeling the Object Interaction
4. Designing OOP Solutions: A Case Study
5. Introducing the .NET Framework and Visual Studio
6. Creating Classes
7. Creating Class Hierarchies
8. Implementing Object Collaboration
9. Working with Collections
10. Implementing the Data Access Layer
11. Developing Windows Applications
12. Developing Web Applications
13. Developing and Consuming WCF Services
14. Developing the OSO Application
15. Wrapping Up
16. Fundamental Programming Concepts
17. Exception Handling in C#
18. Installing the Required Software