Pro C# 7: With .NET and .NET Core

This essential classic title provides a comprehensive foundation in the C# programming language and the frameworks it lives in. Now in its 8th edition, you’ll find all the very latest C# 7.1 and .NET 4.7 features here, along with four brand new chapters on Microsoft’s lightweight, cross-platform framework, .NET Core, up to and including .NET Core 2.0. Coverage of ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework (EF) Core, and more, sits alongside the latest updates to .NET, including Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and ASP.NET MVC.

Dive in and discover why Pro C# has been a favorite of C# developers worldwide for over 15 years. Gain a solid foundation in object-oriented development techniques, attributes and reflection, generics and collections as well as numerous advanced topics not found in other texts (such as CIL opcodes and emitting dynamic assemblies). With the help of this book you’ll have the confidence to put C# into practice and explore the .NET universe on your own terms.

What You Will Learn

• Discover the latest C# 7.1 features, from tuples to pattern matching
• Hit the ground running with Microsoft’s lightweight, open source .NET Core platform, including ASP.NET Core MVC, ASP.NET Core web services, and Entity Framework Core
• Find complete coverage of XAML, .NET 4.7 and Visual Studio 2017
• Understand the philosophy behind .NET and the new, cross-platform alternative, .NET Core

Table of Contents

Part I: Introducing C# and the .NET Platform
Chapter 1: The Philosophy of .NET
Chapter 2: Building C# Applications

Part II: Core C# Programing
Chapter 3: Core C# Programming Constructs, Part I
Chapter 4: Core C# Programming Constructs, Part II

Part III: Object-Oriented Programming with C#
Chapter 5: Understanding Encapsulation
Chapter 6: Understanding Inheritance and Polymorphism
Chapter 7: Understanding Structured Exception Handling
Chapter 8: Working with Interfaces

Part IV: Advanced C# Programming
Chapter 9: Collections and Generics
Chapter 10: Delegates, Events, and Lambda Expressions
Chapter 11: Advanced C# Language Features
Chapter 12: LINQ to Objects
Chapter 13: Understanding Object Lifetime

Part V: Programming with .NET Assemblies
Chapter 14: Building and Configuring Class Libraries
Chapter 15: Type Reflection, Late Binding, and Attribute-Based Programming
Chapter 16: Dynamic Types and the Dynamic Language Runtime
Chapter 17: Processes, AppDomains, and Object Contexts
Chapter 18: Understanding CIL and the Role of Dynamic Assemblies

Part VI: Introducing the .NET Base Class Libraries
Chapter 19: Multithreaded, Parallel, and Async Programming
Chapter 20: File I/O and Object Serialization
Chapter 21: Data Access with ADO.NET
Chapter 22: Introducing Entity Framework 6
Chapter 23: Introducing Windows Communication Foundation

Part VII: Windows Presentation Foundation
Chapter 24: Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation and XAML
Chapter 25: WPF Controls, Layouts, Events, and Data Binding
Chapter 26: WPF Graphics Rendering Services
Chapter 27: WPF Resources, Animations, Styles, and Templates
Chapter 28: WPF Notifications, Validations, Commands, and MVVM

Part VIII: ASP.NET
Chapter 29: Introducing ASP.NET MVC
Chapter 30: Introducing ASP.NET Web API

Part IX: .NET CORE
Chapter 31: The Philosophy of .NET Core
Chapter 32: Introducing Entity Framework Core
Chapter 33: Introducing ASP.NET Core Web Applications
Chapter 34: Introducing ASP.NET Core Service Applications