Offers an introduction to Microsoft's premier .NET language. This introductory guide focuses on how to develop various kinds of web services and applications - including those that work with databases. It includes more than 200 questions and programming exercises that make mastering the essentials of the C# language easy and fun.
If you're a novice programmer and you want to learn Csharp, there aren't many books that will guide you. Most Csharp books are written for experienced C++ and Java programmers.That's why Jesse Liberty, author of the best-selling books Programming Csharp and Programming ASP.NET, has written an entry-level guide to Csharp.Written in a warm and friendly manner, Learning Csharp assumes no prior programming experience, and provides a thorough introduction to Microsoft's premier .NET language. The book helps you build a solid foundation in .NET, and shows you how to apply your skills through the use of dozens of tested examples. You'll learn about the syntax and structure of the Csharp language, including operators, classes and interfaces, structs, arrays, and strings.Better yet, this updated edition of Learning Csharp has been completely revised to include the very latest content and teaching techniques. Here's what's new: A detailed explanation of Csharp 2.0 An introduction to Visual Basic 2005, a tool set for building Windows and web applications More than 200 questions and programming exercises to help youbetter judge your understanding of the material A greater emphasis on event handling Information on generics and generic collectionsBy the time you've finished Learning Csharp, you'll be ready to move on to a more advanced programming guide that will help you create large-scale web and Windows applications.Whether you have a little object-oriented programming experience or you are new to programming altogether, Learning Csharp will set you firmly on your way to mastering the essentials of the Csharp language.
Jesse Liberty, "Silverlight Geek", is a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft.nnEven before joining Microsoft, Jesse was well known in the industry in part because of his many bestselling books, including O'Reilly Media's Programming .NET 3.5, Programming C sharp, Learning ASP.NET with AJAX and the soon to be published Programming Silverlight 4. Jesse has over two decades experience writing software, consulting and training, with stints as at AT&T as a Distinguished Software Engineer and at Citibank as a Vice President in the Information Division.