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Learning C# 7 By Developing Games with Unity 2017 - Third Edition

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Learning C# 7 By Developing Games with Unity 2017 - Third Edition

Overview of this book

Do you want to learn C# programming by creating fun and interactive games using the latest Unity 2017 platform? If so, look no further; this is the right book for you. Get started with programming C# so you can create 2D and 3D games in Unity. We will walk you through the basics to get you started with C# 7 and its latest features. Then, explore the use of C# 7 and its latest functional programming capabilities to create amazing games with Unity 2017. You will create your first C# script for Unity, add objects into it, and learn how to create game elements with it. Work with the latest functional programming features of C# and leverage them for great game scripting. Throughout the book, you will learn to use the new Unity 2017 2D tool set and create an interactive 2D game with it. You will make enemies appear to challenge your player, and discover some optimization techniques for great game performance. At the end, you will learn how to transform a 2D game into 3D, and you will be able to skill up to become a pro C# programmer with Unity 2017!
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Naming methods properly


Always use meaningful names for your methods. Just as I explained for variables, if you don't use good names, then six months from now, you will be confused.

Since methods make the GameObject do something useful, you should give your method a name that sounds like an action, for example, JumpOverTheFence or ClimbTheWall. You can look at those names and know exactly what the method is going to do.

Don't make them too simple. Suppose you name a method Wiggle. Sure, you know what Wiggle means right now, but six months later, you'll look at that and say "Wiggle? Wiggle what?" It takes only a moment more to be a little more precise and write WiggleDogsTail. Now, when you see this method name, you'll know exactly what it's going to do.

Beginning method names with an uppercase letter

Why? We do this to make it easier to tell the difference between a class or method and a variable. Also, Microsoft recommends beginning method names with an uppercase letter. If someone else ever...