As we bring the chapter to a close, we should reflect on how much we've accomplished and what we can build with that new knowledge. We know how to use simple if-else checks and more complex switch statements, allowing for decision making in code. We can create variables that hold collections of values with arrays and lists or key-value pairs with dictionaries. This allows for complex and grouped data to be stored efficiently. We can even choose the right looping statement for each collection type, while carefully avoiding infinite-loop crashes. If you're feeling overloaded, that's perfectly OK—logical, sequential thinking is all part of exercising your programming brain.
The next chapter will complete the basics of C# programming with a look at classes, structs, and object-oriented programming (OOP). We'll be putting everything we've learned so far into these topics, preparing for our first real dive into understanding and controlling...