Learning the Fundamentals of Visual Studio and C# | A 15 Hour C# 6.0 Course

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A 15 Hour C# 6.0 Course – The Core Language

By : Tom Owsiak

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A 15 Hour C# 6.0 Course – The Core Language

By: Tom Owsiak

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Overview of this book

Embark on a comprehensive journey through the core concepts of C# 6.0 with our expert-led course. Starting with an introduction to Visual Studio, you'll delve into the fundamentals of C#, including controlling program flow, using operators, and working with arrays and methods. Progress to object-oriented programming principles, generics, lambda expressions, and LINQ. Explore essential topics like file access, XML basics, and SQL Server integration. Whether you're building web forms or console applications, this course equips you with the skills needed to become proficient in C# development.

Introduction to Visual Studio

Introduction - Why C#, and Downloading and Installing Visual Studio Community Edition

Customizing Visual Studio to Make It Feel More Personal

Learning the Fundamentals of Visual Studio and C#

Creating and Running Your First Page

Creating and Running a Page that Incorporates C#

Creating and Using a Single Variable

Updating Visual Studio with C# 6.0

Formatting Output Strings for More Professional Results

Using Variables and Data Types to Describe the World around Us

Computed Variables and Basic Math

Interacting with Users through the Web Page

Using Method Chaining to Write More Compact Code

Controlling Program Flow

Reacting to a Single Condition with If/Else Blocks

Making a Variable Grow by Adding 1

Repeating Blocks of Code with While Loops

Repeating Blocks of Code with For Loops

Iterating Over Collections with ForEach Loops

Examining Multiple Variable Values with Switch Blocks

Improving Input Processing with TryParse

Replacing If/Else Blocks with the Ternary Operator

Operators

Operators That Evaluate and Assign in Place

Checking Two Conditions with the Logical AND Operator

Checking Two Conditions with the Logical OR Operator

Array and Method Basics - Web Forms Version

Declaring, Setting, and Reading Arrays

Iterating over Arrays with ForEach and For Loops

Creating and Using a Simple Method

Passing Arrays into Methods

Reference Type and Value Type Variables

Creating More Flexible Methods with the Params Keyword

Creating More Flexible Functions with the Out Keyword

Combining the Ref Keyword and Out Keyword to Write Flexible Functions

Multidimensional Arrays

Writing Easier Code with Var and Dynamic

Fundamentals of Objected Oriented Programming - Web Forms Version

Create a Class with a Constructor and a Function

Create a Class with a Static Method

Create a Class with an Object Property

Create a Class with Static Fields, Functions, and Properties

Centralize Common Code with Inheritance

Centralize Default Code with Virtual Functions

Model Concepts with Abstract Classes

Using Custom Types as Return Types

Using Lists to Operate on Data Efficiently

Writing Less Code with Polymorphism

Using Interfaces to Express Common Behaviors

Iterating over Instances with Indexers

Building More Stable Apps with Exception Handling

Using Named and Optional Parameters

Using the Null Coalescing Operator to Write More Stable Applications

Overloading Operators to Perform Custom Operations

Using Enumerations to Represent Named Constants

Creating and Using Namespaces

Structs, Random Points, and Sleeping Threads

Declaring, Creating, and Using Delegates

Generics, Web Forms Version

Create a Simple Generic Class

Create a Generic Method

Implementing a Generic Interface to Accomplish Sorting

Making Delegates More Flexible with Generics

Creating and Using Generic Dictionaries

Lambda Expressions and Linq - Web Forms Version

Connection between Delegates and Lambda Expressions

Expression Bodied Lambdas and Expression Bodied Members

Anonymous Methods and Objects That Run Their Own Delegates

C# with Linq and Built-in Types

C# with Linq and Custom Data Types

Using Query Syntax to Construct Queries

Queries That Perform Aggregation Functions

Using Linq to Summarize Tuples

Summarizing Results with Grouping

Joining Datasets with Inner Joins

Working with SQL Server 2014

Download, Install, and Run SQL Server 2014

Write Code to Manually Connect to a Table and Retrieve Records

Inserting Records into Tables Using Stored Procedures

Using the Nullable Feature to Make Apps More Stable

Connecting a Chart Control to SQL Server

Using Linq to Operate on Tables from SQL Server

File Access - Web Forms Version

Create a Page That Saves Text to Disk

Create a Page That Uses the File Upload Control

Serializing and Deserializing Objects

Having a Little Fun with Images with Pixel Manipulations

Saving an Image to SQL Server

XML Basics - Web Forms Version

Creating and Using an XML File

Creating XML Files with C#

Querying XML Documents with Linq

C# through Console Apps

Create and Run your First Program

Create and Use One Variable

Blocks, Statements, and Variable Scope

Formatting Output Strings to Make Them Look Professional

Describe the World Better with More Variables

Describe the World More Accurately with Different Data Types

Computed Variables and Basic Math

Interacting with Users through Command Prompt

Make, Install, and Run a Simple Application

Controlling Program Flow, Console Version

Checking One Condition with If/Else Constructs

Repeating Blocks of Code with While Loops

Making Decisions with Multiple If/Else Blocks

Repeating Blocks of Code with For Loops

Iterating through Collections with ForEach Loops

Do/While Loops

Examining Multiple Variable Values with Switch Blocks

Controlling Loops with Break and Continue Statements

Improving Input Processing with TryParse

Operators - Console Version

Logical "AND" Operator

Logical "OR" Operator

Compound, Prefix, and Postfix Operators

The Ternary Operator

Fundamentals of Arrays - Console Version

What Are Arrays, and How to Fill and Read Them?

Looping Through Arrays with For and ForEach Loops

Reference Type and Value Type Variables

Multidimensional Arrays

Introduction to Functions, or Methods - Console Version

Create a Single, Static Method

Passing Arrays as Function Arguments

Using the Params Keyword in Function Headers

Out Keyword for Returning Multiple Values

The Ref Keyword for Passing Simple Types by Reference

More Flexible Code with Dynamically Typed Variables

Using Enumerations to Make Lists of Named Constants

Object-Oriented Programming - Console Version

Create a Simple Class, Add a Constructor, and Add One Behavior

Using the Class Designer and the Object Class

Instance Variables, and Accessing Them through Properties

Static Fields, Properties, and Methods

Understanding the Purpose Of Inheritance

How to Make and View Arrays of Custom Types

Virtual Methods, and Why They Are Needed

Abstract Classes, Methods, and Why They Are Used

A Small Sample of the Power of Generics and Linq

Writing Less Code with Polymorphism

Interfaces, and What Purpose They Serve

Overloading Operators, and Why It's Necessary to Do So

String Class and Cleaning Strings

Namespaces Used to Group Related Functionality

Handling Exceptional Situations with Try/Catch/Finally

A 15 Hour C# 6.0 Course – The Core Language

By : Tom Owsiak

A 15 Hour C# 6.0 Course – The Core Language

By: Tom Owsiak

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