Beginning C# Programming: From Novice to Professional

MacDonald is one of the most well respected authors in .NET, with acclaimed books from every major publisher of .NET. MacDonald is also an educator and MCSD developer. He contributes regularly to programming journals like Inside Visual Basic and Hardcore Visual Basic, and has already authored three books about .NET programming for Apress. In a dimly remembered past life, MacDonald studied English literature and theoretical physics.

This book is suitable for programmers with little background in programming, and relatively inexperienced programmers who want to move away from a language that doesn¿t support object-oriented programming techniques. The text is relevant to the Framework issue 1.1, and applicable for readers with VS.NET or Visual C# .NET Standard Edition.The authors provide clear explanations and hands-on examples of C# language, from the ground up. This includes designing and writing object/component driven programs, .NET programming fundamentals, working with Windows forms and controls, accessing files and databases, and writing web applications. The authors also look ahead to C# 2005¿suggesting possible changes to the language and how to accommodate future applications. TOC:IntroductionPart I. Introducing .NET1. Understanding .NET2. Getting Started with Visual Studio .NET3. Writing Your First .NET ApplicationPart II. The VB .NET Language4. Basic Data Types and Operators5. Objects, Namespaces, and the Class Library6. Control Structures7. Functions and Procedures8. Exception Handling and DebuggingPart III. Object-Oriented Programming9. Building Your Own Objects10. Events and Delegates11. Collections12. Serious Objects13. Inheritance14. InterfacesPart IV. Windows Programming15. Windows Forms and Controls16. Advanced Windows Programming17. Drawing with GDI+Part V. Manipulating Data18. Files and Streams19. XML20. Databases and ADO.NET21. Disconnected DataPart VI. The Web22. Web Pages with ASP.NET23. Web Services with ASP.NETPart VII. Other Topics24. Advanced Language Features25. Multithreading26. Assemblies and Deployment

IntroductionPart I. Introducing .NET1. Understanding .NET 2. Getting Started with Visual Studio .NET 3. Writing Your First .NET Application Part II. The VB .NET Language4. Basic Data Types and Operators 5. Objects, Namespaces, and the Class Library 6. Control Structures 7. Functions and Procedures 8. Exception Handling and Debugging Part III. Object-Oriented Programming9. Building Your Own Objects 10. Events and Delegates 11. Collections 12. Serious Objects 13. Inheritance 14. Interfaces Part IV. Windows Programming15. Windows Forms and Controls 16. Advanced Windows Programming 17. Drawing with GDI+ Part V. Manipulating Data18. Files and Streams 19. XML 20. Databases and ADO.NET 21. Disconnected Data Part VI. The Web22. Web Pages with ASP.NET 23. Web Services with ASP.NET Part VII. Other Topics24. Advanced Language Features25. Multithreading 26. Assemblies and Deployment