February 2006
Beginner
552 pages
13h 2m
English
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Chapter 1. C# and .NET Programming
Learning C# 2005 introduces C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 development platform. This book is targeted at new programmers and those migrating from VB6 or from non-object-oriented languages. Along the way, you will learn a great deal about writing high-quality, industrial-strength programs for .NET.
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Programmers migrating from Java or C++ may find the material in Programming C# by Jesse Liberty (O’Reilly, 2005) a more appropriate fit for their skills.
This brief introduction will show you how C# fits into the .NET picture, what you can do with the language, and what benefits this language has over its predecessors.
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Unless otherwise specified, when we refer to C#, we mean C# 2005; when we refer to .NET, we mean the .NET 2005 (.NET 2.0) Framework; and when we refer to Visual Studio, we mean Visual Studio 2005.
Finally, when we refer to using Visual Studio 2005, you may well be using Visual C# 2005 Express instead.
In the following pages, you will also learn some of the concepts integral to object-oriented programming, which has revolutionized how web and Windows applications are developed. Object-oriented programming is closely tied to the semantics of the C# language; that is, the meaning behind the code you write. Obviously, you need to have a basic understanding of the syntax of the C# language, but you also need to understand what you are actually trying to accomplish. This book will explain it all, in the context of creating applications to run either ...
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