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More Effective C# (Includes Content Update Program): 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your C#, 2nd edition

Name: More Effective C# (Includes Content Update Program): 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your C#, 2nd edition
Author: Bill Wagner
ISBN: 9780134579306

by Bill Wagner

June 2017

Intermediate to advanced

304 pages

9h 40m

English

Addison-Wesley Professional

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Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Introduction
Who Should Read This Book?About the ContentCode ConventionsProviding FeedbackAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author
1. Working with Data Types
Item 1: Use Properties Instead of Accessible Data MembersItem 2: Prefer Implicit Properties for Mutable DataItem 3: Prefer Immutability for Value TypesItem 4: Distinguish Between Value Types and Reference TypesItem 5: Ensure That 0 Is a Valid State for Value TypesItem 6: Ensure That Properties Behave Like DataItem 7: Limit Type Scope by Using TuplesItem 8: Define Local Functions on Anonymous TypesItem 9: Understand the Relationships Among the Many Different Concepts of EqualityItem 10: Understand the Pitfalls of GetHashCode()
2. API Design
Item 11: Avoid Conversion Operators in Your APIsItem 12: Use Optional Parameters to Minimize Method OverloadsItem 13: Limit Visibility of Your TypesItem 14: Prefer Defining and Implementing Interfaces to InheritanceItem 15: Understand How Interface Methods Differ from Virtual MethodsItem 16: Implement the Event Pattern for NotificationsItem 17: Avoid Returning References to Internal Class ObjectsItem 18: Prefer Overrides to Event HandlersItem 19: Avoid Overloading Methods Defined in Base ClassesItem 20: Understand How Events Increase Runtime Coupling Among ObjectsItem 21: Declare Only Nonvirtual EventsItem 22: Create Method Groups That Are Clear, Minimal, and CompleteItem 23: Give Partial Classes Partial Methods for Constructors, Mutators, and Event HandlersItem 24: Avoid ICloneable Because It Limits Your Design ChoicesItem 25: Limit Array Parameters to params ArraysItem 26: Enable Immediate Error Reporting in Iterators and Async Methods Using Local Functions
3. Task-Based Asynchronous Programming
Item 27: Use Async Methods for Async WorkItem 28: Never Write async void MethodsItem 29: Avoid Composing Synchronous and Asynchronous MethodsItem 30: Use Async Methods to Avoid Thread Allocations and Context SwitchesItem 31: Avoid Marshalling Context UnnecessarilyItem 32: Compose Asynchronous Work Using Task ObjectsItem 33: Consider Implementing the Task Cancellation ProtocolItem 34: Cache Generalized Async Return Types

4. Parallel Processing
Item 35: Learn How PLINQ Implements Parallel AlgorithmsItem 36: Construct Parallel Algorithms with Exceptions in MindItem 37: Use the Thread Pool Instead of Creating ThreadsItem 38: Use BackgroundWorker for Cross-Thread CommunicationItem 39: Understand Cross-Thread Calls in XAML EnvironmentsItem 40: Use lock() as Your First Choice for SynchronizationItem 41: Use the Smallest Possible Scope for Lock HandlesItem 42: Avoid Calling Unknown Code in Locked Sections
5. Dynamic Programming
Item 43: Understand the Pros and Cons of Dynamic TypingItem 44: Use Dynamic Typing to Leverage the Runtime Type of Generic Type ParametersItem 45: Use DynamicObject or IDynamicMetaObjectProvider for Data-Driven Dynamic TypesItem 46: Understand How to Use the Expression APIItem 47: Minimize Dynamic Objects in Public APIs
6. Participate in the Global C# Community
Item 48: Seek the Best Answer, Not the Most Popular AnswerItem 49: Participate in Specs and CodeItem 50: Consider Automating Practices with Analyzers
Index

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