May 2010
Beginner to intermediate
551 pages
18h 34m
English
Content preview from Stephens' C# Programming with Visual Studio® 2010 24-Hour Trainer
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INTRODUCTION
SO YOU WANT to learn Visual C# programming? Excellent choice!
Visual C# is a powerful, all-purpose programming language that lets you build robust applications
that run on the desktop or over the Web. Visual C# provides all of the tools that you need to build a
huge variety of applications such as:
Database applications
Point of sales systems
Web applications
Two- and three-dimensional graphics programs
Image processing and photo manipulation systems
Computer-aided design (CAD) systems
Document layout and printing systems
Hardware control systems
High-performance games
Much, much more
In case you ever need to mention it at parties, C# is pronounced “see sharp.”
It’s written C# because the number sign (#) is the closest most keyboards can
get to the musical sharp symbol (
I
).
Of course there are some problems that you won’t be able to solve even with Visual C#. If you want a
program that picks the winning number on a roulette wheel or that can predict stock prices, you may
have better luck using tarot cards (or a degree in economics), but for tractable problems Visual C# is
a great choice.
This book is a self-paced guide to Visual C# programming in the Visual Studio environment. It uses
short, easy-to-follow lessons, reinforced by step-by-step instructions, screencasts, and supplemental
exercises to help you master Visual C# programming quickly and painlessly ...
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