C#: A Beginner's Tutorial, Second Edition

Designed as a beginner's tutorial to the latest version of C#, this informative guide discusses the most important features of the language and teaches how to use .NET Framework. Written with clarity and readability in mind, it introduces important programming concepts and explains the process of building real-world applications, both desktop and web-based. With the most comprehensive coverage possible in a book for beginners, it includes such topics as C# language syntax, object-oriented programming, working with numbers and dates, error handling, input output, generics, annotations, LINQ, lambda expressions and WPF. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Your First Taste of C# Chapter 2: Language Fundamentals Chapter 3: Statements Chapter 4: Objects and Classes Chapter 5: Core Classes Chapter 6: Inheritance Chapter 7: Structures Chapter 8: Error Handling Chapter 9: Numbers and Dates Chapter 10: Interfaces and Abstract Classes Chapter 11: Polymorphism Chapter 12: Enumerations Chapter 13: Generics Chapter 14: Collections Chapter 15: Input/Output Chapter 16: Advanced Language Features Chapter 17: Data Access with LINQ Chapter 18: Windows Presentation Foundation Chapter 19: Multithreading Appendix A: Visual Studio Community 2015 Appendix B: SQL Server 2014 Express Index