Review
If you want to learn how to use C# for developing professional Windows applications using Visual Studio .NET, then Murach's C# is an excellent choice.
This book is ideal for both beginner and experienced programmers. This is achieved by using a modular instructional method that allows you to set your own pace through the material.
Section 1 introduces the basics of the Visual Studio IDE and the .NET Framework. Sections 2 and 3 use a self-paced modular approach to teach the coding skills needed to become productive in C#. Section 4 shows you how to use ADO.NET to develop database applications using C#. This section contains five chapters on ADO.NET which could alone be viewed as an ADO.NET book. The 5th and final section contains specialized skills for the C# developer. Topics include, how to work with text and binary files, how to work with XML, and how to enhance the user interface.
Features provided in this book that you won't find in other C# books include, end of chapter exercises that are drawn from real world business applications, 12 complete business applications, and the Murach paired pages format, with the syntax and guidelines of the left hand page and examples on the right.
If you're looking for a C# book, then Murach's C# is a wise choice that will provide an excellent return on your investment and will have you developing real world .NET applications in no time. You may read other reviews for this book at Amazon.com.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO C# PROGRAMMING
Chapter 1 Introduction to Visual Studio .NET
Chapter 2 How to design a Windows Forms application
Chapter 3 How to code and test a Windows Forms application
SECTION 2 THE C# LANGUAGE ESSENTIALS
Chapter 4 How to work with numeric and string data
Chapter 5 How to code control structures
Chapter 6 How to code methods and event handlers
Chapter 7 How to handle exceptions and validate data
Chapter 8 How to use arrays and collections
Chapter 9 How to work with dates and strings
Chapter 10 Working with Windows forms and controls
Chapter 11 How to debug an application
SECTION 3 OJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMIG WITH C#
Chapter 12 How to create and use classes
Chapter 13 More skills for working with classes
Chapter 14 How to work with inheritance
Chapter 15 How to work with interfaces, structures, and class libraries
SECTION 4 DATABASE PROGRAMMING WITH C#
Chapter 16 An introduction to database programming
Chapter 17 How to develop a simple database application
Chapter 18 How to work with datasets using bound controls
Chapter 19 How to work with datasets using unbound controls
Chapter 20 How to work with ADO.NET classes through code
SECTION 5 SPECIALIZED SKILLS FOR C# DEVELOPERS
Chapter 21 How to work with text and binary files
Chapter 22 How to work with XML
Chapter 23 How to enhance the user interface
APPENDIXES
Appendix A How to install and use the software and files for this book
Index
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