Learn C# Programming: A guide to building a solid foundation in C# language for writing efficient programs

Book Description
The C# programming language is often developers’ primary choice for creating a wide range of applications for desktop, cloud, and mobile. In nearly two decades of its existence, C# has evolved from a general-purpose, object-oriented language to a multi-paradigm language with impressive features.

This book will take you through C# from the ground up in a step-by-step manner. You’ll start with the building blocks of C#, which include basic data types, variables, strings, arrays, operators, control statements, and loops. Once comfortable with the basics, you’ll then progress to learning object-oriented programming concepts such as classes and structures, objects, interfaces, and abstraction. Generics, functional programming, dynamic, and asynchronous programming are covered in detail. This book also takes you through regular expressions, reflection, memory management, pattern matching, exceptions, and many other advanced topics. As you advance, you’ll explore the .NET Core 3 framework and learn how to use the dotnet command-line interface (CLI), consume NuGet packages, develop for Linux, and migrate apps built with .NET Framework. Finally, you’ll understand how to run unit tests with the Microsoft unit testing frameworks available in Visual Studio.

By the end of this book, you’ll be well-versed with the essentials of the C# language and be ready to start creating apps with it.

What you will learn
Get to grips with all the new features of C# 8
Discover how to use attributes and reflection to build extendable applications
Utilize LINQ to uniformly query various sources of data
Use files and streams and serialize data to JSON and XML
Write asynchronous code with the async-await pattern
Employ .NET Core tools to create, compile, and publish your applications
Create unit tests with Visual Studio and the Microsoft unit testing frameworks
Who this book is for
If you have little experience in coding or C# and want to learn the essentials of C# programming to develop powerful programming techniques, this book is for you. It will also help aspiring programmers to write scripts or programs to accomplish specific tasks.

Table of Contents
Starting with the Building Blocks of C#
Data Types and Operators
Control Statements and Exceptions
Understanding the Various User-Defined Types
Object-Oriented Programming in C#
Generics
Collections
Advanced Topics
Resource Management
Lambdas, LINQ, and Functional Programming
Reflection and Dynamic Programming
Multithreading and Async Programming
Files, Streams, and Serialization
Error Handling
New Features of C# 8
C# in Action with .NET Core 3
Unit Testing