C# is undeniably one of the most versatile programming languages available to engineers today. With this comprehensive guide, you'll learn just how powerful the combination of C# and .NET can be. Author Ian Griffiths guides you through C# 12.0 and .NET 8 fundamentals and techniques for building cloud, web, and desktop applications.

Designed for experienced programmers, this book provides many code examples to help you work with the nuts and bolts of C#, such as generics, LINQ, and asynchronous programming features. You'll get up to speed on .NET 8 and the latest C# 11.0 and 12.0 additions, including generic math, new polymorphism options, enhanced pattern matching, and new features designed to improve productivity.

This book helps you:

• Understand how .NET has changed in recent releases and learn what it means for application development
• Select the appropriate C# language features for any task
• Learn when to use the new features and when to stick with older ones
• Examine the range of functionality in .NET's class libraries
• Apply these class libraries to practical programming tasks
• Explore numerous small additions to .NET that improve expressiveness

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introducing C#

Chapter 2. Basic Coding in C#

Chapter 3. Types

Chapter 4. Generics

Chapter 5. Collections

Chapter 6. Inheritance

Chapter 7. Object Lifetime

Chapter 8. Exceptions

Chapter 9. Delegates, Lambdas, and Events

Chapter 10. LINQ

Chapter 11. Rx: Reactive Extensions

Chapter 12. Assemblies and Deployment

Chapter 13. Reflection

Chapter 14. Attributes

Chapter 15. Files and Streams

Chapter 16. Multithreading

Chapter 17. Asynchronous Language Features

Chapter 18. Memory Efficiency

About the Author

Ian Griffiths has worked in various aspects of computing, including computer networking, embedded real-time systems, broadcast television systems, medical imaging, and all forms of cloud computing. Ian is a Technical Fellow at endjin, and a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. He's the author of several O'Reilly books and has written courses on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and TPL Tables. Technology brings him joy.