C# For Beginners E-Book

Nathan Metzler

• Herausgeber: CRB Publishing
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

Looking For An Easy To Follow & Comprehensive C# Programming Guide?
Want to learn the secrets of C# programming language but don’t have the time to watch all those endless explainer videos and tutorials? Need a quick, simple and easy-to-follow C# guide? Here’s how you can master the popular C# programming language and start developing your own Microsoft platform apps!

The Ultimate C# Programming Language Guide – Everything You Need To Know In A Nutshell!
By the end of this all-inclusive beginner’s guide to C# programming language, you will learn everything you need, including:
• Variables
• Data Types
• User Input
• Operators
• Functions
• Control Structures
• Programming Tutorials
As a result, our all-in-one C# guide will help you gain an in-depth understanding of programming fundamentals and enhance your programming skills without having to spend a small fortune or waste time watching hours of boring videos.

And The Best Part?
You can do it at your own pace, come back to any part you need to revise and re-take every step from the beginning. Unlike those videos that you have to rewind every time you have a questions, our C# guide will allow you to maximize your efficiency and minimize the time needed to master the C# programming language!

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Nathan Metzler, the author of this in-depth guide, has been one of the C# language pioneers ever since it was first developed and started gaining popularity. His years of experience will enable you to understand the basics of C# programming language faster in a fun and easy way. Plus, the simple writing style will make you forget that you are reading a book about computer programming languages and allow you to focus better on your results.

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C#

FOR

BEGINNERS

An Introduction to C# Programming with Tutorials and Hands-On Examples

Nathan Metzler

Copyright © 2018 by Nathan Metzler.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Getting Started

3. Variables

4. Data Types

5. User Input

6. Operators

7. Control Structures

8. Functions

9. Arrays

10. Strings

11. Programming Tutorial

12. Final Words

1. Introduction

C#, pronounced as C-Sharp is a general purpose object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft. It supports multiple paradigms. Programming paradigms are used to classify programming languages based on their features. Microsoft initially developed C# as a part of the .NET framework for developing Windows applications but today, several alternate implementations exist for Linux and Mac OS. Some of the major alternate implementations are DotGNU and Mono. In this eBook, we will be focusing on C# .NET implementation on Windows.

C# is quite simple and modern. It is very easy to learn. Knowing some programming language such as C or C++ before learning C# is recommended.

1.1 Potential of C#

Being a general-purpose programming language, C# can be used to develop anything such as simple console applications, desktop applications with graphical user interface, video games, web applications and cloud computing applications. In fact, there is a good chance that some of the applications that you use in Windows may have been developed in C#.

Mobile applications can also be developed in C# using a cross-platform framework called Xamarin. Because it is a cross-platform framework, a single application developed in Xamarin can be deployed across Android and iOS. Video Game development can also be done in C# using SDKs such as Xenko and Unity.

2. Getting Started

Although C# can be used to develop applications on Windows, Linux, and macOS, we will be focusing on Windows application development. In Windows, C# applications run within the .NET framework.

2.1 Introduction to .NET framework

.NET Framework is a software framework by Microsoft, initially intended for Windows operating systems but now has expanded into a family of mobile computing, embedded devices, etc. This framework offers language interoperability which means, one programming language can use code written in another programming language. For example, an application written in C# can make use of code written in C++. This is especially useful when developing native code or performance critical code.

Applicationswrittenfor.NETframeworkexecuteinasoftware environment called Common Language Runtime (CLR) which is an application virtual machine. Native applications, like the ones writteninCexecuteinahardwareenvironmentwherethecompiler generates machine level code. Execution of C# applications is quite different from this approach.

.NET framework is present by default in almost all Windows operating systems.

2.2 Installation

To develop C# applications, we will be using Microsoft Visual Studio. It is an all in one Integrated Development Environment (IDE) used to develop desktop applications, web applications, etc. Visual Studio is available free of cost for non-commercial use. Visit https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/, download the installation file and execute it. Once the installer loads, select .NET desktop development and click Install.

You could be reading this book when a different version of Visual Studio is released which has a different installation interface. In such a case, select the installation as close to this one which allows C# development.

The installation process is straightforward and will also install the appropriate version of the .NET framework in case it is missing. This is how the installation process is going to look like:

2.3 Using Microsoft Visual Studio

Once the installation process is over, open Microsoft Visual Studio. An interface similar to the following will open.