Andrew Troelsen

Welcome to the most comprehensive foundational guide available on the topic of C# coding and . NET. This book goes beyond “do this, to achieve this” to drill down into the core stuff that makes a good developer, great. This expanded 11th edition delivers loads of new content on Entity Framework, Razor Pages, Web APIs and more. You will find the latest C# 10 and . NET 6 features served up with plenty of “behind the curtain” discussion designed to expand developers’ critical thinking skills when it comes to their craft. Coverage of ASP. NET Core, Entity Framework Core, and more sits alongside the latest updates to the new unified . NET platform, from performance improvements to Windows Desktop apps on . NET 6, updates in XAML tooling, and expanded coverage of data files and data handling. Going beyond the latest features in C# 10, all code samples are rewritten for this latest release. Dive in and discover why this essential classic is a favorite of C# developers worldwide. Gain a solid foundation in object-oriented development techniques, attributes and reflection, generics and collections, and numerous advanced topics not found in other texts (such as CIL opcodes and emitting dynamic assemblies). Pro C# 10 with . NET 6 will build your coding confidence putting C# into practice, and exploring the . NET universe and its vast potential on your own terms. What You Will LearnExplore C# 10 features and updates in records and record structs, global and implicit using directives, file level namespaces, extended property patterns, and moreDevelop applications with C# and modern frameworks for services, web, and smart client applicationsHit the ground running with ASP. NET Core web applications using MVC and Razor Pages, including view components, custom tag helpers, custom validation, GDPR support, and areasBuild ASP. NET RESTful services complete with versioning, enhanced swagger, and basic authenticationEmbrace Entity Framework Core for building real-world, data-centric applications, with deeply expanded coverage new to this edition including SQL Server temporal table supportDive into Windows Desktop Apps on . NET 6 using Windows Presentation FoundationUnderstand the philosophy behind . NETDiscover the new features in . NET 6, including single file applications, smaller container images, and more Who This Book Is ForDevelopers of any level who want to either learn C# and . NET or want to take their skills to the next level.“Amazing! Provides easy-to-follow explanations and examples. I remember reading the first version of this book; this is a ‘must-have’ for your collection if you are learning . NET!” – Rick McGuire, Senior Application Development Manager, Microsoft“Phil is a journeyman programmer who brings years of experience and a passion for teaching to make this fully revised and modernized ‘classic’ a ‘must-have’. Any developer who wants full-spectrum, up-to-date coverage of both the C# language and how to use it with . NET and ASP. NET Core should get this book.”– Brian A. Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies and Microsoft MVP

This essential classic provides a comprehensive foundation in the C# programming language and the framework it lives in. Now in its 10th edition, you will find the latest C# 9 and . NET 5 features served up with plenty of "behind the curtain" discussion designed to expand developers’ critical thinking skills when it comes to their craft. Coverage of ASP. NET Core, Entity Framework Core, and more, sits alongside the latest updates to the new unified . NET platform, from performance improvements to Windows Desktop apps on . NET 5, updates in XAML tooling, and expanded coverage of data files and data handling. Going beyond the latest features in C# 9, all code samples are rewritten for this latest release. Dive in and discover why this book is a favorite of C# developers worldwide. Gain a solid foundation in object-oriented development techniques, attributes and reflection, generics and collections, and numerous advanced topics not found in other texts (such as CIL opcodes and emitting dynamic assemblies). With the help of Pro C# 9 with . NET 5 you will gain the confidence to put C# into practice, and explore the . NET universe and its vast potential on your own terms. What You Will Learn Explore C# 9 features and updates in records, immutable classes, init only setters, top-level statements, patterns, and moreHit the ground running with ASP. NET Core web applications and web servicesEmbrace Entity Framework Core for building real-world, data-centric applications, with deeply expanded coverage new to this editionDevelop applications with C# and modern frameworks for services, web, and smart client applicationsUnderstand the philosophy behind . NETDiscover the new features in . NET 5, including single file applications and smaller container images, Windows ARM64 support, and moreDive into Windows Desktop Apps on . NET 5 using Windows Presentation FoundationCheck out performance improvements included with updates to ASP. NET Core, Entity Framework Core, and internals like garbage collection, System. Text. Json, and container size optimization Who This Book Is For Developers who are interested in . NET programming and the C# language “Amazing! Provides easy-to-follow explanations and examples. I remember reading the first version of this book; this is a ‘must-have’ for your collection if you are learning . NET!” – Rick McGuire, Senior Application Development Manager, Microsoft “Phil is a journeyman programmer who brings years of experience and a passion for teaching to make this fully revised and modernized ‘classic’ a ‘must-have’. Any developer who wants full-spectrum, up-to-date coverage of both the C# language and how to use it with . NET and ASP. NETCore should get this book.” – Brian A. Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies and Microsoft MVP

This essential classic title provides a comprehensive foundation in the C# programming language and the frameworks it lives in. Now in its 8th edition, you’ll find all the very latest C# 7.1 and . NET 4.7 features here, along with four brand new chapters on Microsoft’s lightweight, cross-platform framework, . NET Core, up to and including . NET Core 2.0. Coverage of ASP. NET Core, Entity Framework (EF) Core, and more, sits alongside the latest updates to . NET, including Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and ASP. NET MVC. Dive in and discover why Pro C# has been a favorite of C# developers worldwide for over 15 years. Gain a solid foundation in object-oriented development techniques, attributes and reflection, generics and collections as well as numerous advanced topics not found in other texts (such as CIL opcodes and emitting dynamic assemblies). With the help of this book you’ll have the confidence to put C# into practice and explore the . NET universe on your own terms. What You Will LearnDiscover the latest C# 7.1 features, from tuples to pattern matchingHit the ground running with Microsoft’s lightweight, open source . NET Core platform, including ASP. NET Core MVC, ASP. NET Core web services, and Entity Framework CoreFind complete coverage of XAML, . NET 4.7, and Visual Studio 2017Understand the philosophy behind . NET and the new, cross-platform alternative, . NET Core

Expert ASP. NET 2.0 Advanced Application Design will help you derive maximum performance and reliability from the distributed applications you create with ASP. NET 2.0. The book first looks at some of the non-functional requirements that impact the design of a distributed application. It then relates them to the servers and services available in the . NET 2.0 Framework. ASP. NET 2.0 is the central process for use in distributed . NET applications, and the book closely examines the ASP. NET 2.0 Framework and its hosting environment, Internet Information Server (IIS). The book looks at how ASP. NET 2.0 is used by different packages within . NET (like Web Services), and explores how it can be extended to meet your own custom requirements. The second part of the book drills down and examines some of the common architectural challenges encountered when developing application designs. The book walks through the tiers of the . NET Framework, starting at the client level and exploring the internals of the page type, enhancements to ViewState, client script generation, and new out-of-band callbacks. At the middle tier, the book examines Web Services, Remoting, COM+, MSMQ, and mix and match communication options to suit your own requirements. This section wraps up by previewing Windows Communication Foundation, which aims to unify these technologies. The third part of the book examines the data layer of your distributed applications. This includes enhancements to the Managed Providers in 2.0, the new transactional model, and a preview of usage guidelines for SQL Server 2005. By the books conclusion, you will be able to select with confidence the most appropriate design elements for your purposes, elegantly connecting them, and ensuring you get the very best from the ASP. NET 2.0 Framework.

Pro Expression Blend 4 is for . NET developers and graphical artists who want to learn the ins and outs of the Expression Blend integrated development environment. You may know already that this tool can be used to build Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Silverlight, and Windows Phone 7 applications; however, this book will take you well beyond the basics and provide you with a detailed examination of key Blend topics, including workspace customization, graphics, layout, styles, themes, data binding, and the use of SketchFlow, giving you an excellent understanding of the Blend product and what it can do for you. Over the course of these eight chapters, you will learn numerous techniques to simplify the authoring of XAML using Blend. These include: Transforming a vector graphic into a custom control template with a few clicks of the mouse Generating complex animations using an integrated timeline editor Visually designing interactive data templates Creating prototypes (via SketchFlow) that can be transformed into production-level code Throughout Pro Expression Blend 4, you'll work with both Blend and . NET code to finalize fully-functional projects that will provide both valuable insights and a sound foundation for your future WPF and Silverlight projects. Each chapter will give you ample opportunity to build . NET software using Blend. However, this is not a programming book, per se. While some examples will require a manageable amount of C# code, this book is squarely focused on helping you gain mastery over the numerous tools, editors, designers, and wizards of the Microsoft Expression Blend IDE.

The first edition of this book was released at the 2001 Tech-Ed conference in Atlanta, Georgia. At that time, the . NET platform was still a beta product, and in many ways, so was this book. This is not to say that the early editions of this text did not have merit—after all, the book was a 2002 Jolt Award finalist and it won the 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award. However, over the years that author Andrew Troelsen spent working with the common language runtime (CLR), he gained a much deeper understanding of the . NET platform and the subtleties of the C# programming language, and he feels that this fifth edition of the book is as close to a “final release” as he’s come yet. This new edition has been comprehensively revised and rewritten to make it accurately reflect the C# 4 language specification for the . NET 4 platform. You’ll find new chapters covering the important concepts of dynamic lookups, named and optional arguments, Parallel LINQ (PLINQ), improved COM interop, and variance for generics. If you’re checking out this book for the first time, do understand that it's targeted at experienced software professionals and/or graduate students of computer science (so don't expect three chapters on iteration or decision constructs!). The mission of this text is to provide you with a rock-solid foundation in the C# programming language and the core aspects of the . NET platform (assemblies, remoting, Windows Forms, Web Forms, ADO. NET, XML web services, etc.). Once you digest the information presented in these 25 chapters, you’ll be in a perfect position to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments, and you’ll be well equipped to explore the . NET universe on your own terms.

Expert ASP. NET 2.0 Advanced Application Design will help you derive maximum performance and reliability from the distributed applications you create with ASP. NET 2.0. The book first looks at some of the non-functional requirements that impact the design of a distributed application. It then relates them to the servers and services available in the . NET 2.0 Framework. ASP. NET 2.0 is the central process for use in distributed . NET applications, and the book closely examines the ASP. NET 2.0 Framework and its hosting environment, Internet Information Server (IIS). The book looks at how ASP. NET 2.0 is used by different packages within . NET (like Web Services), and explores how it can be extended to meet your own custom requirements. The second part of the book drills down and examines some of the common architectural challenges encountered when developing application designs. The book walks through the tiers of the . NET Framework, starting at the client level and exploring the internals of the page type, enhancements to ViewState, client script generation, and new out-of-band callbacks. At the middle tier, the book examines Web Services, Remoting, COM+, MSMQ, and mix and match communication options to suit your own requirements. This section wraps up by previewing Windows Communication Foundation, which aims to unify these technologies. The third part of the book examines the data layer of your distributed applications. This includes enhancements to the Managed Providers in 2.0, the new transactional model, and a preview of usage guidelines for SQL Server 2005. By the books conclusion, you will be able to select with confidence the most appropriate design elements for your purposes, elegantly connecting them, and ensuring you get the very best from the ASP. NET 2.0 Framework.

COM is a platform-independent, distributed, object-oriented sytem for creating binary software components that can interact. COM is the foundation technology for Microsoft's OLE (compound documents) and ActiveX (Internet-enabled components) technologies, as well as others. "COM and . NET Interoperability" provides a complete overview on the process of building . NET applications which interact (interoperate) with existing COM code. Before digging into that critical topic, Andrew offers a concise overview of the COM architecture, and provides examples using various COM frameworks (C++, ATL, and VB 6.0). Next, the reader will learn the core aspects of the . NET platform and come to understand the use of both C# and VB . NET during the process. With these primers aside, the remainder of the book covers numerous interoperability issues including interacting with the Windows API, event programming, and the process of building custom code conversion utilities.