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 Learn

• Discover the latest C# 7.1 features, from tuples to pattern matching
• Hit 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 Core
• Find complete coverage of XAML, .NET 4.7, and Visual Studio 2017

• Understand the philosophy behind .NET and the new, cross-platform alternative, .NET Core

  Autorentext
  Andrew Troelsen has more than 20 years of experience in the software industry. During this time he has worked as a developer, educator, author, public speaker, and now team lead and lead engineer at Thomson Reuters. He is the author of numerous books in the Microsoft universe covering C++-based COM development with ATL, COM and .NET interoperability, Visual Basic, and the award-winning 'C# and the .NET platform'. He has a master of science degree in software engineering (MSSE) from the University of St. Thomas and is working on a second master of science degree in computational linguistics (CLMS) from the University of Washington. Phil Japikse is an international speaker, Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, and a passionate member of the developer community, and has been working with .NET since the first betas, developing software for over 30 years, and heavily involved in the agile community since 2005. Phil is co-author of best selling 'C# and the .NET 4.6 Framework', the Lead Director for the Cincinnati .NET User's Group and the Cincinnati Software Architect Group, co-hosts the Hallway Conversations podcast, founded the Cincinnati Day of Agile, and volunteers for the National Ski Patrol. Phil is also a published author with LinkedIn Learning. During the day, Phil works as an Enterprise Consultant and Agile Coach for large to medium firms throughout the US. Phil enjoys to learn new tech and is always striving to improve his craft. You can follow Phil on his blog, or on Twitter @skimedic.

  Inhalt
  Part 1 - Introducing C# and the .NET Platform.- 1: The Philosophy of .NET.- 2: Building C# Applications.- Part 2 - Core C# Programing.- 3: Core C# Programming Constructs, Part I.- 4: Core C# Programming Constructs, Part II.- Part 3 - Object-Oriented Programming with C#.- 5: Understanding Encapsulation.- 6: Understanding Inheritance and Polymorphism.- 7: Understanding Structured Exception Handling.- 8: Working with Interfaces.- Part 4 - Advanced C# Programming.- 9: Collections and Generics.- 10: Delegates, Events, and Lambda Expressions.- 11: Advanced C# Language Features.- 12: LINQ to Objects.- 13: Understanding Object Lifetime.- Part 5 - Programming with .NET Assemblies.- 14: Building and Configuring Class Libraries.- 15: Type Reflection, Late Binding, and Attribute-Based Programming.- 16: Dynamic Types and the Dynamic Language Runtime.- 17: Processes, AppDomains, and Object Contexts.- 18: Understanding CIL and the Role of Dynamic Assemblies.- Part 6 - Introducing the .NET Base Class Libraries.- 19: Multithreaded, Parallel, and Async Programming.- 20: File I/O and Object Serialization.- 21: Data Access With ADO.NET.- 22: Introducing Entity Framework 6.- 23: Introducing Windows Communication Foundation.- Part 7 - Windows Presentation Foundation.- 24: Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation and XAML.- 25: Programming WPF Controls.- 26: WPF Graphics Rendering Services.- 27: WPF Resources, Animations, Styles, and Templates.- 28: Notifications, Validations, Command, and MVVM.- Part 8 - ASP.NET.MVC.- 29: Introducing ASP.NET MVC.- 30: Introducing ASP.NET Web API 2.2.- Part 9 - .NET CORE.- 31: The Philosophy of .NET Core.- 32: Introducing Entity Framework Core.- 33: Introducing ASP.NET Core Web Applications.- 34: Introducing ASP.NET Core Service Applications.- Appendicies.- Appendix A: ADO.NET Data Sets, Data Tables, and Data Adapters.- Appendix B: Introducing LINQ to XML.- Appendix C: Introducing ASP.NET Web Forms.- Appendix D: ASP.NET Web Controls, Master Pages,and Themes.- Appendix E: ASP.NET State Management Techniques.