Programming the .NET Framework with C# 10

Introduction to .NET and C#

• What is .NET?
• Introduction to C#
• Namespace and Assemblies basics
• Introduction to Visual Studio
• Creating a simple C# Console Application
• .NET Overview – from .NET Framework 1.0 to .NET (core) 6.0

C# Language Fundamentals

• Procedures and Statements
• Data Types
• Declaring Variables
• The var keyword
• Assignments
• Conversions
• Arithmetic and Other Operators
• Control Constructs

Types

• Type Concepts
• Value Types vs. Reference Types
• Fields, Properties and Methods
• Method Overloading
• Default and Optional Arguments
• Accessibility Modifiers
• Automatic Properties
• Construction and Assignment
• The Simple Types
• The null Reference
• Static and Instance Members
• Enumerated Types
• Partial Classes
• Static Classes
• Nested Types

Inheritance

• What is Inheritance?
• Extending a Class
• Polymorphism
• Virtual and Override Modifiers
• New and Sealed Modifiers

Abstract Classes and Interfaces

• Abstract Classes
• Abstract Methods and Properties
• Interfaces
• Interfaces and Polymorphism
• Standard Interfaces: IEnumerable, IComparable, IComparer
• Side Casts
• The is and as Operators
• Decoupling with interfaces

Arrays, Collections and Strings

• Arrays
• Initializing Arrays
• The Array Class
• Multi-dimensional Arrays
• Jagged Arrays
• Indexers
• Standard Collections: ArrayList, Stack, Queue, Hashtable
• The String Type
• String Members
• The StringBuilder Type
• String Literals

Exceptions

• Errors vs. Exceptions
• Error Handling Options
• The try block
• The catch block
• The throw statement
• The finally block
• Standard Exception Classes
• Custom Exceptions
• Checked and Unchecked Expressions
• Exception Handling Guidelines

Generics

• The Need for Generics
• Generic Types
• Standard Generic Collections
• Generic Methods
• Generic Interfaces
• Generic Constraints
• Nullable Types
• Other Aspects of Generics

Delegates and Events

• Delegate Basics
• Creating Delegates
• Invoking Delegates
• The Delegate and MultiCastDelegate Types
• Anonymous Delegates && Lambda expression
• Generic Delegates
• Events
• The Publisher / Subscriber Pattern

Managing Resources

• Garbage Collection and its Impacts
• The Managed Heap
• Object Creation and Destruction
• The Garbage Collection Process
• Finalization
• Deterministic Finalization
• The IDisposable Interface
• The Dispose Pattern
• The using keyword

Advanced Language Constructs

• Partial Methods
• Iterators
• Extension Methods
• Object and Collection Initializers
• Anonymous Types
• Introduction to LINQ

Tasks

• Introduction to Tasks
• Creating tasks
• Cancelling tasks
• Tasks & Exceptions
• Task schedulers
• The Parallel class
• Parallel LINQ
• Asynchronous Programming with Async/Await

• Delegates must understand the fundamentals of programming and should have had prior Experience in programming
• Experience in object oriented programming is highly beneficial