Introducing Visual C# 2010

Adam Freeman is an experienced IT professional who has held senior positions in a range of companies, most recently serving as chief technology officer and chief operating officer of a global bank. Now retired, he spends his time writing and long-distance running.

Getting Started.- Getting Ready.- Understanding C# and the .NET Framework.- The C# Language.- C# Fundamentals and Keyword Reference.- Numeric and Boolean Types.- Classes and Objects.- Fields.- Properties, Indexers, and Operators.- Methods.- Delegates, Events, and Anonymous Methods.- Namespaces.- Interfaces, Structs, and Enums.- Arrays.- Exceptions.- Generic and Anonymous Types.- Strings and Characters.- Attributes.- Garbage Collection.- The .NET Class Library.- Collections.- Files, Streams, and IO.- Networking & WCF.- Time & Dates.- Serialization.- Parallel Programming.- Asynchronous Methods and Parallel Loops.- Other Useful Features and Classes.- Data and Databases.- LINQ to Objects.- Parallel LINQ.- LINQ to XML.- LINQ to Entities.- LINQ to DataSet.- User Interfaces.- Windows Forms.- Windows Presentation Foundation.- ASP.NET.- Silverlight.- Advanced Topics.- Windows Integration.- Cryptography and Security.- Testing and Debugging.