Accelerated C# 2005

Accelerated C# 2005 teaches you how to use core C# language concepts as well as how to wisely employ C# idioms and object-oriented design patternsto exploit the power of C# and the common language runtime (CLR). You’ll quickly master C# syntax while learning how the CLR simplifies many programming tasks. You’ll also learn best practices that ensure your code will be efficient, reusable, and robust.

This book is the fastest path to C# mastery for anyone familiar with object-oriented programming. Many books introduce C#, but very few also explain how to use it optimally with the .NET CLR. Why spend months or years discovering the best ways to design and code C#, when this book will show you how to do things the right way, right from the start?

Table of Contents

1. C#Preview
2. C# and the CLR
3. C# Syntax Overview
4. Classes, Structs, and Objects
5. Interfaces and Contracts
6. Overloading Operators
7. Exception Handling and Exception Safety
8. Working with Strings
9. Arrays, Collection Types, and Iterators
10. Delegates, Anonymous Functions, and Events
11. Generics
12. Threading in C#
13. In Search of C# Canonical Forms