Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxviii

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2. Introducing C# and the .NET Platform

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Philosophy of .NET

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      Pages 3-33

   3. Building C# Applications

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      Pages 35-65

3. Core C# Programming Constructs

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Core C# Programming Constructs, Part I

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      Pages 69-105

   3. Core C# Programming Constructs, Part II

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      Pages 107-139

   4. Defining Encapsulated Class Types

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      Pages 141-183

   5. Understanding Inheritance and Polymorphism

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      Pages 185-218

   6. Understanding Structured Exception Handling

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      Pages 219-243

   7. Understanding Object Lifetime

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      Pages 245-265

4. Advanced C# Programming Constructs

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 267-267

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   2. Working with Interfaces

      • Andrew Troelsen

      Pages 269-308

   3. Collections and Generics

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      Pages 309-339

   4. Delegates, Events, and Lambdas

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      Pages 341-381

   5. Indexers, Operators, and Pointers

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      Pages 383-414

   6. C# 2008 Language Features

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      Pages 415-445

   7. An Introduction to LINQ

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      Pages 447-472

5. Programming with .NET Assemblies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 473-473

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   2. Introducing .NET Assemblies

      • Andrew Troelsen

      Pages 475-522

The first edition of this book was released at the 2001 Tech Ed conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Since that time, this text has been revised, tweaked, and enhanced to account for the changes found within each release of the .NET platform (1.1, 2.0, 3.0 and now 3.5).

.NET 3.0 was more of an augmentative release, essentially providing three new APIs: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). As you would expect, coverage of the "W's" has been expanded a great deal in this version of the book from the previous Special Edition text.

Unlike .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5 provides dozens of C# language features and .NET APIs. This edition of the book will walk you through all of this material using the same readable approach as was found in previous editions. Rest assured, you'll find detailed coverage of Language Integrated Query (LINQ), the C# 2008 language changes (automatic properties, extension methods, anonymous types, etc.) and the numerous bells and whistles of Visual Studio 2008.

• .NET
• AML
• ASP.NET
• LINQ
• SQL
• Visual Basic
• functional programming

Andrew Troelsen is a partner, trainer, and consultant at Intertech Inc., and is a leading authority on both .NET and COM. His book Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform won the prestigious 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award and is in its third edition. Also of note are his earlier five-star treatment of traditional COM in the bestselling Developer's Workshop to COM and ATL mirrored in his book, COM and .NET Interoperability, and his top-notch investigation of VB .NET in Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide. Troelsen has a degree in mathematical linguistics and South Asian studies from the University of Minnesota, and is a frequent speaker at numerous .NET-related conferences. He currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Amanda, and spends his free time investigating .NET and waiting for the Wild to win the Stanley Cup. You can check out his blog at AndrewTroelsen.blogspot.com.

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