Introduction to C# Training

Introduction to C# Instructor-Led Course Outline

• Introduction to the C# Language

  The evolution of C#

  • Comparing different versions of C#
  • Expressing C# models in UML

  C# and the .NET infrastructure

  • Common Language Infrastructure (CLI)
  • Managed code philosophy
  • Common Intermediate Language (CIL) and metadata

• Language Fundamentals

  Data types and control constructs

  • Declaring implicit and explicit variables
  • Value and reference types
  • Unicode characters and strings

  Defining and calling methods

  • The Main method specification
  • Passing arguments and returning values
  • The scope and lifetime of variables
  • Named and symbolic methods
  • Handling exceptions
  • Recovering resources

  Employing .NET library classes

  • Avoiding collisions by using namespaces
  • Performing I/O using the stream class and serialisation
  • Standard and Generic Collections

• Developing C# Classes

  Defining classes

  • Encapsulating attributes with methods and properties
  • Providing consistent initialization using constructors
  • Overloading methods and constructors
  • Achieving reuse through inheritance and polymorphism

  Creating and using objects

  • Allocating object memory with new
  • Passing initial values to constructors
  • Choosing value or reference allocation
  • Invoking methods and accessing properties

• Interconnecting Objects

  Associating classes

  • Manipulating references
  • Physical vs. logical equivalence
  • Selecting collection library classes
  • Increasing reliability using generics

  Exposing interfaces

  • Defining an interface specification
  • Interface polymorphism
  • Events and delegates

• Implementing and Enhancing C# Solutions

  Components and Deployment

  • Manifests and assemblies
  • .NET assembly meta-model

  Building multi-tier applications

  • Leveraging solid architectures (MVC and EDM)
  • Changing the user interface
  • Dealing with data using LINQ and Entity Framework
  • Employing delegates and lambda expressions