Synopses & Reviews
Get started programming C# with this versatile resourceEager to learn Visual C# programming? This unique book-and-DVD package geared toward those with no programming experience presents easy-to-follow lessons, reinforced by step-by-step instructions, screencasts, and supplemental exercises to help you master Visual C# programming quickly. You'll first discover how to write, debug, and run desktop applications that interact with the user and the computer. You'll then progress to more advanced lessons that teach you how to apply object-oriented concepts, perform calculations, manipulate files and strings, interact with simple databases, and more. All of this will give you the skills to write your own customized Visual C# programs.
Stephens' C# Programming with Visual Studio 2010 24-Hour Trainer:
Shows you how to use the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) and the controls that make up a user interface
Demonstrates what variables are and how a program uses them to calculate results
Describes techniques for controlling a program's flow, making decisions, and repeating operations
Explores how to create and use advanced class features such as generics and operator overloading
Highlights steps that enable a program to interact with the operating system
Walks you through the basics of database programming
Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.
On the DVD
Don't just learn—do!
The lessons within the book are each accompanied by an instructional demonstration on the DVD.
You'll learn to:
Build a simple word processor
Handle errors so your programs don't crash unexpectedly
Use methods to make your programs simpler and more robust
Make your code easier to modify and debug
Simplify how to initialize objects
Overload arithmetic operators to make a ComplexNumber class
Build a program that can copy and paste text and images from the clipboard
Please see the DVD appendix for details and complete system requirements.
Synopsis
A unique book-and-DVD package from preeminent programming instructor Rod Stephens
Visual C# has become a leading programming language, resulting in greater career opportunities for Visual C# programmers. This Wrox guide literally shows novice programmers how to program in C# with Microsoft Visual Studio, using both written and visual instruction.
Easy-to-follow lessons reinforced with step-by-step instructions, screencasts, and supplemental exercises make it easy to master Visual C# programming regardless of your learning style. Each lesson begins with a discussion of a concept or technique and proceeds through step-by-step directions for using the technique Visual C# has surpassed Visual Basic as the most popular programming language This book-and-DVD package provides an introduction to Visual C# programming, with screencasts on the DVD to support each lesson in the book Each lesson includes a Try It section with exercises for developing a programming solution, goals for the exercise, and pointers about handling more complex issues DVD shows how the author works through each lesson in the book
Stephens 24-Hour Trainer: C# Programming with Visual Studio 2010 teaches Visual C# in the clear, compelling style for which Rod Stephens is famous.
Synopsis
A unique book-and-DVD package from preeminent programming instructor Rod StephensVisual C# has become a leading programming language, resulting in greater career opportunities for Visual C# programmers. This Wrox guide literally shows novice programmers how to program in C# with Microsoft Visual Studio, using both written and visual instruction.
Easy-to-follow lessons reinforced with step-by-step instructions, screencasts, and supplemental exercises make it easy to master Visual C# programming regardless of your learning style. Each lesson begins with a discussion of a concept or technique and proceeds through step-by-step directions for using the technique Visual C# has surpassed Visual Basic as the most popular programming language
Coverage Includes:
- Getting Started with the Visual Studio IDE
- Creating Controls
- Making Controls Arrange Themselves
- Handling Events
- Making Menus
- Making Tool Strips and Status Strips
- Using RichTextBoxes
- Using Standard Dialogs
- Creating and Displaying New Forms
- Building Custom Dialogs
- Using Variables and Performing Calculations
- Debugging Code
- Understanding Scope
- Working with Strings
- Working with Dates and Times
- Using Arrays and Collections
- Using Enumerations and Structures
- Making Choices
- Repeating Program Steps
- Handling Errors
- Preventing Bugs
- Defining Classes
- Initializing Objects
- Fine-Tuning Classes
- Overloading Operators
- Using Interfaces
- Making Generic Classes
- Reading and Writing Files
- Using File System Classes
- Printing
- Using the Clipboard
- Providing Drag and Drop
- Localizing Programs
- Programming Databases
- LINQ to Objects
- LINQ to SQL
- Drawing with GDI+
- Making WPF Applications
- Printing with WPF
Note: As part of the print version of this title, video lessons are included on DVD. For e-book versions, video lessons can be accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior of the e-book.
About the Author
Rod Stephens is Microsoft MVP and the author of more than 20 books and 250 articles on C#, Visual Basic, Java, and other programming topics. He is a regular contributor to DevX (www.DevX.com) and also an ITT adjunct instructor.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
section I The Visual Studio IDE and Controls.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Visual Studio IDE.
Chapter 2 Creating Controls.
Chapter 3 Making Controls Arrange Themselves.
Chapter 4 Handling Events.
Chapter 5 Making Menus.
Chapter 6 Making Tool Strips and Status Strips.
Chapter 7 Using RichTextBoxes.
Chapter 8 Using Standard Dialogs.
Chapter 9 Creating and Displaying New Forms.
Chapter 10 Building Custom Dialogs.
Section II Variables and Calculations.
Chapter 11 Using Variables and Performing Calculations.
Chapter 12 Debugging Code.
Chapter 13 Understanding Scope.
Chapter 14 Working with Strings.
Chapter 15 Working with Dates and Times.
Chapter 16 Using Arrays and Collections.
Chapter 17 Using Enumerations and Structures.
Section III Program Statements.
Chapter 18 Making Choices.
Chapter 19 Repeating Program Steps.
Chapter 20 Reusing Code with Methods.
Chapter 21 Handling Errors.
Chapter 22 Preventing Bugs.
Section IV Classes.
Chapter 23 Defining Classes.
Chapter 24 Initializing Objects.
Chapter 25 Fine-Tuning Classes.
Chapter 26 Overloading Operators.
Chapter 27 Using Interfaces.
Chapter 28 Making Generic Classes.
Section V System Interactions.
Chapter 29 Reading and Writing Files.
Chapter 30 Using File System Classes.
Chapter 31 Printing.
Chapter 32 Using the Clipboard.
Chapter 33 Providing Drag and Drop.
Section VI Specialized Topics.
Chapter 34 Localizing Programs.
Chapter 35 Programming Databases, Part 1.
Chapter 36 Programming Databases, Part 2.
Chapter 37 LINQ to Objects.
Chapter 38 LINQ to SQL.
Chapter 39 Drawing with GDI+.
Chapter 40 Making WPF Applications.
Chapter 41 Printing with WPF.
Appendix A Glossary.
Appendix B Control Summary.
Appendix C What’s on the DVD?
Index.