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Mastering C# and .NET

Delve into .NET development with C#, covering programming fundamentals, object-oriented principles, exception handling, and multithreading. Gain hands-on experience to build cross-platform applications effectively.

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110 Lessons

16h 4min

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2 Assessments

293 Playgrounds

16 Quizzes

Course Overview

What You'll Learn

Course Content

Course Overview

.NET is Microsoft’s free and open source framework for developing native software applications on Linux, macOS, and Windows. The power of cross-platform development allows developers to design, code, and run programs on a wide array of platforms. This course is an introduction to developing .NET applications using C#. You’ll start start with a comprehensive review of C# and computer programming fundamentals: data types, conditionals, loops, methods, and more. You’ll then review the basics of object-oriente...Show More

What You'll Learn

A working knowledge of .NET application development using C#

A strong understanding of object-oriented programming and C#’s syntax

A deep familiarity with the principles and implementation of garbage collection

Hands-on experience working with .NET data structures and type systems

The ability to work with files and deploy applications using .NET

A working knowledge of .NET application development using C#

Course Content

Getting Started

4 Lessons

Get familiar with the .NET platform, its architecture, and writing your first C# program.

Course Overview

.NET Overview

Our First C# Program

Quiz Yourself: .NET Basics

C# Programming Basics

11 Lessons

Unpack the core of C# basics, including program structure, variables, type casting, loops, and methods.

Structure of a C# Program

Variables and Data Types

Quiz Yourself: C# Basics

Classes and OOP

13 Lessons

Master the steps to effectively utilize classes, structs, and object-oriented programming features in C#.

Classes

Structs

Value vs. Reference Types

Namespaces and Class Libraries

Constants and Read-Only Fields

Operator Overloading

Null Value

Indexers

Quiz Yourself: Classes and OOP

Classes and OOP II

12 Lessons

Apply your skills to understand inheritance, type casting, virtual methods, abstract classes, and generics in C#.

Inheritance

Additional Topics on Inheritance

Type Casting and Classes

Cast Operator Overloading

Virtual Methods and Properties

Hiding vs. Overriding a Method

Abstract Classes

System.Object Class

Generic Types

Constraining the Type Parameters

Generic Types and Inheritance

Quiz Yourself: Classes and OOP II

Exception Handling

4 Lessons

Take a closer look at managing and creating exceptions in C# using try, catch, and finally blocks.

Try...Catch...Finally

Exception Types

Creating and Throwing Exceptions

Quiz Yourself: Exception Handling

First Assessment

Assessment

Delegates and Events

7 Lessons

See how C# handles delegates, events, anonymous methods, lambdas, and built-in delegate types.

Delegates

Anonymous Methods

Lambdas

Delegates (Continued)

Events

Built-in Delegate Types

Quiz Yourself: Delegates and Events

Interfaces

6 Lessons

Master the steps to understanding and utilizing interfaces for structured, flexible C# code.

Interface Definition

Implementing Interfaces

Casting and Explicit Implementation

Interface Implementation and Inheritance

Inheritance and Generics in Interfaces

Quiz Yourself: Interfaces

Additional Features

6 Lessons

Step through additional C# features like extension methods, partial classes, anonymous types, and local functions.

Extension Methods

Partial Classes and Methods

Anonymous Types

Local Functions

Math Class

Quiz Yourself: Additional Features

10.

Collections

7 Lessons

Discover the logic behind dynamic and generic collections, including ArrayList, List<T>, and data structures like Stacks, Queues, Dictionaries, and ObservableCollection<T>.

IEnumerable Interface

Quiz Yourself: Collections

11.

LINQ

5 Lessons

Break apart LINQ basics, common operations, deferred execution, and impactful collection manipulation methods.

LINQ Basics

Common LINQ Operations

Common LINQ Operations II

Deferred Execution

Quiz Yourself: LINQ

12.

Working with Strings

4 Lessons

Apply your skills to handling strings, using StringBuilder efficiently, and mastering regular expressions.

Strings and String Operations

The StringBuilder Class

Regular Expressions

Quiz Yourself: Working with Strings

13.

Working with Dates and Time

3 Lessons

Dig into C#'s DateTime struct for date manipulation and flexible formatting techniques.

DateTime Struct

Formatting the Output

Quiz Yourself: Working with Date and Time

14.

Multithreading and Asynchronous Programming

11 Lessons

Tackle multithreading and asynchronous programming, enhancing application responsiveness and efficiency.

Multithreading Overview

Creating Threads

Parameterized Methods

Synchronizing Threads

Quiz Yourself: Multithreading in .NET

15.

Reflection

4 Lessons

Build on understanding .NET reflection, exploring type information, application, and attribute data.

Introduction to Reflection

Applications of Reflection

Reading Attribute Data

Quiz Yourself: Reflection

16.

Dynamic Binding

3 Lessons

Try out dynamic binding using Dynamic Language Runtime and ExpandoObject class in C#.

Dynamic Language Runtime

The ExpandoObject Class

Quiz Yourself: Dynamic Binding

17.

Garbage Collection and Unmanaged Resources

7 Lessons

Grasp proper memory management, resource cleanup, and file handling in C# effectively.

Garbage Collector

Finalizers

IDisposable Interface

Automatic Disposing

Reading Files

Writing Files

Quiz Yourself: Garbage Collection and Unmanaged Resources

Final Assessment

Assessment

19.

Next Steps

1 Lessons

Explore further application development with ASP.NET, WPF, Xamarin, and Unity in .NET.

Where To Go From Here

20.

Appendix

2 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of setting up Visual Studio and creating reusable class libraries.

Installing Visual Studio

Creating a Class Library

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