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Programming Fundamentals: Getting Started with C# and .NET

Gain insights into C# 10 and .NET, learn programming basics, delve into OOP, explore data structures, and discover how to build and deploy native applications effectively.

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103 Lessons

11h 10min

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Gain insights into C# 10 and .NET, learn programming basics, delve into OOP, explore data structures, and discover how to build and deploy native applications effectively.

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Course Overview

C# is one of the most popular programming languages in the world, and its latest stable version, C# 10, has several new features and updates that make it an excellent choice for a wide variety of applications. Combined with the .NET framework, C# can empower developers to build native applications for all the major consumer operating systems as well as the cloud. The course starts with an introduction to programming concepts such as conditional statements, loops, arrays, and functions. You’ll explore advan...Show More

C# is one of the most popular programming languages in the world, and its latest stable version, C# 10, has several new features...Show More

What You'll Learn

Understand the syntax and features of C#.

Get familiarized with the .NET framework.

Master the concepts of object-oriented programming.

Get a working knowledge of the functionality of .NET for developing native desktop, mobile, and web applications.

Practice advanced C# and .NET features, including databases and LINQ and concurrency.

Understand the syntax and features of C#.

Course Content

Introduction

2 Lessons

Learn how to use C# and .NET for diverse application development.

Getting Started

Introduction to C#

C# Basics

8 Lessons

Unpack the core of variables, memory, comments, naming, enums, directives, and namespaces in C#.

Variable and Data Types

Namespaces and Using Directives

Quiz: C# Basics

Operators

8 Lessons

Work your way through types of operators, input/output handling, and type casting in C#.

Types of Operators

Input and Output

Coding Exercise: Display User Input

Solution: Display User Input

Type Casting

Coding Exercise: TryParse

Solution: TryParse

Quiz: Operators

Decisional Statements

9 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of decisional statements, conditional operators, switch structures, and ternary operators in C#.

Types of Decisional Statements

Conditional Operators

Coding Exercise: Making Decisions

Solution: Making Decisions

Switch Statement

Coding Exercise: Switch statement

Solution: Switch Statement

Ternary Operator

Quiz: Decisional Statements

Loops (Iterative Statements)

6 Lessons

Solve problems in using various loop types, nested loops, and flow control statements in C#.

Types of Loops

Nested Loops

Coding Exercise: Types of Loops

Solution: Types of Loops

The break and continue Statements

Quiz: Loops

Arrays

8 Lessons

Implement arrays, multidimensional arrays, and jagged arrays in C# for data organization.

Introduction to Arrays

Coding Exercise: Arrays

Solution: Arrays

2-D and 3-D Arrays

Coding Exercise: 2-D Arrays

Solution: 2-D Arrays

Jagged Array

Quiz: Array

Methods

6 Lessons

Piece together the parts of methods, including recursion, named arguments, and practical coding exercises.

Introduction to Methods

Coding Exercise: Methods

Solution: Methods

Named Argument in Methods

Method Recursion

Quiz: Methods

Classes

16 Lessons

Get familiar with classes, properties, inheritance, access modifiers, generics, and extension methods in C#.

Introduction to Classes

Get-Set Properties

Static Classes and Class Constructors

Coding Exercise: Classes

Solution: Classes

Class Inheritance

Method Overloading in Classes

Virtual Methods in Classes

Abstract and Partial Classes

Access Modifier

Generic Class

The this Keyword and Extension Methods

Coding Exercise: Extension Methods

Solution: Extension Methods

Interfaces

Quiz: Classes

Data Structures

9 Lessons

Get started with understanding and using various data structures in C#.

Structs

Records

List

Coding Exercise: List

Quiz: Data Structures

10.

Delegates and Events

6 Lessons

Break apart the concepts of delegates, events, and lambdas in C#.

Using the delegate variables

Coding Exercise: delegates

Solution: delegates

Events

Lambdas

Quiz: Delegates and Events

11.

Miscellaneous Topics

11 Lessons

Grasp various programming techniques, including exception handling, file operations, unit tests, and the DateTime struct.

Try-Catch

Writing/Reading Text Files

Unit Testing

Random Numbers

Coding Exercise: Random Numbers

Solution: Random Number

DateTime

Coding Exercise: DateTime

Solution: DateTime

Introduction to StringBuilder

Quiz: Miscellaneous Topics

12.

Concurrency

5 Lessons

Deepen your knowledge of threads and asynchronous programming to enhance application concurrency.

Threads

Coding Exercise: Threads

Solution: Threads

Asynchronous

Quiz: Concurrency

13.

LINQ and Databases

5 Lessons

Tackle LINQ's query syntax and method calls, database connectivity, and practical examples in C#.

LINQ - Query Syntax

LINQ Method Call Syntax

Database: Connectivity

Database: Examples

Quiz: LINQ and Databases

14.

Appendix

4 Lessons

Master the steps to install Visual Studio, create applications, perform unit testing, and connect to SQL Server.

Installation of the Visual Studio

Creating a Console Application

Unit Testing in Visual Studio

Connecting with the SQL Server in Visual Studio

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