CS2.  Accelerated Introduction to C#

Rev. 2.1

 

Microsoft’s .NET is a revolutionary advance in programming technology that greatly simplifies application development and is a good match for the emerging paradigm of Web-based services, as opposed to proprietary applications. Part of this technology is a new language, C#. This new language combines the power of C++ and the ease of development of Visual Basic. It bears a striking resemblance to Java and improves on that language. C# may well become the dominant language for building applications on Microsoft platforms.

 

This one-day course is designed for the experienced programmer to help you quickly come up to speed on the C# language. It is current to Visual Studio 2005 and .NET 2.0.

 

For students pursuing MCTS certification, this course provides the C# foundation required for Object Innovations’ series of courses designed to assist in exam preparation. Further important topics in C#, such as interfaces, delegates and events, are covered in the follow-on course CS5, .NET Framework Foundations Using C#.

 

This course concisely covers the essentials of programming using Microsoft’s new C# programming language. It starts with a brief chapter, “.NET:  What You Need to Know,” which gets you up and running in the .NET environment with a minimum of fuss. The next two chapters cover C# language essentials and object-oriented programming in C#. An appendix provides a tutorial on Visual Studio 2005, including the freely downloadable Visual C# 2005 Express Edition.

 

The course is practical, with many example programs. The student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the programming examples.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 

·         Acquire a working knowledge of C# programming

·         Learn how to implement programs using C# and classes from the .NET Framework

·         Gain a working knowledge of the object-oriented features of C#

 

Duration:  1 day

 

Prerequisites:  The student should be an experienced application developer or architect with knowledge of an object-oriented programming language such as C++ or Java.

 

1.      NET: What You Need to Know

.NET Executables and the CLR

A .NET Testbed for C# Programming

Visual Studio 2005

 

2.      C# Overview for the Sophisticated Programmer

First C# Console Application

Namespaces

Data Types

Conversions

Control Structures

Subroutines and Functions

Strings

Arrays

Console I/O

Formatting

Exception Handling

 

3.      Object-Oriented Programming in C#

Classes

Access Control

Methods and Properties

Static Data and Methods

Inheritance

Overriding Methods

Access Control and Assemblies

 

Appendix A.  Using Visual Studio 2005

 

Overview of Visual Studio 2005

Creating a Console Application

Project Configurations

Debugging

Multiple-Project Solutions

 

Appendix B.  Learning Resources

 

System Requirements

 

Course exercises require Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 on Windows XP with Service Pack 2. Visual C# 2005 Express Edition can also be used. See the appropriate course Setup Guide for details.

 

A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a Pentium 1 GHz or equivalent CPU, 512 MB of RAM, and at least 4 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.