Table of Contents

 

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Praise for the Third Edition

Praise for the Second Edition

Praise for the First Edition

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About this book

About the author

About the cover illustration

1. C# in context

Chapter 1. Survival of the sharpest

1.1. An evolving language

1.1.1. A helpful type system at large and small scales

1.1.2. Ever more concise code

1.1.3. Simple data access with LINQ

1.1.4. Asynchrony

1.1.5. Balancing efficiency and complexity

1.1.6. Evolution at speed: Using minor versions

1.2. An evolving platform

1.3. An evolving community

1.4. An evolving book

1.4.1. Mixed-level coverage

1.4.2. Examples using Noda Time

1.4.3. Terminology choices

Summary

2. C# 2–5

Chapter 2. C# 2

2.1. Generics

2.1.1. Introduction by example: Collections before generics

2.1.2. Generics save the day

2.1.3. What can be generic?