C# Foundations eLearning

Course Outline

Introduction to Visual Studio

What is it?

Supported programming languages
Visual Studio editions
Installation
Updating
Starting development
An introduction to .NET development options

.NET vs .NET Core
Common Language Infrastructure (CLI)
Garbage Collection (GC)
Just In Time compiler (JIT)
Framework Class Library (FCL)
.NET application platform
C# Syntax

The using Keyword
The namespace Keyword
Special Characters
Statements
Expressions
Operators
Variables
Arrays
Demo time
Reference Types and Value Types

Reference Types
Value Types
Generics

Intro to generics
Classes
Interfaces
Methods
Delegates
Demo Time
More on Types

Use and define types
Casting and type conversions
Boxing and unboxing
Using Dynamic
All About Strings

Introduction
String vs System.String
Declaring and Initializing strings
Immutability
StringBuilder
String Literals
Escape Sequences
Formatting
Substrings
Null and Empty strings
Demo Time
Object Orientation

Classes vs Structs
Objects
Members
Encapsulation
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Interfaces
Defining a field
Defining a method
Defining a constructor
Defining getters and setters
Static methods and classes
Access modifiers
Demo Time
Events and Delegates

Overview
Using Delegates
Multicast Delegates
Subscribe and Unsubscribe to Events
Demo Time
Controlling Execution Flow

Introduction
If…else statements
Switch…case
Do…while
For
Foreach…in
Break
Continue
Goto
Return
Demo Time
Handling Exceptions

Introduction to Exception Handling
Using Exceptions
Creating and Throwing Exceptions
Compiler-Generated Exceptions
Demo Time
Performance Tips

Introduction
Boxing/Unboxing
Strings
Destructors
Exceptions
Release vs Debug builds
Demo Time