Overview
Main description
There’s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects
Visual C# 2005 Demystified explains the language and its libraries and applications as well as how to use the integrated development environment. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your First Windows Program Chapter 2: Writing Your First CodeChapter 3: ControlsChapter 4: Storing Information -- Data Types and VariablesChapter 5: Letting the Program Do the Math -- Arithmetic OperatorsChapter 6: Making Comparisons -- Comparison and Logical OperatorsChapter 7: Making Choices -- if and switch Control Structures Chapter 8: Repeating Yourself -- Loops and ArraysChapter 9: Organizing Your Code with Methods Chapter 10: Helper Forms Chapter 11: MenusChapter 12: ToolbarsChapter 13: Accessing Text FilesChapter 14: DatabasesChapter 15: Web ApplicationsFINAL EXAMANSWERSINDEX
Author comments
Jeff Kent (Los Angeles, CA) is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Los Angeles Valley College in Valley Glen, California. He teaches a number of programming languages, including Visual Basic, C++, C#, Java, and Assembler. He also manages a network for a Los Angeles law firm. He has written several books on computer programming, recently Visual Basic.NET: A Beginner's Guide and C++ Demystified (McGraw-Hill/Osborne) and, concurrently with this book, Visual C# 2005 Demystified (McGraw-Hill). He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and then went on to obtain a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola (Los Angeles) School of Law and to practice law.
Back cover copy
The FAST and EASY way to learn VISUAL C+ 2005
Start programming in Visual C# 2005 right away -- even if you don't have formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In Visual C# 2005 Demystified, programming instructor Jeff Kent provides an effective, illuminating, and entertaining way to learn to use this versatile programming language in the new release of its integrated development environment.
This self-teaching guide begins by explaining what Visual C# does and how it works, and covers key programming concepts, such as classes, objects, and properties. Then, you'll learn about the building blocks of your programs, including variables, data types, operators, loops, and arrays. Next, you'll learn to create graphical user interface elements, including menus, toolbars, and dialog boxes. By the time you're finished with the book, you'll be able to create sophisticated Windows and Web applications. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this book will teach you to program in Visual C# 2005 in no time at all.
This hands-on, self-teaching text offers:
- An easy way to learn Visual C# 2005
- Programming projects that illustrate real-world concepts
- A quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
- A final exam at the end of the book
- No unnecessary technical jargon
- A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work!
Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Visual C# Demystified is your shortcut to learning this powerful programming language.
