John Paul Mueller - C# 10.0 All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

C# 10.0 All-in-One For Dummies

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2021951074

ISBN: 978-1-11-983907-1 (pbk)

ISBN 978-1-11-984012-1 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-11-983908-8 (ebk)

1. Book 1 Chapter 2
2. Book 1 Chapter 3
3. Book 1 Chapter 4
4. Book 1 Chapter 6
5. Book 1 Chapter 8
6. Book 3 Chapter 1
7. Book 3 Chapter 2
8. Book 3 Chapter 4

1. Book 1 Chapter 1
2. Book 1 Chapter 6
3. Book 1 Chapter 7
4. Book 1 Chapter 9
5. Book 2 Chapter 1
6. Book 2 Chapter 2
7. Book 2 Chapter 6
8. Book 2 Chapter 7
9. Book 2 Chapter 8
10. Book 2 Chapter 9
11. Book 3 Chapter 1
12. Book 3 Chapter 2
13. Book 3 Chapter 4
14. Book 3 Chapter 5
15. Book 3 Chapter 6
16. Book 4 Chapter 1
17. Book 4 Chapter 2
18. Book 4 Chapter 3
19. Book 5 Chapter 1
20. Book 5 Chapter 2
21. Book 5 Chapter 3
22. Book 5 Chapter 4
23. Book 5 Chapter 5
24. Book 6 Chapter 1
25. Book 6 Chapter 3

C# is an amazing language that is currently ranked the fifth most popular language in the world, according to the Tiobe Index ( https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ )! You can use this single language to do everything from desktop development to creating web applications and even web-based application programming interfaces (APIs). In addition, C# now makes it possible to target a multitude of platforms, including macOS and Linux. While other developers have to overcome deficiencies in their languages to create even a subset of the application types that C# supports with aplomb, you can be coding your application, testing, and then sitting on the beach enjoying the fruits of your efforts. Of course, any language that does this much requires a bit of explanation, and C# 10.0 All-in-One For Dummies is your doorway to this new adventure in development.

So, why do you need C# 10.0 All-in-One For Dummies specifically? This book stresses learning the basics of the C# language before you do anything else. With this in mind, the book begins with all the C# basics in . Using this book helps you get the most you can from C# 10.0 in the least possible time.

Even if you have past experience with C#, the new features in C# 10.0 will have you producing feature-rich applications in an even shorter time than you may have before. C# 10.0 All-in-One For Dummies introduces you to all these new features. For example, you discover how to work with both Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and Windows 10 and above applications (besides using all the old standbys). You also find all the new features provided for object-oriented development, and new IDE features designed to make your development experience easier. Make sure you dont miss out on the new Record type discussed in Book 2, . This book is designed to make using C# 10.0 fast and easy; it removes the complexity that you may have experienced when trying to learn about these topics online.

To help you absorb the concepts, this book uses the following conventions:

• Text that you're meant to type just as it appears in the book is in bold. The exception is when youre working through a step list: Because each step is bold, the text to type is not bold.
• Words for you to type that are also in italics are meant as placeholders; you need to replace them with something that works for you. For example, if you see Type Your Name and press Enter, you need to replace Your Name with your actual name.
• I also use italics for terms I define. This means that you dont have to rely on other sources to provide the definitions you need.
• Web addresses and programming code appear in