This is the ultimate guide on the newest version of C#, from an unparalleled team of authors. Get ready for the next release of Microsoft's C# programming language with "Professional C# 2010", the ultimate guide to C# 4 and the revised .NET framework. This essential book has been updated along with C# and it now features new examples, new coverage of language and framework additions, and best of all, expanded coverage of all the topics that you need most. After a quick refresher on C# basics, the author dream team moves on to provide you with details of recently added language and framework features including LINQ, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to XML, WCF, WPF, Workflow, and Generics. Coverage also spans ASP.NET programming with C#, working in Visual Studio 2010 with C#, and more. With this book, you'll quickly get up to date on all the newest capabilities of C# 4. C# is a programming language from Microsoft; the C# 4 language version will be synonymous with writing code in "Visual Studio 2010", and you can use it to write Windows applications, Web apps with ASP.NET, and Windows Mobile and Embedded CE apps. This title gets you up to speed on new C# 4 features such as integration with dynamic languages, dynamic objects in C#, named and optional parameters, COM specific interop features, and type-safe variance. It helps you master topics such as Language Integrated Query (LINQ), LINQ to SQL, LINQ to XML, WCF, WPF, workflow, and generics. The book also covers traditional Windows programming, Windows Forms, GDI+, and ASP.NET Web programming with C#. It addresses additional topics such as: base class libraries, communication with enterprise services, MSMQ, directory services, peer to peer, and syndication. If you want to develop intermediate or advanced C# programming skills, this book is the perfect one-stop resource.

About the Author

Christian Nagel is a Microsoft Regional Director, software architect, and author of many .NET books. He founded CN innovation and is an associate of thinktecture. Bill Evjen is Global Head of Platform Architecture for Thomson Reuters, Lipper. He is also a Microsoft Regional Director and the founder of INETA. Jay Glynn is the Principle Architect at PureSafety, a leading provider of results-driven software and information solutions for workforce safety and health. Karli Watson is a freelance author and a consultant for Infusion Development. Morgan Skinner works in premier support for developers at Microsoft.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION. PART I: THE C# LANGUAGE. CHAPTER 1: .NET Architecture. CHAPTER 2: Core C#. CHAPTER 3: Objects and Types. CHAPTER 4: Inheritance. CHAPTER 5: Generics. CHAPTER 6: Arrays and Tuples. CHAPTER 7: Operators and Casts. CHAPTER 8: Delegates, Lambdas, and Events. CHAPTER 9: Strings and Regular Expressions. CHAPTER 10: Collections. CHAPTER 11: Language Integrated Query. CHAPTER 12: Dynamic Language Extensions. CHAPTER 13: Memory Management and Pointers. CHAPTER 14: Refl ection. CHAPTER 15: Errors and Exceptions. PART II: VISUAL STUDIO. CHAPTER 16: Visual Studio 2010. CHAPTER 17: Deployment. PART III: FOUNDATION. CHAPTER 18: Assemblies. CHAPTER 19: Instrumentation. CHAPTER 20: Threads, Tasks, and Synchronization. CHAPTER 21: Security. CHAPTER 22: Localization. CHAPTER 23: System.Transactions. CHAPTER 24: Networking. CHAPTER 25: Windows Services. CHAPTER 26: Interop. CHAPTER 27: Core XAML. CHAPTER 28: Managed Extensibility Framework. CHAPTER 29: Manipulating Files and the Registry. PART IV: DATA. CHAPTER 30: Core ADO.NET. CHAPTER 31: ADO.NET Entity Framework. CHAPTER 32: Data Services. CHAPTER 33: Manipulating XML. CHAPTER 34: .NET Programming with SQL Server. PART V: PRESENTATION. CHAPTER 35: Core WPF. CHAPTER 36: Business Applications with WPF. CHAPTER 37: Creating Documents with WPF. CHAPTER 38: Silverlight. CHAPTER 39: Windows Forms. CHAPTER 40: Core ASP.NET. CHAPTER 41: ASP.NET Features. CHAPTER 42: ASP.NET Dynamic Data and MVC. PART VI: COMMUNICATION. CHAPTER 43: Windows Communication Foundation. CHAPTER 44: Windows Workfl ow Foundation 4. CHAPTER 45: Peer-to-Peer Networking. CHAPTER 46: Message Queuing. CHAPTER 47: Syndication. APPENDIX: Guidelines for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. INDEX. ONLINE CHAPTERS. CHAPTER 48: Graphics with GDI+. CHAPTER 49: Visual Studio Tools for Office. CHAPTER 50: Managed Add-In Framework. CHAPTER 51: Enterprise Services. CHAPTER 52: Directory Services. CHAPTER 53: C#, Visual Basic, C++/CLI, and F#. CHAPTER 54: .NET Remoting. CHAPTER 55: Web Services with ASP.NET. CHAPTER 56: LINQ to SQL. CHAPTER 57: Windows Workfl ow Foundation 3.0.