Fluent C#

Based on the principles of cognitive science and instructional design, Fluent C#, the first in the new Fluent Learning series, is a true tutorial that will help you build effective working models for understanding a large and complex subject: developing .NET Framework applications in C#.   Most introductory books just talk at you and give you “exercises” that have more to do with taking dictation than actually learning. Fluent C# is different. It guides you through learning the way your mind likes to learn: by solving puzzles, making connections, and building genuine understanding instead of just memorizing random facts.   DETAILED INFORMATION ON HOW TO…   ·        Write .NET applications in C# 2010 ·        Leverage the incredible power of the .NET Framework Class Library ·        Apply Object-Oriented principles, Design Patterns, and best practices to your code ·        Develop desktop applications using the powerful Windows Presentation Foundation user interface API  

Table of Contents:
Getting Started Introduction.    1     Fluent Learning Because     This book isn’t for everyone     What you’ll learn     What you’ll need     How it works Application Development     9     The development process     System design     Creating executables The .NET Platform    43     .NET components     Say hello     Say what? The Visual Studio UI.    67     Solutions, projects and stuff     Take control     Get some help Testing & Deployment     95     Errors & exceptions     Deployment The Language Part 1: Nouns     123     Statements     Declared elements     Comments     Directives & attributes Part 2: Transitive Verbs     155     Literal expressions     Object expressions Part 3: Intransitive Verbs     181     Control of flow commands     Exception handling commands The .NET Framework Library Classes in the .NET Framework    223     The Class Designer     Class definitions     Fields & properties     Methods Other Framework Types     271     Structures     Enumerations     Interfaces     Working with types The Class Library, Part 1     309     Namespaces     The Object Browser     Numeric data     Character data     Times & dates The Class Library, Part 2     353     Arrays     Specialized sets     Generics best practice OOA & D    385     Type relationships     OOP principles     Type modifiers Programming Principles     427     The Single Responsibility Principle     The Open/Closed Principle     The Liskov Substitution Principle     The Law of Demeter Patterns    459     The Strategy Pattern     The Observer Pattern     Architectural Patterns wpf XAML    501     Fundamentals     WPF types     XAML & C# WPF Controls     531     WPF panels     Control classes     Content controls     Items controls Dependency Properties     591     The basics     Creating dependency properties WPF Interactions     627     Routed events     WPF Commands WPF Graphics     665     Color     Brushes     Pens     Typography     Effects Resources     715     Resource dictionaries     Styles     Property triggerrs     Event triggers Templates     761     Building controls     Building control templates     The VisualStateManager WPF Binding     793     Creating bindings     Binding to collections     Working with collections Index    842  

About the Author :
Rebecca M. Riordan has an international reputation as an author and application architect. Her ability to make complex technical subjects accessible and understandable has earned her books a devoted following. In 2004, her book, Seeing Data: Designing User Interfaces for Database Systems Using .NET was nominated for the prestigious Jolt award.