Getting Started -- Getting Ready -- Understanding C# and the .NET Framework -- The C# Language -- C# Fundamentals and Keyword Reference -- Numeric and Boolean Types -- Classes and Objects -- Fields -- Properties, Indexers, and Operators -- Methods -- Delegates, Events, and Anonymous Methods -- Namespaces -- Interfaces, Structs, and Enums -- Arrays -- Exceptions -- Generic and Anonymous Types -- Strings and Characters -- Attributes -- Garbage Collection -- The .NET Class Library -- Collections -- Files, Streams, and IO -- Networking & WCF -- Time & Dates -- Serialization -- Parallel Programming -- Asynchronous Methods and Parallel Loops -- Other Useful Features and Classes -- Data and Databases -- LINQ to Objects -- Parallel LINQ -- LINQ to XML -- LINQ to Entities -- LINQ to DataSet -- User Interfaces -- Windows Forms -- Windows Presentation Foundation -- ASP.NET -- Silverlight -- Advanced Topics -- Windows Integration -- Cryptography and Security -- Testing and Debugging.

If you’re new to C# programming, this book is the ideal way to get started. Respected author Adam Freeman guides you through the C# language by carefully building up your knowledge from fundamental concepts to advanced features. The book gradually builds up your knowledge, using the concepts you have already grasped to support those that come next. You will explore all the core areas of the C# language and the .NET Framework on which it runs. Particular attention is paid to the creation of Web and Windows applications and data access—danger zones where novice programmers often go awry in their early coding attempts. Introducing Visual C# 2010 is a comprehensive primer. Even if you have no previous programming experience, you can have confidence in the fact that you'll be able to build well constructed web and Windows applications of your own once you have finished reading this book.