This book starts by reviewing the overall architecture of .NET in order to give you the background you need to be able to write managed code. After that, the book is divided into a number of sections that cover both the C# language and its application in a variety of areas.The book closes with an appendix covering Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 development.
Start using the new features of C# 4 and .NET 4 right away
The new C# 4 language version is indispensable for writing code in Visual Studio 2010. This essential guide emphasizes that C# is the language of choice for your .NET 4 applications. The unparalleled author team of experts begins with a refresher of C# basics and quickly moves on to provide detailed coverage of all the recently added language and Framework features so that you can start writing Windows applications and ASP.NET web applications immediately.
Reviews the .NET architecture, objects, generics, inheritance, arrays, operators, casts, delegates, events, Lambda expressions, and more
Details integration with dynamic objects in C#, named and optional parameters, COM-specific interop features, and type-safe varianceProvides coverage of new features of .NET 4, Workflow Foundation 4, ADO.NET Data Services, MEF, the Parallel Task Library, and PLINQ
Has deep coverage of great technologies including LINQ, WCF, WPF, flow and fixed documents, and Silverlight
Reviews ASP.NET programming and goes into new features such as ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET Dynamic Data
Discusses communication with WCF, MSMQ, peer-to-peer, and syndication
