Programming with C#
Course Number: Duration: 40 hours
 
Objectives
The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to develop C# applications for the Microsoft .NET Platform. The course focuses on C# program structure, language syntax, and implementation details. C# was created to be the programming language best suited for writing enterprise applications for .NET. C# combines the high productivity of Microsoft Visual Basic® with the raw power of C++. It is a simple, object-oriented, and type-safe programming language that is based on the C and C++ family of languages.
Target Audience This course is intended for experienced developers who already have programming experience in C, C++, Visual Basic, or Java. These developers will be likely to develop enterprise business solutions.
Topics List the major elements of the .NET Framework and explain how C# fits into the .NET Platform. Analyze the basic structure of a C# application and be able to document, debug, compile, and run a simple application, Create, name, and assign values to variables, Use common statements to implement flow control, looping, and exception handling, Create methods (functions and subroutines) that can return values and take parameters, Create, initialize, and use arrays, Explain the basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented programming, Use common objects and reference types, Create, initialize, and destroy objects in a C# application, Build new C# classes from existing classes, Create self-contained classes and frameworks in a C# application, Define operators, use delegates, and add event specifications, Implement properties and indexers, Use predefined and custom attributes.
Prerequisites Experience with programming in C, C++, Visual Basic, Java, or another programming language.