C# for Absolute Beginners
(11 Hours, 15 Minutes ... plus 100 eBook pages)
This series is a fast paced but gentle introduction to C# (featuring the freely available Visual C# Express Edition, but can be used with any
version and edition of Visual Studio) with a focus on teaching you just enough to get started building real Windows applications. Videos include:
Detailed descriptions for each video ...
- Getting Started with Visual C# Express Edition
- Creating a Windows Application User Interface
- Writing Code to Handle Events and Set Properties
- Working with Variables, Expressions, Statements, and Operators
- Using Iteration and Selection Statements
- Object Oriented Programming Fundamentals - Part 1
- Object Oriented Programming Fundamentals - Part 2
- Getting to Know the .NET Framework
- Obtaining Data from a SQL Server Express Edition Database
- Databinding Data to User Interface Controls
- Working with XML
- Handling Exceptions
Building an Entire Application - The last five videos in this series demonstrate how to build an RSS Feed Reader from start to finish ... this should
help you see the entire workflow of using the C# langauge along with other skills like displaying form data, allowing users to interact with your applications,
retrieving data from a database, accessing information from the internet, parsing through XML documents, and more. The videos:
- The RSS Reader Project - Designing and Planning
- The RSS Reader Project - Building the UI
- The RSS Reader Project - Working with XML and SQL Server Express Edition Data
- The RSS Reader Project - Expanding and Refining Application Functionality
- The RSS Reader Project - Fortifying, Testing and Deploying the Application
BONUS MATERIAL #1: Supplemental Readings - A 70 page eBook with articles to supplement each topic discussed in this series. Details ...
BONUS MATERIAL #2: Exercises - An 18 page eBook with exercises for each lesson, and 11 videos ( that explain and demonstrate the solutions to those exercises to help reinforce your new C# knowledge. Details ...
C# 101 Series
(3 Hours)
This series covers similar ground as the "Absolute Beginner" series, but goes into a more detailed explanation on each topic.
Detailed descriptions for each video ...
- C# Hello World and Creating Console Applications
- C# If Statement
- C# Switch Statement
- C# For Loop
- C# While Loop
- C# Do Loop
- C# Foreach Loop
- C# Classes
- C# Variables, Variable Scope and Modifier
- C# Constants
- C# Structs
- C# Enumerations
- C# Type Conversions
- C# Checked and Unchecked Statements
- Structured Exception Handling
- Coding Exception Handling into your App
- Defining and Using Arrays in C#
- Basics of Overloading and Inheritance with C#
- Operator Overloading
- C# Delegate Basics
C# 201 Series
(1 Hour)
This series talk about the new features of C# added in version 2.0 (first introduced with Visual Studio 2005). Videos include:
Detailed descriptions for each video ...
- Introduction to Anonymous Delegates
- Introduction to Generics
- Using List<T>
C# 301 Series
(3 Hours, 10 minutes)
This series talk about the new features of C# added in version 3.0 (first introduced with Visual Studio 2008). Videos include:
Detailed descriptions for each video ...
- Auto Implemented Properties
- Local Type Inference (var keyword)
- Object and Collection Initializers
- Anonymous Types
- Extension Methods
- Lambda Expressions
- Introduction to LINQ to Objects
- LINQ Projection
- LINQ Where Clause
- LINQ From and Join
- LINQ Ordering and Grouping
- LINQ Set Operations
- LINQ Quantifiers
New Features in C# 4.0
(1 Hour)
Visual Studio 2010's release is just around the corner. Here's a great overview of the new features coming in the latest update to the language:
Detailed descriptions for each video ...
- First Impressions Visual Studio 2010 - C# 4.0 Language Enhancements - Part 1
- First Impressions Visual Studio 2010 - C# 4.0 Language Enhancements - Part 2
What Next?
After you get a solid grasp on the C# language itself, it's time to jump in and learn more about the .NET Framework to do specific things like:
- Build interactive webpages with ASP.NET Web Forms or ASP.NET MVC Framework
- Use ASP.NET AJAX to make your webpages come alive
- Retrieve and manage database data using ADO.NET or LINQ
- Build Windows applications using Windows Forms or WPF
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Welcome to LearnVisualStudio.NET ... a website containing over 800 video tutorials on C#, ASP.NET, the .NET Framework and of course, Visual Studio.
Each series (on the left) combine to represent our core C# language specific training. It includes everything you'll ever need to know about C#.
ADDITIONALLY almost all videos on this site are featured in BOTH C# and Visual Basic languages.
This means that all other topics related to web development, windows development, accessing databases, the .NET Framework, etc. have code examples in BOTH languages.
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- Download source code featured in the video (when applicable)
- Download a dozen eBooks and other PDF files to supplement the videos
- Download any new videos we release while you're a member
- 30-Day Money Back Guarantee
- No automatic recurring payments
- LIFETIME Memberships available with an added bonus -- access to our exclusive LIFETIME Member forums!
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