Professional C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0provides complete coverage of the latest updates, features, and capabilities, giving you everything you need for C#. Get expert instruction on the latest changes to Visual Studio 2015, Windows Runtime, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Windows Store Apps, Windows Workflow Foundation, and more, with clear explanations, no-nonsense pacing, and valuable expert insight. This incredibly useful guide serves as both tutorial and desk reference, providing a professional-level review of C# architecture and its application in a number of areas. You'll gain a solid background in managed code and .NET constructs within the context of the 2015 release, so you can get acclimated quickly and get back to work.

The new updates can actively streamline your workflow, with major changes including reimagined C# refactoring support, a new .NET Web app stack, and the .NET compiler platform that makes C# and Visual Basic compilers available as APIs. This book walks you through the changes with a comprehensive C# review.

Microsoft has stepped up both the cadence and magnitude of their software releases.Professional C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0shows you everything you need to know about working with C# in a real-world context.

About the author

Christian Nagel is a Microsoft MVP for Visual Studio and Development Technologies, software architect, and veteran developer who has been building solutions with .NET technologies since 2000. A prolific author of .NET books, he also speaks at international conferences including TechEd and Tech Days, and supports .NET user groups. Christian is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Professional Developer for Universal Windows apps and ASP.NET.

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PART I: THE C# LANGUAGE

CHAPTER 1: .NET APPLICATION ARCHITECTURES 3

CHAPTER 2: CORE C# 31

CHAPTER 3: OBJECTS AND TYPES 73

CHAPTER 4: INHERITANCE 103

CHAPTER 5: MANAGED AND UNMANAGED RESOURCES 123

CHAPTER 6: GENERICS 159

CHAPTER 7: ARRAYS AND TUPLES 183

CHAPTER 8: OPERATORS AND CASTS 205

CHAPTER 9: DELEGATES, LAMBDAS, AND EVENTS 243

CHAPTER 10: STRINGS AND REGULAR EXPRESSIONS 267

CHAPTER 11: COLLECTIONS 287

CHAPTER 12: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 319

CHAPTER 13: LANGUAGE INTEGRATED QUERY 339

CHAPTER 14: ERRORS AND EXCEPTIONS 371

CHAPTER 15: ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMMING 395

CHAPTER 16: REFLECTION, METADATA, AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING 417

PART II: .NET CORE AND WINDOWS RUNTIME

CHAPTER 17: VISUAL STUDIO 2015 455

CHAPTER 18: .NET COMPILER PLATFORM 511

CHAPTER 19: TESTING 541

CHAPTER 20: DIAGNOSTICS AND APPLICATION INSIGHTS 569

CHAPTER 21: TASKS AND PARALLEL PROGRAMMING 591

CHAPTER 22: TASK SYNCHRONIZATION 613

CHAPTER 23: FILES AND STREAMS 641

CHAPTER 24: SECURITY 681

CHAPTER 25: NETWORKING 703

CHAPTER 26: COMPOSITION 749

CHAPTER 27: XML AND JSON 781

CHAPTER 28: LOCALIZATION 819

PART III: WINDOWS APPS

CHAPTER 29: CORE XAML 849

CHAPTER 30: STYLING XAML APPS 871

CHAPTER 31: PATTERNS WITH XAML APPS 923

CHAPTER 32: WINDOWS APPS: USER INTERFACES 951

CHAPTER 33: ADVANCED WINDOWS APPS 991

CHAPTER 34: WINDOWS DESKTOP APPLICATIONS WITH WPF 1035

CHAPTER 35: CREATING DOCUMENTS WITH WPF 1101

CHAPTER 36: DEPLOYING WINDOWS APPS 1125

PART IV: WEB APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES

CHAPTER 37: ADO.NET 1143

CHAPTER 38: ENTITY FRAMEWORK CORE 1159

CHAPTER 39: WINDOWS SERVICES 1189

CHAPTER 40: ASP.NET CORE 1219

CHAPTER 41: ASP.NET MVC 1255

CHAPTER 42: ASP.NET WEB API 1311

CHAPTER 43: WEBHOOKS AND SIGNALR 1337

CHAPTER 44: WINDOWS COMMUNICATION FOUNDATION 1357

CHAPTER 45: DEPLOYING WEBSITES AND SERVICES 1401

INDEX 1417