C# programming fundamentals

Module 1: getting started with Visual Studio 2019 and C# syntax

• Introduction to Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 and its components.
• Overview of the Visual Studio 2019 IDE and getting started.
• Using application templates and creating applications.
• Introduction to WinForms and XAML GUI frameworks.
• What is a universal application?
• Data types, operators and variables.
• Type conversions.
• Conditional statements, loops and arrays.
• Breakpoints and debugging.

Practical exercises:

• Develop calculation code for business applications.

Module 2: understanding and using C# methods

• Debugging: creation, calls, etc.
• Operator overloading: optional and reference parameters.
• Exception handling in C#.
• Diagnostic tools: tracing and profiling.
• Performance counters.

Practical exercises:

• Develop a business application incorporating exceptions and performance counters for statistical purposes.

Module 3: understanding C# structures and enumerations

• C# constructors and object initialisers.
• Adding properties and indexers.
• C# collections.
• Using lists and dictionaries.
• Managing and raising events.
• Using delegates to handle events.
• Code generation.
• Subscribing to events.

Practical exercises:

• Create a business class with the Factory Pattern.
• Create events in a parent class.

Module 4: C# class fundamentals

• Creating and using C# classes.
• Using constructors.
• Reference and value types.
• Static classes and static class members.
• Comparison interfaces: IComparable and IComparer.
• Generic C# classes.
• Lists and dictionaries of generic classes.
• Collections: ICollection<T>.

Practical exercises:

• Create a business object model from a class diagram.

Module 5: understanding the C# object model

• Inheritance and derived classes.
• Derived class extensions.
• Custom exceptions.
• Extension methods.
• Code refactoring.

Practical exercises:

• Refactor a business model by creating abstract classes and interfaces.
• Develop a WinForms graphical application from this object model.

Module 6: working with files in C#

• Using the File, Directory and Path classes.
• Basic serialisation and deserialisation.
• Binary, SOAP and JSON serialisation.
• Using streams to write binary and text data.

Practical exercises:

• Develop an application for restoring text data files and objects.