Chapters

• 1. Introduction and Setup
  • 1.1. Why Learn C#?
  • 1.2. Setup For C#
  • 1.3. Windows Users: Visual Studio Community Edition
  • 1.4. Mac Users: Visual Studio for Mac
  • 1.5. Creating a C# Project
  • 1.6. Cloning a C# Project
  • 1.7. C# Naming Conventions
• 2. Data Types
  • 2.1. Data Types
  • 2.2. Some C# Practice
  • 2.3. Strings, Characters, and Arrays
  • 2.4. Objects and Methods, A Primer
  • 2.5. Exercises: Data Types
  • 2.6. Studio: Area of a Circle
• 3. Control Flow and Collections
  • 3.1. Conditionals
  • 3.2. Loops
  • 3.3. Collections
  • 3.4. List
  • 3.5. Array
  • 3.6. Dictionary
  • 3.7. Exercises: Control Flow and Collections
  • 3.8. Studio: Counting Characters
• 4. Classes in C#, Part 1
  • 4.1. Classes for C#
  • 4.2. Modifiers in C#
  • 4.3. Encapsulation
  • 4.4. Constructors
  • 4.5. Methods
  • 4.6. Single Responsibility Principle
  • 4.7. Exercises: Classes and Objects
  • 4.8. Studio: Restaurant Menu
• 5. Classes and Objects, Part 2
  • 5.1. Customizing Fields
  • 5.2. Instance and Static Methods
  • 5.3. Special Methods
  • 5.4. Visual Studio Generator Shortcut
  • 5.5. Exercises: Objects and Classes, Part 2
  • 5.6. Studio: Restaurant Menu Continued
• 6. Unit Testing
  • 6.1. Testing in C#
  • 6.2. MSTest
  • 6.3. Exercises: Unit Testing
  • 6.4. Studio: Unit Testing
• 7. Inheritance
  • 7.1. Inheritance in OOP
  • 7.2. Inheritance in C#
  • 7.3. A Tale of Two Cats
  • 7.4. Inheriting from Abstraction
  • 7.5. Casting
  • 7.6. Testing Inheritance
  • 7.7. Class Diagrams
  • 7.8. Exercises: Inheritance
  • 7.9. Studio: Fun with Quizzes
• 8. Interfaces and Polymorphism
  • 8.1. Introduction
  • 8.2. Interfaces
  • 8.3. Interfaces and Abstract Classes
  • 8.4. Interfaces In The Wild
  • 8.5. Unit Testing and Interfaces
  • 8.6. Exercises: Interfaces and Polymorphism
  • 8.7. Studio: Spinning the Discs
• 9. Introduction to ASP.NET
  • 9.1. Design Patterns, MVC, and ASP.NET, Oh My!
  • 9.2. Create a New ASP.NET Project
• 10. Controllers and Routing
  • 10.1. Simple Controllers
  • 10.2. Controllers with Parameters
  • 10.3. Controllers with Forms
  • 10.4. Cleaning Up Your Controllers
  • 10.5. Exercises: Controllers and Routing
  • 10.6. Studio: Skills Tracker
• 11. Rules to the Exceptions
  • 11.1. Exceptions
  • 11.2. Handling Exceptions
  • 11.3. Common Exception Objects
  • 11.4. Exercises: Exceptions
• 12. Tools in Visual Studio
  • 12.1. MSBuild
  • 12.2. NuGet
  • 12.3. Debugger
  • 12.4. Studio: If It Ain’t Broke, Add a Breakpoint!
• 13. Razor Views
  • 13.1. Templates
  • 13.2. Creating a Template
  • 13.3. Using a Template
  • 13.4. Iterating in a Template
  • 13.5. Conditionals in a Template
  • 13.6. Razor Forms
  • 13.7. The Shared Directory
  • 13.8. Static Resources
  • 13.9. Bootstrap
  • 13.10. Exercises: Razor Views
  • 13.11. Studio: Spa Day!
• 14. Models and Model Binding
  • 14.1. Models in MVC
  • 14.2. Create a Model
  • 14.3. Models and Data
  • 14.4. Model-Binding
  • 14.5. Exercises: Edit Model Classes
  • 14.6. Studio: Spa User Signup
• 15. ViewModels and Model Validation
  • 15.1. ViewModels and Passing Data To and From Views
  • 15.2. Server-Side Validation
  • 15.3. Validation Attributes
  • 15.4. Validating Models in a Controller
  • 15.5. Validation and Views
  • 15.6. Exercises: ViewModels and Model Validation
  • 15.7. Studio: Spa User Validation
• 16. Enumeration Types
  • 16.1. Introduction to Enums
  • 16.2. Enums in Model Classes
• 17. Introduction to Object-Relational Mapping
  • 17.1. Object-Relational Mapping
  • 17.2. Accessing Data
  • 17.3. Working with Data Stores
  • 17.4. Exercises: OMG the ORM!
  • 17.5. Studio: OMG More ORM!
• 18. Relationships in Object-Relational Mapping
  • 18.1. Types of Relationships
  • 18.2. A Primer on Lambda Expressions
  • 18.3. Creating a One-to-Many Relationship
  • 18.4. Some Setup
  • 18.5. Creating a Many-to-Many Relationship
  • 18.6. Exercises: The Early Bird Gets the ORM.
• 19. Authentication
  • 19.1. Introduction to Authentication
  • 19.2. Hashing Passwords
  • 19.3. Getting Started with Identity
  • 19.4. Registrations and Logins
  • 19.5. Configuring Identity
  • 19.6. Identity and Authorization
  • 19.7. Studio: TechJobs Authentication
• 20. Introduction to Web APIs & REST
  • 20.1. Web APIs
  • 20.2. What is REST?
  • 20.3. REST: Practical Fundamentals
  • 20.4. Exercises: Web APIs and REST
  • 20.5. Studio: Consuming the CodingEvents API With Postman

• Index

Studios

• 2.6. Studio: Area of a Circle
• 3.8. Studio: Counting Characters
• 4.8. Studio: Restaurant Menu
• 5.6. Studio: Restaurant Menu Continued
• 6.4. Studio: Unit Testing
• 7.9. Studio: Fun with Quizzes
• 8.7. Studio: Spinning the Discs
• 10.6. Studio: Skills Tracker
• 12.4. Studio: If It Ain’t Broke, Add a Breakpoint!
• 13.11. Studio: Spa Day!
• 14.6. Studio: Spa User Signup
• 15.7. Studio: Spa User Validation
• 17.5. Studio: OMG More ORM!
• 19.7. Studio: TechJobs Authentication
• 20.5. Studio: Consuming the CodingEvents API With Postman

Assignments

• How to Submit Assignments
• Assignment #0: Hello, World!
• Assignment #1: Tech Jobs (Console Edition)
• Assignment #2: Tech Jobs (Object-Oriented Edition)
• Assignment #3: Tech Jobs (MVC Edition)
• Assignment #4: Tech Jobs (Persistent Edition)

Appendices

• Installing SQL
• Visual Studio Operational Tips
• Installing Postman
• Exercise Solutions