Module 1: C# Essentials

1. Introduction to NET

• What is .NET?
• .NET Framework, NET Core and .NET 6
• Application Models
• Managed Code
• Visual Studio 2022
• Console Programs and New Console Template
• GUI Programs

2. C# Overview for the Sophisticated Programmer

• First C# Console Application
• Namespaces
• Data Types
• Conversions
• Control Structures
• Subroutines and Functions
• Parameter Passing
• Strings
• Arrays
• Implicitly Typed Variables
• Console I/O
• Formatting
• Exception Handling

3. Object-Oriented Programming in C#

• Classes
• Access Control
• Methods and Properties
• Asymmetric Accessor Accessibility
• Static Data and Methods
• Constant and Readonly Fields
• Auto-Implemented Properties
• Inheritance
• Overriding Methods
• Abstract Classes
• Sealed Classes
• Access Control and Assemblies

4. C# and.NET

• Components
• Interfaces
• System.Object
• Collections
• IEnumerable and IEnumerator
• Copy Semantics in C#
• Generic Types
• Type-Safe Collections
• Object Initializers
• Collection Initializers
• Anonymous Types
• Attributes

5. Delegates and Events

• Delegates
• Anonymous Methods
• Lambda Expressions
• Random Number Generation
• Events

6. Introduction to Windows Forms

• Creating Windows Applications Using Visual Studio 2022
• Partial Classes
• Buttons, Labels and Textboxes
• Handling Events
• Listbox Controls

7. Newer Features in C#

• Dynamic Data Type
• Named and Optional Arguments
• Variance in Generic Interfaces
• Asynchronous Programming Keywords
• New Features in C# 6 and C# 7
• Nullable Reference Types
• Record Types
• Top-level Statements

Appendix A.  Using Visual Studio 2022

• Signing in to Visual Studio
• Overview of Visual Studio 2022
• Creating a Console Application
• Project Configurations
• Debugging
• Multiple-Project Solutions

Appendix B.  Language Integrated Query (LINQ)

• What Is LINQ?
• Basic Query Operators
• Filtering
• Ordering
• Aggregation

Appendix C.  Unsafe Code and Pointers in C#

• Unsafe Code
• C# Pointer Type

Module 2: .NET Foundations

1. NET Fundamentals

• What is Microsoft .NET?
• Common Language Runtime
• Framework Class Library
• Language Interoperability
• Managed Code
• .NET Core, .NET 7, and Cross-Platform Development

2. Class Libraries

• Components in .NET
• Class Libraries Using Visual Studio
• Using References

3. Frameworks and Packages

• .NET Implementations and Frameworks
• .NET Standard
• NuGet Packages and Gallery
• Metapackages and Frameworks
• Packages in .NET 7
• Porting from Classical .NET to .NET 7
• Visual Studio Package Manager
• Installing Packages
• Creating Packages

4. Metadata and Reflection

• Metadata
• Reflection
• Late Binding

5. I/O and Serialization

• Directories
• Files and Streams
• XML Serialization

6. .NET Programming Model

• Garbage Collection
• Finalize and Dispose
• Processes
• Command-Line Arguments
• Threads

7. .NET Threading

• Threading Fundamentals
• ThreadPool
• Foreground and Background Threads
• Synchronization
• Task Parallel Library

Appendix D.  Learning Resources