C# Fundamentals: Development for Absolute Beginners
- 25 Parts
Want to learn a different language? Over the course of 24 episodes, our friend Bob Tabor from www.LearnVisualStudio.net will teach you the fundamentals of C# programming. Tune in to learn concepts applicable to video games, mobile environments, and client applications.
We'll walk you through getting the tools, writing code, debugging features, customizations and much more! Each concept is broken into its own video so you can search for and focus on the information you need.
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14 minutes, 51 secondsCreating Arrays of Values - 09Nov 21, 2011 at 9:13 AM
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In this lesson we talk about arrays, which are multi-part variables—a "bucket" containing other "buckets," if you will. We demonstrate how to declare and utilize arrays, including setting and retrieving their values, initializing their values, attempting to access values outside… -
22 minutes, 51 secondsWorking with Classes and Inheritances in the .NET Framework Class Library - 16Nov 21, 2011 at 9:18 AM 7
We've been looking at working with classes in the two previous lessons. The hope is that by better understanding how classes work, you'll gain an appreciation for how classes are utilized in the .NET Framework Class Library (FCL). In the FCL, child classes often inherit basic functionality from… -
22 minutes, 47 secondsWorking with Strings - 12Nov 21, 2011 at 9:14 AM 25
Like strings, dates and times are represented using special types, and so deserve some attention. In this lesson we learn how to work with Date and Time data, how to create new instances of DateTime, how to add time, format the data for display, and more. Furthermore, we discuss the TimeSpan class… -
25 minutes, 25 secondsMore about Classes and Methods - 15Nov 21, 2011 at 9:17 AM 3
This lesson digs into more details about Classes—what exactly happens when you create a new instance of a class? What exactly is a reference to an instance of a class? How does passing the reference to a method affect a class? We also review overloaded methods, talk about static versus instance… -
17 minutes, 36 secondsUnderstanding and Creating Classes - 14Nov 21, 2011 at 9:17 AM 22
Now that you have a good sampling of basic C# syntax under your belt, it's time to tackle some more challenging topics. Classes are integral to the .NET Framework, particularly the .NET Framework Class Library. This lesson demonstrates how classes are defined and new instances are created, how to… -
16 minutes, 18 secondsUnderstanding Scope and Utilizing Accessibility Modifiers - 18Nov 21, 2011 at 9:20 AM 0
This lesson begins by discussing the scope of variables within code blocks, and progresses to explain how accessibility modifiers such as Public, Private, and Protected are used by the .NET Framework Class Library to expose or hide implementation of their given services to consumers of that given… -
11 minutes, 55 secondsWorking with DateTime - 13Nov 21, 2011 at 9:16 AM 14
Like strings, dates and times are represented using special types, and so deserve some attention. In this lesson we learn how to work with Date and Time data, how to create new instances of DateTime, how to add time; format the data for display, and more. Furthermore, we discuss the TimeSpan class… -
12 minutes, 6 secondsGracefully Handling Exceptions - 20Nov 21, 2011 at 9:21 AM 8
Exceptions occur when an application experiences some unexpected problem at run time. This lesson discusses how to use the try catch finally block to anticipate potential problems and attempt to shield the end user from those problems as much as possible. We discuss best practices when checking for… -
24 minutes, 41 secondsWorking with Collections - 21Nov 21, 2011 at 9:21 AM 11
Collections are a more powerful form of arrays. In this lesson we demonstrate an "old style" collection (pointing out its limitations) as well as several of the newer, strongly typed generic collections (List<T> and Dictionary<T1, T2>) utilizing the generics syntax. Download… -
17 minutes, 30 secondsEnumerations and the switch Decision Statement - 19Nov 21, 2011 at 9:20 AM 0
Classes can contain many different types of information, not just Properties and Methods. In this lesson we demonstrate the use of Enumerations because in the .NET Framework Class Library, properties can often be set only to a predetermined subset of possible values. To illustrate this point we…
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