C# 5 First Look

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This will be a mix of concept introduction and examples, and with each new feature and enhancement we will give an example to the readers. C♯ 5 First Look will provide a gist of C♯ 5 to the readers. ""C♯ 5 First Look"" is for developers who want to learn about the latest version of C♯. It is assumed that you have basic programming knowledge. Experience with prior versions of C♯ or the .NET Framework would be helpful, but not mandatory.  Read more... Abstract: This will be a mix of concept introduction and examples, and with each new feature and enhancement we will give an example to the readers. C♯ 5 First Look will provide a gist of C♯ 5 to the readers. ""C♯ 5 First Look"" is for developers who want to learn about the latest version of C♯. It is assumed that you have basic programming knowledge. Experience with prior versions of C♯ or the .NET Framework would be helpful, but not mandatory Content: Table of Contents C♯ 5 First Look C♯ 5 First Look Credits About the Author About the Reviewers www.PacktPub.com Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more Why Subscribe? Free Access for Packt account holders Instant Updates on New Packt Books Preface What this book covers What you need for this book Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support Downloading the example code Errata Piracy Questions 1. Getting Started with C♯ Origins C♯ is born The tools Visual Studio Full versions of Visual Studio Licensing Express Using Visual Studio. Command-line compilerSharpDevelop MonoDevelop Summary 2. Evolution of C♯ C♯ 1.0 -- in the beginning Runtime Memory management Syntax features Base Class Library C♯ 2.0 Syntax updates Anonymous methods Partial classes Generics Generic collections Iterator methods C♯ 3.0 Syntax updates LINQ Extension methods C♯ 4.0 Summary 3. Asynchrony in Action Asynchrony Task Parallel Library Task composability Error handling with tasks async and await Composing async calls Error handling with async methods Impact of async Improvements in .NET 4.5 Framework TPL DataFlow. ActionBlockTransformBlock BatchBlock BroadcastBlock Async I/O Caller attributes Summary 4. Creating a Windows Store App Making a Flickr browser Getting the project started Connecting to Flickr Creating the UI Summary 5. Mobile Web App Mobile Web with ASP.NET MVC Building a MeatSpace tracker Iteration zero Going asynchronous Getting the user's location Broadcasting with SignalR Mapping users Testing the app Summary 6. Cross-platform Development Building a web scraper Building the model Accessing the Web Making a DataSource Building the view Summary Index.