Updated version of C# Crash Course for college students and any beginner who wants to learn the popular language. (Beginner - Intermediate)

1. Beginner - Intermediate
WakeUpAndCode.com
@shahedC

2. Introduction
> Variables, Operators & Loops
> Classes & Methods
> Files & Exceptions
Additional Topics

3. Period Background/Experience
1997 –
present
Microsoft web/software development
2011 XNA games on XBLIG for Xbox 360
• 2D Math Panic
• Angry Zombie Ninja Cats
2012 Tools for XNA developers
• XBLIG Sales Data Analyzer (OnekSoftLabs.com)
• XNA Basic Starter Kit (CodePlex)
Online: http://facebook.com/OnekSoftGames

4. Period Background/Experience
2013 • Ninja Cat Runner on Win8, WP8, Web (Construct 2)
• Video Q&A with MS Tech Evangelist Frank La Vigne
• Founder/Admin of FB groups: Construct2, Xbox One & Unity Indie Devs
• Started Public Speaking in DC area and East Coast
2014 • Public Speaking on Indie Game Development
• Joined Microsoft as a Sr. Technical Evangelist
• Gallant Glider on Win8, WP8, Web (Construct 2  Universal App)
Video Q&A: http://youtu.be/lRjrQPvVOpo MVA: http://aka.ms/DevGames-Const2

5. Source: Official Xbox Magazine, March 2014, Page 65
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7. http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads

8. http://www.visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-community-vs
http://aka.ms/vs2013ce

9. References
Properties
Panel
Code Editor
Toolbar
Solution
Explorer
Ouput
Start (Run)

11. http://www.dotnetspark.com/tutorialpic/clr.png

12. Start/Continue

13. Introduction
> Variables, Operators & Loops
> Classes & Methods
> Files & Exceptions
Additional Topics

15. using statements
Method ( ) class
Variables
Data Types
• Integer
• String
• var?
Assignment
Output
namespace
// 1-line comment
/* multi-line
comments */

17. Type Operators
Unary Postfix Operators ++ --
Unary Prefix Operators ++ -- + -
Multiplicative Operators * / % (modulus)
Additive Operators + -
Assignment Operators =
lower higher

18. Type Operators
Equality == !=
Logical AND &
Logical XOR ^
Conditional AND &&
Conditional OR ||
Conditional Ternary Operator ?:

20. Declare
& Assign
StringBuilder
Special Characters
Literal Concatenate
string.Format()
Char Array
String
Functions

22. for loop
while loop
continue
break
switch-case statements
default break
if/else
blocks

25. 1
3 2

26. Instance
variable
properties
constructors
public method
private
methods
(overloaded)
class declaration
this keyword

27. parent class
complex
object
public
method
private variable

30. 1
3 2

31. 1
2
3

32. Set to
enter sample data “Copy always”

33. Use System.IO
namespace for
StreamReader
Handle possible
exceptions with
try-catch block

35. Introduction
> Variables, Operators & Loops
> Classes & Methods
> Files & Exceptions
Additional Topics

38. name of enum
initialization
not required
enum keyword
}

39. initialization
if-else check
}
}
initialization
switch-case check

42. static class
static method
data type matches
extended class
e.g. string
this keyword
before
first parameter

43. data type to be extended
call extension
method just like
Instance method

46. placeholder within
< angle brackets >
right after
method name
placeholder used
for one or more
parameters

47. actual data type, e.g. <int>
within < angle brackets >
in place of placeholder
a different data type!

50. Declare Lists of different types
e.g. <string> and <int>
} add values individually
} add multiple values at once
(separated by commas)

51. iterate through values
using foreach loops

54. Two data types
<int, string> for
key-value pairs
Initialize multiple values
(separated by commas)
Initialize individually

55. retrieve value,
using [key]
in square brackets

58. initialize number array
retrieve contents

59. similar to SQL
dot-notation
e.g. myNums.Where()
=> “goes to” syntax
for input into expression

61. http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/
c-fundamentals-for-absolute-beginners
http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/
developer-training-with-programming-in-c

65. http://nunit.org/index.php?p=quickStart&r=3.0

66. note public method

67. call public method
assert returned result
pass in input
parameters
and
expected
result

68. https://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/download/

69. Email: shchowd@microsoft.com  Twitter: @shahedC