With its support for dynamic programming, C# 5.0 continues to evolve as a versatile language on its own. But when C# is used with .NET Framework 4.5, the combination is incredibly powerful. This bestselling tutorial shows you how to build web, desktop, Metro and rich Internet applications using C# 5.0 with .NETs database capabilities, UI framework (WPF), extensive communication services (WCF), and more.
In this edition, .NET experts Ian Griffiths and Jesse Liberty cover the latest enhancements to C#, as well as the fundamentals of both the language and the framework. Youll learn concurrent and asynchronous programming with C# 5.0 and how to use .NET tools such as the Entity Framework for easier data access.
Learn C# fundamentals such as variables, flow control, loops, and methods
Build complex programs with object-oriented and functional programming techniques
Process large collections of data with the native query features in LINQ
Learn all about asynchrony new to C# 5.0
