Introduction
So you want to learn C# programming? Excellent choice!
C# is a powerful, general-purpose programming language that lets you build desktop, Windows Store, Windows Phone, and web apps. C# provides all of the tools that you need to build a huge variety of applications such as:
- Database applications
- Point of sales systems
- Two- and three-dimensional graphics programs
- Image-processing and photo-manipulation systems
- Computer-aided design (CAD) systems
- Document layout and printing systems
- Hardware control systems
- High-performance games
- Much, much more
Of course, you won't be able to solve every problem with C#. If you want a program that picks the winning number on a roulette wheel or that can predict stock prices, you may have better luck using tarot cards (or a degree in economics), but for tractable problems C# is a great choice.
This book is a self-paced guide to C# programming in the Visual Studio environment. It uses easy-to-follow lessons, reinforced by step-by-step instructions, screencasts, and supplemental exercises, to help you master C# programming quickly and painlessly. It explains how to write C# programs that interact with the user to read inputs, calculate ...
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