CHAPTER 4

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Essential Language Features

C# is a feature-rich language and not all programmers are familiar with all of the features I rely on in this book. In this chapter, I describe the C# language features that a good MVC programmer needs to know and that I use in examples throughout this book.

I provide only a short summary of each feature. If you want more in-depth coverage of C# or LINQ, three of my books may be of interest. For a complete guide to C#, try Introducing Visual C#; for in-depth coverage of LINQ, check out Pro LINQ in C#; and for a detailed examination of the .NET support for asynchronous programming see Pro .Net Parallel Programming ...

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