C# 5.0 All-in-One For Dummies

7 books in 1 C# Programming Basics Object-Oriented C# Programming Designing for C# A Tour of Visual Studio® Windows Development with WPF Web Development with ASP.NET Service-Oriented Development C# developers, here's your one-stop guide to using this powerful programming language! C# has grown up. It's a powerful language and fun to use, and this book takes you beyond the basics with discussions of Visual Studio, Windows Presentation Foundation, service-oriented development, web development, and a lot more. You'll go beyond just learning the language to discover all the things you can do with C#. Ready? Let's get started! For the newcomer - if you've never programmed in C#, learn all the essentials in the first two minibooks Delve into design - discover the key elements of databases, files, and graphics and how to design for security Valuable Visual Studio - explore the use, optimization, and customization of this popular tool for building graphical user interfaces Look ahead - learn about Windows Presentation Foundation, widely expected to be the Windows development tool of tomorrow A range of services - gain information on various web services such as ASP.NET, WCF, and REST Open the book and find: Steps for creating a C# program New capabilities of C# 5.0 An introduction to object-oriented programming Important advice on writing secure code Alternatives to using Visual Studio Why Windows Presentation Foundation is the wave of the future ASP.NET application creation and form control Different tools for web services