Professional C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0 by Christian Nagel

Professional C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0 by Christian Nagel

The professional's guide to C# 7, with expert guidance on the newest features

Professional C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0 provides experienced programmers with the information they need to work effectively with the world's leading programming language. The latest C# update added many new features that help you get more done in less time, and this book is your ideal guide for getting up to speed quickly. C# 7 focuses on data consumption, code simplification, and performance, with new support for local functions, tuple types, record types, pattern matching, non-nullable reference types, immutable types, and better support for variables. Improvements to Visual Studio will bring significant changes to the way C# developers interact with the space, bringing .NET to non-Microsoft platforms and incorporating tools from other platforms like Docker, Gulp, and NPM. Guided by a leading .NET expert and steeped in real-world practicality, this guide is designed to get you up to date and back to work.

With Microsoft speeding up its release cadence while offering more significant improvement with each update, it has never been more important to get a handle on new tools and features quickly. This book is designed to do just that, and more--everything you need to know about C# is right here, in the single-volume resource on every developer's shelf.

• Tour the many new and enhanced features packed into C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0
• Learn how the latest Visual Studio update makes developers' jobs easier
• Streamline your workflow with a new focus on code simplification and performance enhancement
• Delve into improvements made for localization, networking, diagnostics, deployments, and more

Whether you're entirely new to C# or just transitioning to C# 7, having a solid grasp of the latest features allows you to exploit the language's full functionality to create robust, high -quality apps. Professional C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0 is the one-stop guide to everything you need to know.

Christian Nagel is a software architect, trainer, consultant, and associate of Thinktecture, a company that provides Microsoft.NET training and coaching. He was appointed Microsoft Regional Director and MVP for Visual C# for his contributions to the developer community. As the author of several.NET books, including Professional C# (Wrox 2004), Pro.NET Network Programming (Apress 2004), and C# Web Services (Wrox 2001), he has a solid reputation. He lectures at international industry conferences on a regular basis. Christian is a software architect and developer with over 15 years of expertise.

He began his computer career using the PDP 11 and VAX/VMS platforms, and has since worked with a wide range of languages and platforms. He's been using.NET and C# to design and architect distributed applications since 2000. (c) © Pearson Education. http: //www.christiannagel.com http: //www.thinktecture.com All intellectual property rights are reserved.