This book has been a classic for years, and remains one of the most venerable and trusted titles in the world of C# content, and probably far beyond!

Mads Torgersen, C# Program Manager, Microsoft

Essential C# 7.0 is a well-organized, no-fluff guide to C# 7.0 for programmers at all levels of experience. Reflecting C# 7.0 features and modern programming patterns, it will help you write code that’s simple, powerful, robust, secure, and maintainable.

Author Mark Michaelis is a world-class C# expert: a long-time Microsoft MVP and Regional Director who also has served on Microsoft’s C# design review team. He presents a comprehensive tutorial and reference for the entire language, including expert coverage of key C# 7.0 enhancements, C# 7.0’s use with .NET Core/.NET Standard, and cross-platform compilation. He illustrates key C# 7.0 constructs with succinct examples, and presents best-practice coding guidelines. To help you maintain existing code, separate indexes provide version-specific answers for C# 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0, and visual icons show when each language innovation was introduced.

  • Make the most of C# 7.0 enhancements, including tuples, deconstructors, pattern matching, local functions, and ref returns
  • Work efficiently with C# data types, operators, control flow, methods, and parameters
  • Write more robust code with C# object-oriented constructs
  • Implement reliable, effective exception handling
  • Reduce code complexity with generics, delegates, lambda expressions, and events
  • Leverage advanced dynamic and declarative programming techniques
  • Query diverse data collections using LINQ with query expressions
  • Create custom collections that operate against business objects
  • Access .NET collections via collection interfaces and standard query operators
  • Master multithreading and synchronization, including the async/await paradigm
  • Optimize performance and interoperability with P/Invoke and unsafe code
  • Run your code on Linux or macOS with C# 7.0 cross-platform compilation
  • Includes C# 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 language enhancements.

This guide offers you a complete foundation for successful development with modern versions of the C# language in any project or environment.

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Source Code

  • Download the source code for Essential C# 7.0 here.
  • View it in GitHub here.

Source Code

  • View the Essential C# 7.0 Errata here.

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  1. I noticed on Amazon that the 6.0 book is 24 pages shorter than 5.0 even though one would expect more content. I realize there are many reasons that could account for this but I was curious if anything was removed since the previous edition, and if so, what exactly? I was just going to sell my 5.0 book but I’m hesitant to do so if there’s anything exclusive in it.

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    1. Hi Miles… The reason for the reduced page count is because we eliminated an appendix chapter on Multithreading prior to C# 5.0 and moved it to a download exclusively. I believe this material is even more dated than it was for Essential C# 5.0 such that printing it was not of sufficient value to the reader. As it turns out, we did add pages for C# 6.0 but without removing any the book would have been too long for the binding – so it is a good thing we cut the appendix anyway. :)
      Thanks!
      Mark

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  3. Regarding translation to Norwegian:
    2 years ago i started to translate Essentials C# 4.0 third edition, to Norwegian. I have now finished the translation, but i have not published it yet since i wanted to upgrade the book to Essentials C# 5.0 fourth edition, or Essential C# 6.0. I was reading an review by Ian Eliot regarding Essentials C# 5.0. He said that it was not much difference between Essentials C# 4.0 third edition – which i have translated, and Essentials C# 5.0 fourth edition. Now i need to know, what’s best to do, upgrade the translation from Essential C# 4.0 to Essentials C# 5.0 fourth edition, or to Essentials C# 6.0? When vil Essentials C# 6.0 be published?

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