Preface

There are C# books that are thousands of pages long that aim to be comprehensive references to the C# programming language and the .NET Framework.

This book is different. It is concise and aims to be a fast-paced read that is packed with hands-on walkthroughs. I wrote this book to be the best step-by-step guide to modern cross-platform C# proven practices using .NET Core.

I will point out the cool corners and gotchas of C# so you can impress colleagues and employers and get productive fast. Rather than slowing down and boring some readers by explaining every little thing, I will assume that if a term I use is new to you, then you will know how to Google it.

At the end of each chapter is a section titled Practice and explore, in which you will complete hands-on practical exercises and explore topics deeper on your own with a little nudge in the right direction from me.

You can download solutions for the exercises from the following GitHub repository. I will provide instructions on how to do this using Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio Code at the end of Chapter 1, Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET Core!

https://github.com/markjprice/cs7dotnetcore.