Summary

This chapter gave you an overview of the fundamentals of C# and what it looks like to write programs with it. You explored everything from the variable declaration, data types, and basic arithmetic and logical operators to file and exception handling. You also explored how C# allocates memory while dealing with value and reference types.

In the exercises and activities in this chapter, you were able to solve some real-world problems and think of solutions that can be implemented with this language and its resources. You learned how to prompt for user inputs in console apps, how to handle files within a system, and finally, how to deal with unexpected inputs through exception handling.

The next chapter will cover the essentials of Object-oriented programming, diving deeper into the concept of classes and objects. You will also learn about the importance of writing clean, concise code that is easy to maintain, and the principles you can follow for writing such code...