To get the most out of this book
The book is aimed at programmers with various experience. However, beginners will also find some interesting content. Nevertheless, at least a basic knowledge of C#, such as object-oriented programming, will be an added advantage.
You need to have the Visual Studio IDE installed, in the version supporting .NET 8.0. You can download Visual Studio 2022 Community for free from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/free-developer-offers/. The detailed step-by-step instructions on how to install it can be found at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/install-visual-studio?view=vs-2022. Please keep in mind that the .NET desktop development option should be chosen in the Workloads tab while configuring the installation.
If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.