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Mastering C# and .NET Framework

Chapter 2. Core Concepts of C# and .NET

This chapter covers the core concepts of C# and .NET, starting from the initial version and principal motivations behind its creation, and covering also the new aspects of the language, that appeared in versions 2.0 and 3.0.

We'll illustrate all the main concepts with small code snippets, short enough to facilitate its understanding and easy reproduction.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • C# and its role in the Microsoft Development ecosystem
  • Difference between strongly typed and weakly typed languages
  • The evolution in versions 2.0 and 3.0
  • Generics
  • Lambda expressions
  • LINQ
  • Extension methods

C# – what's different in the language?

I had the chance to chat with Hejlsberg a couple of times about the C # language and what the initial purposes and requirements imposed in its creation were and which other languages inspired him or contributed to his ideas.

The first time we talked, in Tech-Ed 2001 (at Barcelona, Spain), I asked him about the principles of his language and what makes it different from others. He first said that it was not only him who created the language, but also a group of people, especially Scott Wiltamuth, Peter Golde, Peter Sollich, and Eric Gunnerson.

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One of the first books ever published on the subject was, A Programmer's Introduction to C#, Gunnerson's.E., APress, 2000).

About the principles, he mentioned this:

"One of the key differences between C# and these other languages, particularly Java, is that we tried to stay much closer to C++ in our design. C# borrows most of its operators, keywords, and statements directly from C+...

Languages: strongly typed, weakly typed, dynamic, and static

The C# language is a strongly typed language: this means that any attempt to pass a wrong kind of parameter as an argument, or to assign a value to a variable that is not implicitly convertible, will generate a compilation error. This avoids many errors that only happen at runtime in other languages.

In addition, by dynamic, we mean those languages whose rules are applied at runtime, while static languages apply their rules at compile time. JavaScript or PHP are good examples of the former case, and C/C++ of the latter. If we make a graphic representation of this situation, we might come up with something like what is shown in the following figure:

Languages: strongly typed, weakly typed, dynamic, and static

In the figure, we can see that C# is clearly strongly typed, but it's much more dynamic than C++ or Scala, to mention a few. Of course, there are several criteria to catalog languages for their typing (weak versus strong) and for their dynamism (dynamic versus static).

Note that this...

The true reason for delegates

It so happens that besides these architectural considerations that we've mentioned, there was another reason that was key to the design: ensuring that a .NET program would never produce a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death).

So, the team tackled the problem scientifically and made a statistical analysis of their causes (more than 70,000 of these screens were used in the analysis). It turned out that around 90% of the causes for this problem were due to drivers, and the only thing they could do was get serious with manufacturers, asking them to pass the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) and little else.

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The current HCL page for Windows can be found at https://sysdev.microsoft.com/en-us/hardware/lpl/.

So, they had a remaining 10% problem due to their own software, but the big surprise was that instead of finding five or 10 core causes for these failures, the problem focused mainly on just two reasons:

  • Pointer to functions that get lost, which I represent in the...

The evolution in versions 2.0 and 3.0

As we see, even from the very beginning, the Hejlsberg's team started with a complete, flexible, and modern platform, capable of being extended in many ways as technology evolves. This intention became clear since version 2.0.

The first actual fundamental change that took place in the language was the incorporation of Generics. Don Syme, who would later on lead the team that created the F# language, was very active and led this team as well, so it was ready for version 2.0 of the .NET Framework (not just in C# but in C++ and VB.NET as well).

Generics

The purpose of generics was mainly to facilitate the creation of more reusable code (one of the principles of OOP, by the way). The name refers to a set of language features that allow classes, structures, interfaces, methods, and delegates to be declared and defined with unspecified or generic type parameters instead of specific types (see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms379564(v=vs.80).aspx...

Summary

In this chapter, we saw some of the most relevant enhancements made to the C# language in versions 2 and 3.

We started by reviewing the main differences between C# and other languages and understanding the meaning of strongly typed, in this case, together with the concepts of static and dynamic.

Then, we explained some of the main reasons behind the creation of the concept of delegates—absolutely crucial in .NET—and whose origins were motivated by very serious and solid architectural reasons. We also revised .NET usage in several common programming scenarios.

We followed this up with an examination of the generics feature that appeared in version 2.0 of the framework and analyzed some samples to illustrate some typical use cases, including the creation of custom generic methods.

From generics, we moved on to Lambda expressions, which appeared in the version that follows, allowing us to simplify calls to generic methods by passing anonymous methods expressed in a very elegant...

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  • Packed with hands-on practical examples, you’ll understand how to write applications to make full use of the new features of .NET 4.6, .NET Core and C# 6/7

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Mastering C# and .NET Framework will take you in to the depths of C# 6.0/7.0 and .NET 4.6, so you can understand how the platform works when it runs your code, and how you can use this knowledge to write efficient applications. Take full advantage of the new revolution in .NET development, including open source status and cross-platform capability, and get to grips with the architectural changes of CoreCLR. Start with how the CLR executes code, and discover the niche and advanced aspects of C# programming – from delegates and generics, through to asynchronous programming. Run through new forms of type declarations and assignments, source code callers, static using syntax, auto-property initializers, dictionary initializers, null conditional operators, and many others. Then unlock the true potential of the .NET platform. Learn how to write OWASP-compliant applications, how to properly implement design patterns in C#, and how to follow the general SOLID principles and its implementations in C# code. We finish by focusing on tips and tricks that you'll need to get the most from C# and .NET. This book also covers .NET Core 1.1 concepts as per the latest RTM release in the last chapter.

Who is this book for?

This book was written exclusively for .NET developers. If you’ve been creating C# applications for your clients, at work or at home, this book will help you develop the skills you need to create modern, powerful, and efficient applications in C#. No knowledge of C# 6/7 or .NET 4.6 is needed to follow along—all the latest features are included to help you start writing cross-platform applications immediately. You will need to be familiar with Visual Studio, though all the new features in Visual Studio 2015 will also be covered.

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  • Understand C# core concepts in depth, from sorting algorithms to the Big O notation
  • Get up to speed with the latest changes in C# 6/7
  • Interface SQL Server and NoSQL databases with .NET
  • Learn SOLID principles and the most relevant GoF Patterns with practical examples in C# 6.0
  • Defend C# applications against attacks
  • Use Roslyn, a self-hosted framework to compile and advanced edition in both C# and Visual basic .NET languages
  • Discern LINQ and associated Lambda expressions, generics, and delegates
  • Design a .NET application from the ground up
  • Understand the internals of a .NET assembly
  • Grasp some useful advanced features in optimization and parallelism

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1. Inside the CLR
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The evolution of .NET
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C# – what's different in the language?
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The true reason for delegates
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C# 5.0: async/await declarations
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Interoperability
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Data access in Visual Studio
The Entity Framework data model
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The NoSQL world
MongoDB on Windows
MongoDB from Visual Studio
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The Roslyn project
TypeScript
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CASE tools
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Visual Studio architecture, testing, and analysis tools
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The OWASP Top 10
A1 – injection
A2 – Broken Authentication and Session Management
A3 – Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
A4 – Insecure Direct Object References
A5 – Security Misconfiguration
A6 – Sensitive Data Exposure
A7 – Missing Function-level Access Control
A8 – Cross-Site Request Forgery
A9 – Using components with known vulnerabilities
A10 – Invalidated redirects and forwards
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Some useful tools
Platform/Invoke: calling the OS from .NET
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Marino Posadas is an independent senior trainer, writer, and consultant in Microsoft Technologies. He is a Microsof MVP in C#, Visual Studio, and Development Technologies; an MCT, MCPD, MCTS, MCAD, and MCSD; and was the former Director for Development in Spain and Portugal for Solid Quality Mentors. Marino has published 15 books and more than 500 articles on development technologies in several magazines and online publications. Topics covered in his books range from Clipper and Visual Basic 5.0/ 6.0 to C # and .NET- safe programming, to programming with Silverlight 2.0 and 4.0 and Web Standards. His latest books are Mastering C# and .NET Framework, Packt Publishing and The Guide to Programming in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript with Visual Studio. He is also a speaker at Microsof events, having lectured in Spain, Portugal, England, the USA, Costa Rica, and Mexico. You can follow him on Twitter as @MarinoPosadas (https://twitter.com/marinoposadas)
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