Begin to Code with C#, 1st edition

Contents

Introduction

Part 1:   Programming fundamentals

1 Starting out    

Building a place to work                 

Getting the tools and demos        

Using the tools  

What you have learned  

2 What is programming?                

What makes a programmer?        

Programming and party planning               

Computers as data processors     

Data and information     

What you have learned  

3 Writing programs         

C# program structure     

Identify resources             

Start a class definition    

Declare the StartProgram method             

Set the title and display a message              

Extra Snaps          

Creating new program files           

Extra Snaps                            

Creating your own colors

What you have learned  

4 Working with data in a program              

Starting with variables

Using a variable in a program       

Working with numbers 

Working with different types of data        

Whole numbers and real numbers in programs   

Extra Snaps          

What you have learned  

5 Making decisions in a program                 

Understanding the Boolean type                 

Using if constructions and operators        

Creating blocks of statements     

Creating complex conditions using logical operators        

Adding comments to make a program clearer       

Funfair rides and programs           

Working with program assets      

What you have learned  

6 Repeating actions with loops  

Using a loop to make a pizza picker            

Performing input validation with a while loop    

Using Visual Studio to follow the execution of your programs

Counting in a loop to make a times-table tutor    

Using a for loop construction      

Breaking out of loops      

Going back to the top of a loop by using continue               

Extra Snaps          

What you have learned  

7 Using arrays    

Have an ice cream             

Making an array

Multiple dimensions in arrays     

Using arrays as lookup tables       

What you have learned  

Part 2: Advanced programming

8 Using methods to simplify programs    

What makes a method? 

Making a tiny contacts app           

Adding IntelliSense comments to your methods 

What you have learned

9 Creating structured data types                 

Storing music notes by using a structure

Objects and responsibilities: Making a SongNote play itself

Making a drawing program with Snaps    

Creating enumerated types           

Making decisions with the switch construction  

Extra Snaps          

What you have learned  

10 Classes and references               

Making a time tracker     

Structures and classes    

From arrays to lists

Storing data using JSON

Fetching data using XML                 

What you have learned  

11 Making solutions with objects               

Creating objects with integrity   

Managing the object construction process             

Saving drawings in files  

What you have learned