Update to Wrox′s leading C# book for beginners

Get ready for the next release of Microsoft′s C# programming language with this essential Wrox beginner′s guide. Beginning Microsoft Visual C# 2010 starts with the basics and brings you thoroughly up to speed. You′ll first cover the fundamentals such as variables, flow control, and object–oriented programming and gradually build your skills for Web and Windows programming, Windows forms, and data access.

Step–by–step directions walk you through processes and invite you to "Try it Out," at every stage. By the end, you′ll be able to write useful programming code following the steps you′ve learned in this thorough, practical book.

* The C# 4 programming language version will be synonymous with writing code with in C# 2010 in Visual Studio 2010, and you can use it to write Windows applications, Web apps with ASP.NET, and Windows Mobile and Embedded CE apps
* Provides step–by–step instructions for mastering topics such as variables, flow controls, and object–oriented programming before moving to Web and Windows programming and data access
* Addresses expressions, functions, debugging, error handling, classes, collections, comparisons, conversions, and more

If you′ve always wanted to master Visual C# programming, this book is the perfect one–stop resource.

Beginning with C# 2010 programming basics such as variables, flow control, and object oriented programming, this invaluable book then moves into web and Windows programming and data access (databases and XML). All the while, the expert team of authors focuses on the tools that you need to program C#, the Visual C# 2010 development environment in Visual Studio® 2010. The step–by–step instructions and constructive examples featured throughout the book will show you how to program confidently with useful code in C# 2010.

Beginning Visual C# 2010:

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Explains basic C# 2010 syntax, including variables and expressions
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Reviews generics and explains how to define and use them
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Covers Windows® programming and Windows Forms
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Examines language enhancements, Lambda expressions, and extension methods
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Shows how to deploy Windows applications
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Discusses XML and provides an introduction to LINQ
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Delves into debugging and error handling
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Demonstrates useful techniques for WPF and WCF