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The purpose of this book is to teach you the syntax and semantics of the C# programming language in as
clear a manner as possible. C# is a wonderful programming language! I love coding in it. I don’t know
how many programming languages I’ve learned over the years, but C# is by far my favorite. I hope that
by using this book, you can gain an appreciation for C#’s beauty and elegance.
Most books teach programming primarily using text. That’s great for novels, but many of the
important concepts of programming languages can best be understood through a combination of
words, figures, and tables.
Many of us think visually, and figures and tables can help clarify and crystallize our
understanding of a concept. In several years of teaching programming languages, I have found that the
pictures I drew on the whiteboards were the things that most quickly helped the students understand
the concepts I was trying to convey. Illustrations alone, however, are not sufficient to explain a
programming language and platform. The goal of this book is to find the best combination of words and
illustrations to give you a thorough understanding of the language, and to allow the book to serve as a
reference resource as well.
This book is written for anyone who wants an introduction to the C# programming language—
from the novice to the seasoned programmer. For those just getting started in programming, I've
included the basics. For seasoned programmers, the content is laid out succinctly, and in a form that
allows you to go directly to the information required without having to wade through oceans of words.
For both sets of programmers, the content itself is presented graphically, in a form that should make the
language easy to learn.
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