C# 6.0 and the .NET 4.6 Framework

This new 7th edition of Pro C# 6.0 and the .NET 4.6 Platform has been completely revised and rewritten to reflect the latest changes to the C# language specification and new advances in the .NET Framework. You'll find new chapters covering all the important new features that make .NET 4.6 the most comprehensive release yet, including:

• A Refined ADO.NET Entity Framework Programming Model
• Numerous IDE and MVVM Enhancements for WPF Desktop Development
• Numerous updates to the ASP.NET Web APIs

This comes on top of award winning coverage of core C# features, both old and new, that have made the previous editions of this book so popular. Readers will gain a solid foundation of object-oriented development techniques, attributes and reflection, generics and collections as well as numerous advanced topics not found in other texts (such as CIL opcodes and emitting dynamic assemblies).

The mission of this book is to provide you with a comprehensive foundation in the C# programming language and the core aspects of the .NET platform plus overviews of technologies built on top of C# and .NET (ADO.NET and Entity Framework, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), ASP.NET (WebForms, MVC, WebAPI).). Once you digest the information presented in these chapters, you'll be in a perfect position to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments, and you'll be well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own terms.

What You Will Learn:

• Be the first to understand the .NET 4.6 platform and C# 6.
  
• Discover the ins and outs of the leading .NET technology.
  
• Learn from an award-winning author who has been teaching the .NET world since version 1.0.
  
• Find complete coverage of XAML, .NET 4.6 and Visual Studio 2015 together with discussion of the new Windows Runtime.
  

Andrew Troelsen is a partner, trainer, and consultant at Intertech Inc., and is a leading authority on both .NET and COM. His book Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform won the prestigious 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award and is in its third edition. Also of note are his earlier five-star treatment of traditional COM in the bestselling iDeveloper's Workshop to COM and ATL/i mirrored in his book, iCOM and .NET Interoperability/i, and his top-notch investigation of VB .NET in iVisual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide/i. Troelsen has a degree in mathematical linguistics and South Asian studies from the University of Minnesota, and is a frequent speaker at numerous .NET-related conferences. He currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Amanda, and spends his free time investigating .NET and waiting for the Wild to win the Stanley Cup. You can check out his blog at a href='http://andrewtroelsen.blogspot.com'AndrewTroelsen.blogspot.com/a.agile community since 2005. He serves as the Lead Director for the Cincinnati .Net User's Group and the Cincinnati Software Architect Group. He is a coauthor of Windows 8.1 Development with XAML and C# (Apress 2014)