Effective C# 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your C#

Name: Effective C# 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your C#
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ISBN: 9780321245663

ISBN-10: 0321245660

ISBN-13: 9780321245663

Edition: 2005

Authors: Bill Wagner

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C# is the premier language for .NET development, and is currently the fastestgrowing programming language. It is already being used by 29% of professionalprogrammers, with that percentage expected to continue increasing rapidly. It isstill a relatively new language, however, and developers are still looking forresources to enable them to use it better. Effective C# covers C# from apractical perspective, and provides insight into using the language moreefficiently. The reader will get information based on years of practical C#experience in real world settings. The format of the book is the same that hasproven immensely popular in other books in Scott Meyers' series. The authorhas a devoted…

Book details

List price: $59.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
Publication date: 12/3/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Introduction



Language Elements



Always Use Properties Instead of Accessible Data Members



Prefer readonly to const



Prefer the is or as Operators to Casts



Use Conditional Attributes Instead of #if



Always Provide ToString()



Distinguish Between Value Types and Reference Types



Prefer Immutable Atomic Value Types



Ensure That 0 Is a Valid State for Value Types



Understand the Relationships Among ReferenceEquals(),static Equals(), instance Equals(), and operator==



Understand the Pitfalls of GetHashCode()



Prefer foreach Loops



NET Resource Management



Prefer Variable Initializers to Assignment Statements



Initialize Static Class Members with Static Constructors



Utilize Constructor Chaining



Utilize using and try/finally for Resource Cleanup



Minimize Garbage



Minimize Boxing and Unboxing



Implement the Standard Dispose Pattern



Expressing Designs with C#



Prefer Defining and Implementing Interfaces to Inheritance



Distinguish Between Implementing Interfaces and Overriding Virtual Functions



Express Callbacks with Delegates



Define Outgoing Interfaces with Events



Avoid Returning References to Internal Class Objects



Prefer Declarative to Imperative Programming



Prefer Serializable Types



Implement Ordering Relations with IComparable and Icompare