C# 2008 Programmer's Reference provides all C# programmers with a concise and thorough reference on all aspects of the language. Each chapter contains detailed code samples that provides a quick and easy way to understand the key concepts covered. C# is Microsoft's powerful programming language that's easy to learn and much easier to leverage than C or C++. It is now considered the most popular and widely used new programming languages and has experienced staggering growth because it combines the very best of languages such as Java, J++, CGI, PERL, C/C++, and Visual Basic.C# 2008 brings new features that make it a more powerful programming language than ever before. Whether C# developers are looking to learn the latest features of C# 2008, or they want a refresher of easily forgotten details, this book is an ideal resource and reference.

Topics covered include:

Introduction to the .NET Framework
What is new in .NET 3.5
Using Visual Studio 2008
Your first C# Program - "Hello World"
Understanding Classes, Objects and Types
Object-Oriented Programming
Delegates and Events
Strings and Regular Expressions
Threading
.NET Streams
Exceptions Handling
Collections
LINQ
Assemblies and versioning
C# Keywords
Namespace-to-Assembly Reference