C# Tutorials

C# Fundamentals

This is a series of C# articles covering the basics of the language organized in such a way as to be useable as a basic C# tutorial.

C# - adventures in coding

This is a five part tutorial introducing the fundamentals of C# programming from Bitwise magazine.

C# Tutorial

25 online lessons.

C# tutorial

C# tutorial that is aimed at beginners, with a useful section of code snippets.

Developers School For Learning C#

15 online lessons in C# with a dedicated message board.

C# Tutorial

This tutorial covers Microsoft's new programming language C#. It is aimed at people with some programming experience, although it tries not to assume too much knowledge

C# Programming Course

These are the full slides and notes for a 5 day instructor led course on C# Programming.

The C# Tutorial @ C# Station

This set of lessons teaches the basics of the C# programming language. They are appropriate for beginning programmers and developers who are experienced in other languages and would like a quick overview of C# programming

C# Tutorial

This 2-part tutorial was given at the Microsoft .NET Crash Course in Cambridge on March 25-28, 2002.

C# Tutorial For Beginners

A very basic C# tutorial that can be downloaded.

C# in Detail

Two downloadable C# presentations in .zip format that expand to html presentations.

The Advanced C#/.NET Tutorial

Advanced C# tutorials with sample source code that can be downloaded.

C# Source Code

C Sharp at The Code Project

Lots of C# resources here including many articles with sample code organized into categories including algorithms, attributes, com, controls, database, delegates, events, distributed apps, graphics, threads and many additional topics.

Airplane War

Airplane war is intended to be a 3d world war I airplane simulator in c# and using directx 9. Source code and binaries are available.

C# Station Examples

The links on this page hold source code that you can freely download and use. Please be sure to give the authors credit if you use their work. Free C# histogram class maintains a histogram of input data, Free C# implementation of the Mersenne Twister algorithm, Source code for getting NIST Time, and a public domain MD4 class.

The Advanced C#/.NET Tutorial

Advanced C# tutorials with sample source code that can be downloaded.

C# Source Code

C# source code at Code Beach.

C# Resource Sites

Technology Point

This site offers free online C# tutorials as well as other .net information and examples.

Dr.Bob's C# Visions

Articles, news and information about C#.

C# Station

Information, Links, and Other Resources for the C# (C Sharp) Programming Language.

CSharpHelp.com

Articles and a code archive for C# (C-Sharp)

csharpfree.com

Resources for C# and .NET development

Hyperlinked C# Grammar

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Lutz Roeder's Programming.NET C#

Tools and source codes for .NET, the CLR, C# and VB.

c-sharp.pagina.nl

This page contains 120+ links to websites, articles and forums related to C#. The site is in Dutch (I think), but a lot of the links are to english language sites.

Visual C# Homepage

Microsoft's central site for Visual C#.

C# Forums

GotDotNet Message Boards ( C# )

Discussions specific to the C# language or compiler: syntax, keywords, types, inheritance, classes, structs, or any subjects on the C# compiler.

ASP Messageboard ( C# board )

This forum is the place to ask questions on Microsoft's new .NET language, C#. Specifically, this forum should focus on syntactical questions pertaining to C# and using C# through an ASP.NET page.

C# FAQs

Microsoft .NET Framework FAQ

This document contains frequently asked questions about Microsoft .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework

.NET Framework Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ tries to answer some commonly asked questions about the fundamentals of the .NET Framework - topics like assemblies, garbage collection, security, interop with COM, and remoting. The most commonly-used parts of the class library are also covered.

C# Frequently Asked Questions for C++ programmers

This FAQ tries to address many of the basic questions that C++ developers have when they first come across C#.

C# Tools

C# Builder Personal Edition

For non-commercial Windows development only. I'm pretty sure you need to register for free and give them a valid email before you can download.

Turbo C#

This is part of new line from Borland for students, hobbyists and non-professionals interested in NET and Windows programming. The free explorer version comes with a comiler, IDE and built in components but is not extensible. There is also a professional version, which is not free but is extensible. Free registration is required.

Visual C# 2005 Express Edition

Visual C# 2005 Express Edition is a simple, lightweight, integrated development environment designed for beginning programmers and non-professional developers interested in building Windows Forms, class libraries, and console-based applications. Visual C# 2005 Express Edition includes many of the same productivity features found in Visual Studio, all streamlined to fit the needs of the non-professional Windows developer.

DotGNU Project

The DotGNU project aims to be for webservices and for C# programs what GNU/Linux is rapidly becoming for desktop and server applications. DotGNU Portable.NET, an implementation of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), more commonly known as ".NET", includes everything that you need to compile and run C# and C applications that use the base class libraries, XML, and Systems.Windows.Forms. Currently supported CPUs: x86, ppc, arm, parisc, s390, ia64, alpha, mips, sparc. Supported operating systems: GNU/Linux (on PCs, Sparc, iPAQ, Sharp Zaurus, PlayStation 2, Xbox,...), *BSD, Cygwin/Mingw32, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX

#develop

#develop (short for SharpDevelop) is a free IDE for C# and VB.NET projects on Microsoft's .NET platform. It is open-source (GPL), and you can download both sourcecode and executables from this site. In addition, you can find the latest information and changes on #develop, as well as get in touch with the team in the forum.

csUnit

Inspired by JUnit, csUnit brings the power of unit testing to the .NET framework. csUnit is your key to test-driven development using .NET languages such as C#, Visual Basic .NET, Visual J#, or Managed C++.

devAdvantage : C# Source Code Analyzer for Visual Studio.NET

A 3rd party Microsoft Visual Studio.NET Add-in that provides C# static source code analysis to automate code reviews and detects errors, bugs and issues. The Community Edition is a free, fully featured, unlimited use version of devAdvantage that does not contain the threading knowledge pack.

Ximian C# compiler

The Mono Project is an open development initiative sponsored by Ximian that is working to develop an open source, Unix version of the Microsoft .NET development platform. The Mono C# compiler is considered feature complete at this point and relatively mature.

C# Books

Dissecting a C# Application: Inside SharpDevelop

The developers who created SharpDevelop give you an inside track on application development with a guided tour of the source code for SharpDevelop. They will show you the most important code features and explain how you can use these techniques in your own projects. You will gain valuable experience of building an application on this scale, learning from the decisions, mistakes, problems and solutions that lead to the current version on SharpDevelop. (email required for download)

Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C#

This book is about the fundamentals of data structures and algorithms--the basic elements from which large and complex software artifacts are built. To develop a solid understanding of a data structure requires three things: First, you must learn how the information is arranged in the memory of the computer. Second, you must become familiar with the algorithms for manipulating the information contained in the data structure. And third, you must understand the performance characteristics of the data structure so that when called upon to select a suitable data structure for a particular application, you are able to make an appropriate decision.

Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours

Learn C#, Microsoft's newest programming language, one step at a time from leading expert, James Foxall.

C# The Basics

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C# Nuts and Bolt

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C# Classes-Threads,WinForms and XML

This book presents myriad fascinating concepts about C# classes. It is classified into three sections, with each of them converging on distinct facets of classes available in the .Net framework

C# Articles

ASP.Net using C#

A short tutorial on using ASP.Net with C#.

C# Articles

A collection of C-Sharp articles from various sources.

An Introduction to C#

The purpose of this article is to give a programmer, new to C#, an introduction to the language.

C# For Beginners

Introduction to .net and c# as well as hello world.

Examining Your first C# program

Hello world in C#.

A Programmers Overview of C#

A one-page article that is a short tutorial on C#.

C# Offers the Power of C++ and Simplicity of Visual Basic

MSDN article.

Overview of the Object Class

This article has the goal of making you more aware of the rationale and use of the object class in your code.

.net101

How to Compile C# Programs and Compiler Switches.

Writing a Web Client Application with Managed Code in the Microsoft .NET Framework

MSDN article.

C#: What You Need to Know to Move from C++ to C#

MSDN articles that assumes you're familiar with C++.

Exception Handling in C#

C# article.

c-sharpcorner.com

An articles that compares the compilation and runtime execution of a C-Sharp Program with Java.

Getting Started With C#

This example is to get you started using C# in Visual Studio.NET. It is intended to be used as your first program to test your Visual Studio .NET installation, and to start finding your way around in VS.

How To: Joining and Splitting Strings

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How To: Starting Processes From C#

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How To: Reading and Writing Text Files

The .NET Framework includes convenience classes that make reading and writing text files very easy.

Socket Programming in C#

The purpose of this article is to show you how you can do socket programming in C#. This article assumes some familiarity with the socket programming, though you need not to be expert in socket programming.

Open the Box! Quick!

MSDN article about boxing.

Events and Delegates

This article will deal with Event and delegates in C#. C# Open a new door by including the feature of Event Driven programming such as Events and Delegates. This article is part of the series that helps in understanding Events and Delegates.

Sample Chapter from Microsoft Visual C# Step by Step

Chapter 13: Using Garbage Collection and Resource Management

How to POP3 in C#

An introduction to retrieving email from a POP3 server using the .NET socket classes.

Iteration Methods

Comparison of the performance of various iteration methods over large amounts of data in .NET.

How To: Creating Thumbnail Images

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OpenGL and C#

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Introduction to Strongly Typed Data Sets

This article teaches how to create a strongly-typed dataset class library in your C# database applications.