Lecture notes and code examples
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Module information
What is C#?
The .NET Framework
Visual Studio
Visual Studio projects
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What is OO programming?
Objects
Encapsulation and information hiding
Responsibilities and collaboration
Messages
Classes
Methods and algorithmss
Relationships
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Code blocks
Namespaces
Instance variables, constants and static variables
Constructors
Methods
Comments
Properties
Selection and iteration
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Data types
Variables
Operating memory - stack and heap
Method calls
Object references
Parameter passing
Garbage collection
Value types and reference types
Struct and enum
Creating and compiling C# types
Assemblies
How a C# program runs
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Interfaces
Reference and runtime types
Interface polymorphism
Inheritance
.NET base types
Abstract and sealed classes
Inheritance polymorphism
Casting
Using composition instead of inheritance
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One-to-many relationships
Arrays
Abstratct data types
List ADT
ArrayList implementation
LinkedList implementation
Choosing a list
Traversing collections and IEnumerable
Stack ADT
Queue ADT
Dictionary ADT
Generics and collections
.NET Framework collection types - List, Dictionary
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UML models
Order system example
Class diagram and sequence diagram
Creating C# classes
Implementing relationships
Coding patterns
One-to-one coding pattern
One-to-many coding patterns
Simple association coding pattern
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Writing quality software
Runtime errors
Exceptions
Handling exceptions
Throwing exceptions
Custom exception classes
Testing
Unit testing
Debugging
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Graphical user interfaces
WPF and XAML
GUI toolkits and controls
XAML and code-behind files
Using model classes
Layout controls
Binding
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Types of persistent storage
Working with files and folders
Reading and writing files
Working with databases
Querying databases
Data binding in WPF
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