Joseph Albahari Books

When you have questions about C# 8.0 or .NET Core, this best-selling guide has the answers you need. C# is a language of unusual flexibility and breadth, but with its continual growth there’s so much more to learn. In the tradition of the O’Reilly Nutshell guides, this thoroughly updated edition is simply the best one-volume reference to the C# language available today. Organized around concepts and use cases, C# 8.0 in a Nutshell provides intermediate and advanced programmers with a concise map of C# and .NET knowledge that also plumbs significant depths.

Looking for quick answers for using C# 10? This tightly focused and practical guide tells you exactly what you need to know without long intros or bloated samples. Succinct and easy to browse, this pocket reference is an ideal quick source of information.

When you need answers for programming with C# 7.0, this practical and tightly focused book tells you exactly what you need to know-without long introductions or bloated samples.

"Covers CLR 4.5 & asynchronous programming"--Cover.

When you need answers for programming with C# 6.0, this practical and tightly focused book tells you exactly what you need to know--without long introductions or bloated samples. Easy to browse, it's ideal as a quick reference or as a guide to get you rapidly up to speed if you already know Java, C++, or an earlier version of C#. Written by the author of C# 6.0 in a Nutshell, this book covers the entire C# 6.0 language, including: All of C#'s fundamentals Advanced topics such as operator overloading, type constraints, covariance and contravariance, iterators, nullable types, operator lifting, lambda expressions, and closures LINQ, starting with sequences, lazy execution and standard query operators, and finishing with a complete reference to query expressions Dynamic binding and asynchronous functions Unsafe code & pointers, custom attributes, preprocessor directives, and XML documentation

When you have questions about C# 9.0 or .NET 5, this bestselling guide has the answers. C# is a language of unusual flexibility and breadth, but with its continual growth, there's so much more to learn. In the tradition of O'Reilly's Nutshell guides, this thoroughly updated edition is simply the best one-volume reference to the C# language available today. Organized around concepts and use cases, C# 9.0 in a Nutshell provides intermediate and advanced programmers with a concise map of C# and .NET that also plumbs significant depths. Get up to speed on C#, from syntax and variables to advanced topics such as pointers, closures, and patterns Dig deep into LINQ through three dedicated chapters Explore concurrency and asynchrony, advanced threading, and parallel programming Work with .NET features, including regular expressions, networking, serialization, spans, reflection, and cryptography Delve into Roslyn, the modular C# compiler-as-a-service

Ready to take advantage of LINQ with C# 3.0? This guide has the detail you need to grasp Microsoft's new querying technology, and concise explanations to help you learn it quickly. And once you begin to apply LINQ, the book serves as an on-the-job reference when you need immediate reminders.All the examples in the LINQ Pocket Reference are preloaded into LINQPad, the highly praised utility that lets you work with LINQ interactively. Created by the authors and free to download, LINQPad will not only help you learn LINQ, it will have you thinking in LINQ.This reference LINQ promises to be the locus of a thriving ecosystem for many years to come. This small book gives you a huge head start."The authors built a tool (LINQPad) that lets you experiment with LINQ interactively in a way that the designers of LINQ themselves don't support, and the tool has all kinds of wonderful features that LINQ, SQL and Regular Expression programmers alike will want to use regularly long after they've read the book." -Chris Sells, Connected Systems Program Manager, Microsoft

Uniquely organised around concepts and use cases, this edition features a reorganised section on concurrency, threading, and parallel programming - including in-depth coverage of C# 6.0's new asynchronous functions

This comprehensive guide serves as an essential reference for C# 12 and .NET 8, addressing a wide range of questions and topics. Highlighting the language's flexibility and continuous evolution, it provides updated information to enhance understanding and mastery. Following the tradition of O'Reilly's Nutshell series, this edition stands out as the most complete single-volume resource for both beginners and experienced programmers looking to deepen their knowledge of C#.

When you need answers about using C# 9.0, this tightly focused and practical book tells you exactly what you need to know without long intros or bloated samples. Succinct and easy to browse, this reference is an ideal quick source of information and can be used as a guide to get you rapidly up to speed if you know Java, C++, or an earlier C# version. All programs and code snippets are available as interactive samples in LINQPad. You can edit these samples and instantly see the results without needing to set up projects in Visual Studio. Written by the authors of C# 9.0 in a Nutshell , this pocket reference covers: C# fundamentals and features new to C# 9.0 Advanced topics like operator overloading, type constraints, nullable types, operator lifting, closures, patterns, and asynchronous functions LINQ: sequences, lazy execution, standard query operators, and query expressions Unsafe code and pointers, custom attributes, preprocessor directives, and XML documentation