When you need answers for using C#5.0, this tightly focused and practical book tells you exactly what you need to know - without long introductions or bloated samples. Succinct and easy to browse, C# 5.0 Pocket Reference is ideal as 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 authors of the acclaimed C# 4.0 in a Nutshell, this book doesn't skimp on detail, but covers the entire C# 5.0 language, including: Features new to C# 5.0, such asynchrony with new enhancements to Caller Info Attributes, ReadOnlyDictionary, Web Sockets, and the new HttpClient class All of C#'s fundamentals Advanced topics-operator overloading, custom conversions, type constraints, covariance & contravariance, iterators, nullable types, operator lifting, lambda expressions & closures LINQ, starting with sequences, lazy execution and standard query operators, and finishing with a complete reference to query expressions Unsafe code & pointers, custom attributes, preprocessor directives, and XML documentation

About the Author
Joseph Albahari is author of C# 3.0 in a Nutshell, LINQ Pocket Reference, and C# 3.0 Pocket Reference. He has been developing large-scale enterprise applications on .NET and other platforms for more than 15 years, and is author of "http://www.linqpad.net/"LINQPad - the popular utility for querying databases in LINQ. Joseph is currently a freelance consultant. http://www.albahari.com/" Joseph's Home Page Ben Albahari is the founder of "http://www.takeonit.com/"Take On It. He was a Program Manager at Microsoft for 5 years, where he worked on several projects, including the .NET Compact Framework and ADO.NET. He was the cofounder of Genamics, a provider of tools for C# and J++ programmers, as well as software for DNA and protein sequence analysis. He is a co-author of C# Essentials, the first C# book from O'Reilly, and of previous editions of C# in a Nutshell.


Book Information
ISBN 9781449320171
Author Joseph Albahari
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint O'Reilly Media
Publisher O'Reilly Media