C# .NET Development Syllabus

This syllabus was created as a rough idea of items to follow along with to learn the basics of C#. I will mostly be following the below link and creating 4/5 mini projects per section to learn the topics better myself.

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Module 1: Getting Started

• Introduction to C# and .NET
• Setting up your development environment (Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code)
• Writing and running your first C# program

Module 2: Basics of C# Syntax

• Variables and data types (int, double, string, bool, etc.)
• Input and output (Console.WriteLine, Console.ReadLine)
• Comments and documentation (//, /* */, ///
  )

Module 3: Control Flow

• Conditional statements (if, else, else if)
• Switch statements
• Loops (for, while, do-while)
• foreach loop
• Break and continue statements

Module 4: Functions and Methods

• Declaring and calling methods
• Parameters and return values
• Method overloading
• Scope and lifetime of variables
• Pass by value vs. pass by reference

Module 5: Arrays and Collections

• Arrays (single-dimensional, multi-dimensional)
• Lists and collections (List, Dictionary<TKey, TValue>)
• Using LINQ for querying collections

Module 6: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Basics

• Classes and objects
• Constructors
• Properties and fields
• Inheritance and base classes
• Polymorphism and interfaces

Module 7: Exception Handling

• Handling exceptions with try-catch
• Creating custom exceptions
• Exception propagation

Module 8: File I/O and Data Serialization

• Reading and writing text files
• Reading and writing binary files
• JSON and XML data serialization

Module 9: Advanced Topics

• Delegates and events
• Generics
• Asynchronous programming with async/await
• Attributes and reflection

Module 10: Working with Databases

• Introduction to ADO.NET
• Connecting to databases
• Executing SQL queries
• Entity Framework basics (if you want to explore ORM)

Module 11: Building a Simple Application

• Combining what you've learned to build a small C# application

Module 12: Advanced Projects

• Working on more complex projects and exploring libraries and frameworks (WPF, ASP.NET Core, Xamarin, etc.) based on your interests.

Module 13: Testing and Debugging

• Writing unit tests with NUnit or xUnit
• Debugging techniques and tools

Module 14: Deployment and Publishing

• Packaging and deploying your application
• Publishing to different platforms (desktop, web, mobile)