This book is for software developers who want to understand why C# 5 is designed the way it is and how to use it
effectively. The content assumes familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts.
How This Book Is Structured
After a couple of introductory chapters, the book progresses from the simpler C# features to the more complex
ones. You can read the chapters in order, working your way through the entire language. Or you can choose an
individual chapter to understand the details of a specific feature.
If you are new to C#, I suggest you start by reading the chapters on properties, generics, delegates and events,
as well as the Linq chapters. These are the areas where C# is most different from other languages.
If you are more interested in the details of the language syntax, you may find it useful to download the
C# 5 Language Reference from MSDN.
Downloading the Code
The code for the examples shown in this book is available on the Apress web site, www.apress.com. You can find a
link on the book’s information page. Scroll down and click on the Source Code/Downloads tab.
