C# DEVELOPER ROADMAP 2024
- 1. Prerequisites and Tools
- A programming language for various applications.
- C# Version History: Explore versions from C# 1.0 to C# 12.0.
- Familiarize with C# syntax.
- Learn to create, run, and debug C# console applications.
- Understand Variables, Data Types, Type Casting, Operators, and Expressions.
- Install Visual Studio 2022 for a rich IDE.
- Create a C# console application from Visual Studio 2022.
- 2. Introduction to C#: Conditional Statements and Loops
- Understand conditional statements for program flow control.
- Learn if, if-else, and switch statements.
- Explore switch expression syntax.
- Apply conditional statements to real-world scenarios.
- Understand loops (for, foreach, while, do-while).
- Iterate over collections and practice readable loops.
- 3. C#: Arrays
- Understand arrays for storing collections.
- Declare and initialize arrays.
- Learn array indexing.
- Access, sort, and search array elements.
- Types of Arrays in C#: Single-Dimensional, Multi-Dimensional, Jagged Array.
- Explore Array class methods: Copy(), Sort(), Reverse().
- Understand arrays properties like Length and Rank.
- 4. C#: Strings
- Understand strings as sequences of characters.
- Learn about string literals, escaping characters.
- Explore common string methods: Length, Substring, IndexOf, Replace.
- Learn about string formatting using String.Format and string interpolation.
- Types of Strings in C#: Immutable String, Mutable String.
- Compare strings using methods like Equals and CompareTo.
- Understand StringBuilder class for efficient string manipulation.
- 5. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
- Grasp OOP principles: Encapsulation, Abstraction, Inheritance, Polymorphism.
- Define class and object.
- Create constructors with parameters and constructor chaining.
- Explore access modifiers for visibility control.
- Implement method overloading and overriding.
- Abstract Class: Understand abstraction, abstract classes, abstract methods.
- Interfaces: Understand multiple inheritance, explicit and implicit interface implementations.
- 6. C#: Classes: Partial Class, Static Class, Sealed Class
- Partial Class: Role in splitting a class definition across multiple files.
- Learn scenarios where partial methods are useful.
- Static Class: Concept and role in C# for organizing code.
- Declare and use static fields within a static class.
- Sealed Class: Learn sealed classes to prevent further inheritance.
- Use 'sealed' to prevent method overriding.
- 7. C#: Properties and Indexer
- Properties: Role in providing access to object state.
- Syntax for declaring properties, get and set accessors.
- Creating Read-Only and Write-Only Properties.
- Indexers: Role in providing array-like access to objects.
- Define indexers using 'this' keyword.
- 8. C#: Exception Handling and Attributes
- Learn try-catch blocks for handling exceptions.
- Purpose of the finally block.
- Throw exceptions using 'throw' keyword.
- Create custom exception classes.
- Attributes: Enhance behavior of code elements (e.g., Serializable, Obsolete).
- Learn to create custom attributes.
- 9. Anonymous Type, Lambda, Delegates, and Events
- Anonymous Types: Create for temporary data structures in C#.
- Lambda Expression: Practice expression and statement lambda syntaxes.
- Use lambda expression with LINQ for data queries.
- Delegates: Explore instantiation and invoking of delegates.
- Explore commonly used built-in delegate types.
- Events: Understand the role of event handlers in publish-subscribe mechanism.
- 10. Asynchronous Programming with async and await
- Understand asynchronous programming concepts.
- Implement Task-based Asynchronous Pattern (TAP) using async and await.
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Learn return types of async methods (Task, Task
). - Use async with lambda expressions.
- Use CancellationToken to cancel asynchronous operations.
- Handle exceptions in asynchronous code.
- Familiarize with async streams (C# 8.0 and later).
- 11. LINQ in C#
- Learn LINQ query syntaxes: Query-style and methods style syntax.
- Use from, where, select, orderby, groupby clauses and methods.
- Understand predicate functions.
- Transformations and projections using select clause.
- Use multiple sorting criteria using OrderBy.
- Use equals and on keywords.
- Explore aggregate methods in LINQ.
- 12. C#: Collections & Generics
- Collections: Learn ArrayList, Hashtable, Queue, Stack, and their use cases.
- Understand limitations of non-generic collections.
- Generics: Reduce need for boxing/unboxing, enhance performance.
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Explore generic classes like List
, HashSet , Dictionary - Iterate and manipulate collections using Loops.
- Query and manipulate collections using LINQ.
- 13. C# Latest Features
- Record types for concise data modeling.
- String Interpolation for easy string formatting.
- Nullable Reference Type for robust and safe code.
- Tuples and Deconstruction for working with sets of values.
- Default Interface Method to add methods to interfaces without breaking implementations.
- Top-Level statements for simpler C# programs.
- Global Using Directives to specify using directives globally.
- Collection Expressions to simplify creating and initializing collections.
- 14. Projects to Build
- Console Calculator: Basic calculator application for arithmetic operations.
- To-Do List App: Manage a todo list with tasks operations.
- Weather App: Fetch and display weather data from a weather API.
- Contact Book: Manage personal contact information.
- CSV File Parser: Read, parse, and display data from CSV files.
- 15. Q&A, Interview Preparation, Resume Building
- Prepare for job interviews.
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