The C# Type System
- 6h 24m
- Steve Love
- No Starch Press
- 2024
The type system is the foundation upon which all C# programs are built. The C# Type System will show you how to define and implement value types effectively, and write more performant and robust code. Real-world code examples and test cases throughout will elevate your programming with C# and show you how best to implement the principles you’re learning.
Among the core aspects of working with the type system, you’ll learn:
- How user-defined value types, and even simple types, can enhance your code’s readability
- How reference and value types differ within C#
- How method parameters and arguments relate to reference and value types
- How differences in copy semantics between value and reference types affect a program’s behavior
- How the different methods of value comparisons for equality work behind the scenes
- The unique characteristics and roles of various types in an application, especially how value types go beyond mere data storage
- Why inheritance isn’t optimal for value types
- How to measure and evaluate the performance of an app’s use of different data types
Whether you’re a novice or seasoned programmer, you’ll find The C# Type System indispensable in your efforts to turn good code into great.
About the Author
Steve Love has been a professional C# developer for nearly 20 years, and has trained many other C# developers of varying levels of expertise. He writes for the ACCU magazines C Vu and Overload, and is a frequent speaker at conferences. This is the book he wishes he’d had early in his career.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Making the Most of the Type System
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Value and Reference Types
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Reference and Value Parameters
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Implicit and Explicit Copying
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Types of Equality
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The Nature of Values
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Value Types and Polymorphism
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Performance and Efficiency
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Afterword
