The essential guide for anyone who wants to learn how to program with C#—featuring expert instruction from the master of Windows-based programming, Charles PetzoldIntroduce yourself to C# programming with the unparalleled expertise of Charles Petzold, a multiple award-winning author and one of the software industry’s most respected voices. PROGRAMMING IN THE KEY OF C# requires no previous programming experience. It’s designed to quickly, expertly, and concisely help you build the fundamental skills for writing software applications with C#, a modern and intuitive object-oriented programming (OOP) language ideal for creating a wide range of solutions for Microsoft® Windows® and the Web. The book’s first half discusses C# as a traditional procedural language; its second half covers the basics of OOP. Unlike other books about C#, this one focuses on the nuts and bolts of C# code and limits itself to console input and output, thereby teaching skills that you can apply to any user interface, regardless of development environment. Throughout, Charles weaves short, illuminating side trips into the larger world of software development, including the history of programming languages, the cultures and philosophies of programming, and the correct use of programming jargon. And, as the title suggests, this programming author—one of the world’s finest and most famous—brings as much music and lyricism to these subjects as he can!