🚀 C# Advanced Tutorial: Mastering Core Concepts

Welcome to the C# Advanced Tutorial! If you're already familiar with the basics of C#, this guide will help you dive deeper into advanced topics to become a proficient developer.

📚 Table of Contents

1. Async/Await and Asynchronous Programming 🌀
2. LINQ (Language Integrated Query) 🔍
3. Generics and Collections 🧱
4. Delegates and Events 📪
5. Reflection and Attributes 🌌
6. Advanced OOP Concepts 🧩

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🌀 1. Async/Await: Building Non-Blocking Code

C# simplifies asynchronous programming with async and await keywords.

public async Task<string> FetchDataAsync()  
{  
    // Simulate a network request  
    await Task.Delay(1000);  
    return "Data from async method";  
}  

📌 Tip: Use async for methods that perform asynchronous operations and await to pause execution without blocking the thread.
🔗 Learn more about async programming

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🔍 2. LINQ: Querying Data with Ease

LINQ allows you to write expressive queries directly in C#.

var numbers = new List<int> { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };  
var evenNumbers = numbers.Where(n => n % 2 == 0).ToList();  

💡 Example: Use Select, OrderBy, and GroupBy to transform and organize data.
🔗 Explore LINQ in depth

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🧱 3. Generics: Type-Safe Reusable Code

Generics enable you to create flexible and efficient code by working with type parameters.

public class Stack<T>  
{  
    private List<T> items = new List<T>();  
    public void Push(T item) => items.Add(item);  
    public T Pop() => items.Count > 0 ? items[items.Count - 1] : default;  
}  

✅ Benefits:

• Avoids boxing/unboxing overhead
• Enhances code readability
• Promotes type safety

🔗 Discover generics in C#

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📪 4. Delegates and Events: The Event System

Delegates act as function pointers, while events enable loose coupling in applications.

public delegate void NotifyHandler(string message);  
public class Notifier  
{  
    public event NotifyHandler OnNotify;  
    public void SendNotification(string msg)  
    {  
        OnNotify?.Invoke(msg);  
    }  
}  

⚙️ Key Concepts:

• delegate declaration
• Event subscription (+=)
• Null-check with ?. operator

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🌌 5. Reflection and Attributes: Inspecting Types at Runtime

Reflection lets you inspect metadata, while attributes add metadata to code elements.

[Serializable]  
public class Person { }  

var type = typeof(Person);  
Console.WriteLine(type.IsSerializable); // Outputs: True  

📌 Use cases:

• Dynamic object creation
• Serialization/deserialization
• Plugin systems

🔗 Read about reflection and attributes

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🧩 6. Advanced OOP: Polymorphism and Inheritance

Master inheritance hierarchies and leverage polymorphism for flexible designs.

public class Animal {  
    public virtual void MakeSound() => Console.WriteLine("Generic sound");  
}  

public class Dog : Animal {  
    public override void MakeSound() => Console.WriteLine("Woof!");  
}  

🧠 Concepts to explore:

• Virtual and override methods
• Abstract classes
• Interface implementation

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📈 Next Steps

• 🔗 Dive into ASP.NET Core for web development
• 🔗 Practice with C# coding challenges
• 🔗 Explore .NET libraries and frameworks

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