Scribd
Upload
16 views26 pages

PatrickLinskey CForJavaProgrammers

This document summarizes a talk on C# for Java developers. It introduces the speaker and intended audience, notes some terminology differences between C# and Java like Common Language Runtime instead of JVM, and covers various C# features like LINQ, anonymous types, generics, and some differences from Java like virtual methods being non-default. It also discusses tools like Visual Studio and testing frameworks, and notes some ecosystem weaknesses in C# compared to Java.

Uploaded by

asdffdsaasdffdsa12344312
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
16 views26 pages

PatrickLinskey CForJavaProgrammers

This document summarizes a talk on C# for Java developers. It introduces the speaker and intended audience, notes some terminology differences between C# and Java like Common Language Runtime instead of JVM, and covers various C# features like LINQ, anonymous types, generics, and some differences from Java like virtual methods being non-default. It also discusses tools like Visual Studio and testing frameworks, and notes some ecosystem weaknesses in C# compared to Java.

Uploaded by

asdffdsaasdffdsa12344312
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 26

C# for Java Developers

Patrick Linskey
[email protected]
@plinskey
Who am I?

• Patrick Linskey
• 13 years of Java experience, 11
professionally
• 2 years of professional C# experience
Who are you?

• Hopefully, Java developers who are


interested in learning about C#
• ... for client, server, or mobile deployment
Apology to Readers
Much of this talk happens in Visual Studio.
Sorry about that.

I will make the code available at http://


github.com/pcl -- the commit history
provides some detail.
[Anders Hejlsberg]
Some Terminology

• Common Language Runtime, not JVM


• Intermediate Language, not Java bytecode
• Assembly, not JAR
• [Attribute], not @Annotation
[Syntax]
Coding Conventions
• All methods use InitialCaps
• Constants use InitialCaps instead of
ALL_CAPS
• Namespaces are not as consistently-scoped
as are packages in the Java world
• Assembly names are first-class constructs
[Unit Testing]
MSTest vs. NUnit

• I use NUnit because it seems more familiar


• Without ReSharper, NUnit / Visual Studio
integration is a bit weak
Visual Studio

• Most people seem to use it


• $$$
• ReSharper (plugin from JetBrains) is a must
• #1 awesome Visual Studio feature: program
counter manipulation during debug sessions
[LINQ and Functions]
LINQ

• Can evaluate LINQ queries against


database, XML, collections, etc.
• Anything IEnumerable or IQueryable

• Also: JOIN, GROUP BY, HAVING, ...


Function Objects

• We saw Func<int, int> in fib


• Generally: Func<TArg1, TArg2, TReturn>
• Support for up to 16 arguments!
Action Objects

• Action<TArg1, TArg2, ...>


• Also supports 16 args!
• Equivalent to a void method return type
Tuples

• Tuple<T1, T2, T3, ...>


• Up to 8 items

• Useful for easy multi-object returns, LINQ


queries
Anonymous Types
• Predate tuples
var ratio = new {
Numerator = 2,
Denominator = 3
};
Console.Out.WriteLine(
ratio.Numerator / ratio.Denominator);
[Object-Orientation]
Virtual keyword

• By default, methods are resolved at compile


time
• To get polymorphic method invocation,
highlight the methods as ‘virtual’
The Ecosystem
Third-Party is Weak

• Outside UI widgets, nowhere near as much


activity as in the Java world
• Few open-source projects
• http://stackoverflow.com is your friend
Spring.NET is great
• Lags the Java Spring Framework a bit
• I’ve only used dependency injection
and lifecycle management features

• WPF (and presumably Silverlight) have their


own resource management
• It’s possible to bridge the two
Yay!
• Generics are reified, and support
covariance and contravariance
• Dynamic method invocation with the
‘dynamic’ pseudo-type (akin to ObjC’s ‘id’)
• += syntax for all delegate fields / properties
• Func, Action, raw Delegate
More Cool Stuff

• @ strings
• Indexers
• Partial classes (UI and codegen)
• Structs
Some Missing Features
• No anonymous inner classes (use closures /
function objects instead)
• All inner classes are static
• Enums cannot have state or methods
• Can emulate methods with extension
methods
Questions?

Patrick Linskey
[email protected]
code: http://github.com/pcl

You might also like