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Beginning C# Objects—From Concepts to Code

Jacquie Barker
Grant Palmer

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In loving memory of my wonderful parents, Bill and Dorothy Jost.

—Jacquie Barker

I would like to dedicate this book to my dog Bailey, who is a good, old dog.

—Grant Palmer

About the Authors

Jacquie Barker is a professional software engineer, author, and adjunct faculty member at George Washington University in Washington, DC. With over 25 years of experience as a hands-on software developer and project manager, Jacquie has spent the past 12 years focusing on object technology, becoming proficient as an object modeler and Sun Microsystems–certified Java programmer. She is currently employed as a senior member of the technical staff at Technology Associates, Inc. in Herndon, Virginia, and is also the founder of ObjectStart LLC, an object technology mentorship and training firm.

Jacquie earned a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering with highest honors from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She later received a master of science degree in computer science, focusing on software systems engineering, from UCLA, and has subsequently pursued post-graduate studies in information technology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

Beginning C# Objects was adapted from Jacquie's bestselling book, Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts to Code, published originally by the former Wrox Press, Ltd. and now by Apress. Jacquie's "winning formula" for teaching object fundamentals continues to receive praise from readers around the world, and Beginning Java Objects has been adopted by many universities as a key textbook in their core IT curricula.

Please visit her web site, http://objectstart.com, for more information on her various publications and service offerings.

On a personal note, Jacquie's passions include her husband, Steve; pet rats; chocolate; and programming in Java. When not engaged in computer-related pursuits, Jacquie and Steve enjoy motorcycle road trips through the Virginia countryside, tandem bicycling, vacations at the beach, and spending quality time with family and friends.

For the past 20 years, Grant Palmer has worked in the Space Technology Division at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA. Grant was a NASA engineer for 15 years and currently works as a scientific programmer with the ELORET Corporation, developing computer applications that help design the thermal protection systems of spacecraft reentering the Earth's atmosphere.

Grant earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He later received a master of science degree in aerospace engineering from Stanford University. Grant is an expert in FORTRAN, C, C++, and Perl, but these days does most of his programming in the more modern languages of Java and C#. He has authored or coauthored seven books on computer programming, including C# Programmer's Reference.

Grant lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife, Lisa; his two sons, Jackson and Zachary; and a good, old dog named Bailey.

Acknowledgments

I'd like to offer my sincere, heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped Grant and me to produce this book:

  • To James Huddleston, a true Renaissance man and reviewer extraordinaire for the tremendous job he did in assisting us with sorting out the "finer points" of C# as our primary technical reviewer.

  • To Dominic Shakeshaft, our editor, for his dedication to ensuring the clarity of our book's message.

  • To Gary Cornell, Apress publisher, for suggesting a Java-to-C# "port" of Beginning Java Objects.

  • To all the folks at Apress—especially Kylie Johnston, Ami Knox, Laura Cheu, and Glenn Munlawin—for their superb editorial/production/ marketing support.

  • To my coauthor, Grant Palmer, for keeping the best of humor throughout even the "darkest days"!

  • To my husband, Steve, for once again being patient as I became temporarily consumed with the "writing biz." I love you tons!!!

    —Jacquie Barker

To my coauthor, Jacquie Barker, for being fun to work with and for teaching me a lot about writing and object-oriented principles.

To the technical reviewers—Jim Huddleston and Dominic Shakeshaft—for the wonderful comments and insights they provided us on our book. Jim is a true computer guru who has probably forgotten more about programming than I will ever know.

To the editorial/production staff at Apress—Kylie Johnston, Ami Knox, Laura Cheu, and Glenn Munlawin—for their tireless efforts in keeping this project on time and on target.

Finally, to my beautiful wife, Lisa, and my wonderful boys, Jackson and Zachary, who make life worth living.

—Grant Palmer


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