Microsoft Applied Skills: Get started in C# (for beginners)

Name: Microsoft Applied Skills: Get started in C# (for beginners)
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Get started with classes, properties, and methods in C#, using Visual Studio Code.

Created byPhillip Burton • over one million students so far, I Do Data Limited

Last updated 10/2025

English

What you'll learn

Create classes, objects and types
Work with properties
Work with methods
Call properties and methods

Course content

6 sections • 31 lectures • 2h 9m total length

Introduction2:32
Download Visual Studio Code, write your first C# program, and explore namespaces, classes, methods, objects, and types while practicing variables, data types, access modifiers, constructors, overloads, quizzes, and activities.
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Installing Visual Studio Code and Extensions5:25
Learn to install Visual Studio Code, configure a project folder, and add essential extensions, including C# Dev Kit, C# extension, Net Install Tool, and IntelliCode, to start writing C# programs.
Creating our first C# program7:12
Create your first C# console app by generating a new project, inspecting dot cs and dot csproj files, writing hello world as a string, and running with dotnet run.
1, 5, 15. Namespaces, classes, methods, objects and types9:47
Learn about namespaces, classes, methods, and types; create objects from classes and structure programs with a main method and implicit usings for simple console output.
Creating our first C# program
Practice Activity 10:21
Practice Activity Number 1 - The Solution4:28

4. Creating and using variables10:29
4. Integral data types5:27
Explore the integral data types in C#: byte, short, int, and long, their ranges and storage sizes, and how signed versus unsigned variants affect memory use.
4. Floating-point data types7:35
Explore floating-point data types in C#: float, double, and decimal, including literal suffixes f, d, and m, precision limits, and how to choose the right type for your data.
4. Other types of variables3:31
Explore four non-numeric data types in C#: bool, string, char, and date time, including true/false, quoted strings, single-quoted chars with unicode, and date time values.
Variables
Practice Activity Number 20:34
Practice Activity Number 2 - The Solution4:41
declare four variables in a beginner c# practice activity, choosing string, int, and floating point types, and demonstrate outputs like hello John Smith and program numbers with 9.75 minutes.

1, 2, 3, 9, 13. How to create a class with methods, and using it in code5:57
Learn to define a class with methods and properties, create an instrument object with new, and call its play and tuning methods from code.
6, 10, 14, 17. Creating auto-implemented properties in a class6:25
6, 10, 14, 17. Implementing more complicated properties in a class7:47
7, 11. Access modifiers4:50
Explore private, protected, internal, and public access modifiers and how they govern visibility within a class, in derived classes, and across assemblies, with instrument and banjo class examples.
Practice Activity Number 30:43
Practice Activity Number 3 - The Solution5:41

Passing values to new objects2:53
Learn to pass values to new objects in C# with object initializers using curly braces, initializing type of instrument and age at creation.
12, 16. Creating a constructor6:17
8. Nullable and default values, and moving code into another file7:59
Move the static and instrument classes to a new cs file, and use namespaces or using directives; implement nullable strings and default values, plus a static instrument counter.
12. Overloading methods2:09
Understand the fundamentals of classes
Practice Activity Number 40:31
Practice Activity Number 4 - The Solution3:24
Practice activity 4 demonstrates implementing a vehicle class in C# with a get/set property backed by a nullable private field, a parameterized constructor, and testing the fish name.

Requirements

You need to know how to use a computer. You can use a PC, Mac or Linux to download and install Visual Studio Code onto your computer for free.
No prior knowledge of C# is required.
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Description

Welcome to my course on "Get started with classes, properties, and methods in C#".

Please note: This course is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft.

I’ll show you how to download Visual Studio Code onto your machine for free, to give you practical access when you need it.

We’ll start with creating our first C# program, and see the principles behind namespaces, classes, methods, objects and types.

We’ll then explore variables. We’ll create different types of variables, and look at integral data types, floating-point data types, and other types of variables.

After that, we’ll look at creating classes. We’ll see how we can create an object from a class, add properties and methods to the class, and identify appropriate access modifiers.

Finally, we’ll look at creating objects. We’ll add constructors and pass other values to our classes, and look at nullable and default values, and overloading methods and constructors.

No prior knowledge is required - we'll even see how to get Visual Studio for free!

There are regular quizzes and practice activities to help you remember the information, so you can be sure that you are learning.

Once you have completed this course, you will have a good introductory knowledge of C#, and perhaps even take the official Microsoft Applied Skills assessment. That would look great on your CV or resume.

Who this course is for:

This course is for you if you have not used C# much, and want to learn about programming using C#.
This course is also for you if you want a refresh on C# or programming concepts. However, no prior knowledge is required.
By the end of this course, after entering the Practice Activities, you could enter (and hopefully pass) the Microsoft Applied Skills assessment.
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Microsoft Applied Skills: Get started in C# (for beginners)

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Course content

Introduction6 lectures • 12min

Creating our first C# program5 lectures • 27min

Variables6 lectures • 32min

Creating classes, properties and methods6 lectures • 31min

More about creating objects based on our classes6 lectures • 23min

Well done2 lectures • 3min

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