C# Windows Forms: My Top 5 Artists(Serialization PT. 1)

This repository contains the completed source code for Tutorial # on my YouTube channel. It demonstrates how to serialize and deserialize custom objects to a local binary file in C#.

📺 Watch the full tutorial here: (https://www.youtube.com/@CodedByVin).

Features

• Type your list of artists and click the "Serialize" button to save the text into a binary file.
• Click the "Deserialize" button to read the binary file and bring your saved list back onto the screen.
• Use the "Clear" button to clear the text box so you can type a new list.
• The app shows simple pop-up messages to confirm exactly when your data has been successfully saved or loaded.

Tech Stack

• Language: C#
• Framework: .NET Framework (Windows Forms)
• IDE: Visual Studio

How to Run This Code

1. Click the green Code button and download the ZIP file, or clone the repository.
2. Extract the folder and open the .sln (Solution) file using Visual Studio.
3. Ensure you have the .NET desktop development workload installed.
4. Press Start (or F5) in Visual Studio to run the application.

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