Hi,

I am interested in C# however havent done very much with it yet
(basically nothing). Now I'd like to know whether there is any good book
which helps one to get started in C#. However I am not exactly looking
for the typical beginner's guide, which explains for the nth time "what
an integer is" or "how to create loops" but rather something which only
elaborates on the additional goodies of C# (in comparison to established
languages like C and Pascal) .... preferably something which points out
the differences to Java 1.4 (or even better 1.5). Is there any such book?

Thanks,
Alexander

I found "Learning C#" from O'Reilly to be a good read and didn't
rehash general programming stuff (just .NET/CLR stuff).

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncsharp/

Sam


On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:59:27 +0100, Alexander Mueller
<postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
>I am interested in C# however havent done very much with it yet
>(basically nothing). Now I'd like to know whether there is any good book
>which helps one to get started in C#. However I am not exactly looking
>for the typical beginner's guide, which explains for the nth time "what
>an integer is" or "how to create loops" but rather something which only
>elaborates on the additional goodies of C# (in comparison to established
>languages like C and Pascal) .... preferably something which points out
>the differences to Java 1.4 (or even better 1.5). Is there any such book?
>
>Thanks,
>Alexander

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Samuel R. Neff wrote:
> I found "Learning C#" from O'Reilly to be a good read and didn't
> rehash general programming stuff (just .NET/CLR stuff).
>
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncsharp/
>
> Sam

Thank you Sam, I will definitely have a look at it.

Alexander

Alexander Mueller wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am interested in C# however havent done very much with it yet
> (basically nothing). Now I'd like to know whether there is any good book
> which helps one to get started in C#. However I am not exactly looking
> for the typical beginner's guide, which explains for the nth time "what
> an integer is" or "how to create loops" but rather something which only
> elaborates on the additional goodies of C# (in comparison to established
> languages like C and Pascal) .... preferably something which points out
> the differences to Java 1.4 (or even better 1.5). Is there any such book?

If you already know Java then there is not much to learn. You don't
even need a book (although I'd recommend a C# book tied to the
technology you plan to primarily use, like Windows.Forms or ASP.NET).

See the comparisons with java below, then check out some of the code
samples and you'll be ready to start coding real apps in no time:
http://genamics.com/developer/csharp_comparative.htm
http://www.25hoursaday.com/CsharpVsJava.html
http://www.harding.edu/USER/fmccown/...omparison.html
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...,467080,00.asp

Next, you can learn quickest by viewing some existing C# samples:
http://codeproject.com/
http://c-sharpcorner.com/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/do...s/default.aspx

If you don't have Visual Studio, check out the free SharpDevelop IDE:
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/

Samuel R. Neff wrote:
> I found "Learning C#" from O'Reilly to be a good read and didn't
> rehash general programming stuff (just .NET/CLR stuff).
>
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learncsharp/
>
> Sam

Thank you Sam, I will definitely have a look at it.

Alexander

D H wrote:
>
> If you already know Java then there is not much to learn. You don't
> even need a book (although I'd recommend a C# book tied to the
> technology you plan to primarily use, like Windows.Forms or ASP.NET).

Right now I cant say what I want to use "primarily" as I just want to
get familiar with C# for a start.

>
> See the comparisons with java below, then check out some of the code
> samples and you'll be ready to start coding real apps in no time:

Thanks for all the links.

Greetings,

I am late into this thread but let me add my two-cents worth.

If you want to learn C#, I would recommend looking at books designed to
prepare you for the Microsoft certification exams. The advantage to them
is that, one, you get a broad spectrum of introduction into the .Net
framework and C#. and, two, you get a piece of paper that says you learned
something. Given two books, both about 1000 pages or more, you can either
study a semi-random set of topics or you can study a set of topics with a
goal of certification. Either way, you get 1000 pages of knowledge.

HTH

Dale Preston
MCAD, MCDBA, MCSE

"Alexander Mueller" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:OtMz#(E-Mail Removed)...
> D H wrote:
> >
> > If you already know Java then there is not much to learn. You don't
> > even need a book (although I'd recommend a C# book tied to the
> > technology you plan to primarily use, like Windows.Forms or ASP.NET).
>
> Right now I cant say what I want to use "primarily" as I just want to
> get familiar with C# for a start.
>
> >
> > See the comparisons with java below, then check out some of the code
> > samples and you'll be ready to start coding real apps in no time:
>
> Thanks for all the links.

Dale Preston wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am late into this thread but let me add my two-cents worth.
>
> If you want to learn C#, I would recommend looking at books designed to
> prepare you for the Microsoft certification exams. The advantage to them
> is that, one, you get a broad spectrum of introduction into the .Net
> framework and C#. and, two, you get a piece of paper that says you learned
> something. Given two books, both about 1000 pages or more, you can either
> study a semi-random set of topics or you can study a set of topics with a
> goal of certification. Either way, you get 1000 pages of knowledge.
>
> HTH
>
> Dale Preston
> MCAD, MCDBA, MCSE

Thanks Dale, I am not exactly after an certification yet, just trying to
get started in C# . Do you have any specific book recommendations?

Alexander

Hi Alexander

You can get a lot of the information on C# from the sample chapters
available. A lot of these (70 chapters) are available in my C# ebook page,
(in signature).

Hope this helps

Publicjoe

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"Alexander Mueller" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Hi,
>
> I am interested in C# however havent done very much with it yet
> (basically nothing). Now I'd like to know whether there is any good book
> which helps one to get started in C#. However I am not exactly looking
> for the typical beginner's guide, which explains for the nth time "what
> an integer is" or "how to create loops" but rather something which only
> elaborates on the additional goodies of C# (in comparison to established
> languages like C and Pascal) .... preferably something which points out
> the differences to Java 1.4 (or even better 1.5). Is there any such book?
>
> Thanks,
> Alexander

Alexander Mueller wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am interested in C# however havent done very much with it yet
> (basically nothing). Now I'd like to know whether there is any good book
> which helps one to get started in C#. However I am not exactly looking
> for the typical beginner's guide, which explains for the nth time "what
> an integer is" or "how to create loops" but rather something which only
> elaborates on the additional goodies of C# (in comparison to established
> languages like C and Pascal) .... preferably something which points out
> the differences to Java 1.4 (or even better 1.5). Is there any such book?
>
> Thanks,
> Alexander

So far, I have found three books

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321136225
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735617791
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672324024

Does anyone have any particular comments about them? The second one
doesnt look bad.

Alexander