C# Book

[A.M]

Hi,

I am looking for an in-depth book for C#. In Java world, we have thinking in
java which is very good.
What would be the best book to learn in depth aspects of C#?

Thanks,
Ali

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Ali,

My recommendation would be "Programming .NET Components" by Juval Lowy,
located at (watch for line wrap):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...104-2150737-7860720?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I think it is one of the better (if not the best) book out there when it
comes to exploring deeper into development with .NET.

Hope this helps.

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

I liked "professional c#" a lot

cheers,

 

[A.M]

I am more intersted in C# language sspects. Is that book concentrates more
on C# language aspects or .NET framework which is broader range?

Ali,

My recommendation would be "Programming .NET Components" by Juval Lowy,
located at (watch for line wrap):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...104-2150737-7860720?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I think it is one of the better (if not the best) book out there when it
comes to exploring deeper into development with .NET.

Hope this helps.


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

Hi,

I am looking for an in-depth book for C#. In Java world, we have thinking
in
java which is very good.
What would be the best book to learn in depth aspects of C#?

Thanks,
Ali

 

[Bob Grommes]

"Thinking in C#" used to be available for download but there appears to be
some legal problems connected with this:

http://www.thinkingin.net/ticsharprc1.htm

In fact if you go to www.thinkingin.net it says the book has been cancelled,
and I can't find it on Amazon.com.

Lawyers!

--Bob

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

A.M.,

If you are interested in just C# from a language perspective, then this
book is not for you. However, I don't think that there are many intricacies
to the language, rather, the power is in the framework. That being said,
this book gives you insight into .NET as a framework, and not C# as a
language. Any text on C# as a language is going to be sparse, at best, IMO.

--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

I am more intersted in C# language sspects. Is that book concentrates more
on C# language aspects or .NET framework which is broader range?



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Ali,

My recommendation would be "Programming .NET Components" by Juval Lowy,
located at (watch for line wrap):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...104-2150737-7860720?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I think it is one of the better (if not the best) book out there when it
comes to exploring deeper into development with .NET.

Hope this helps.


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

Hi,

I am looking for an in-depth book for C#. In Java world, we have thinking
in
java which is very good.
What would be the best book to learn in depth aspects of C#?

Thanks,
Ali

 

[C Addison Ritchie]

Get the book by the man himself. The C# Programming Language by Anders
Hejlsberg. Published by Addison Wesley. There are four chapters on the new
C# 2.0 features as well. I'm reading it now and it is great.

It's all about the language itself and nothing else. There is no .NET
Framework stuff to get in the way of learning the language itself.

 

[John Timney \(Microsoft MVP\)]

if you can pick up a copy of this

Professional .NET for Java Developers Using C#

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...f=sr_1_1/103-2920568-0551865?v=glance&s=books

then its quite an comprehensive and eaily explained read....

--
Regards

John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Ali,

This book is really nothing more than the language specification that is
published online (for free). While I think it is a great piece of work, I
think the book should only be bought by those which find it easier to
reference a hard copy.

Don't get me wrong, I like it very much, I cherish the copy that I have
which Anders signed =)

 

[Mike Schilling]

Hi,

I am looking for an in-depth book for C#. In Java world, we have thinking
in
java which is very good.
What would be the best book to learn in depth aspects of C#?

_Effective Java_, since the concepts all go across.

 

[clintonG]

The father & son team Deitel & Deitel [1],[2] develops programming
language textbooks published through Prentice Hall. Their work is
on the shelves at Barnes & Noble for evaluation. I can recommend
"C# A Programmer's Introduction"

--
<%= Clinton Gallagher, "Twice the Results -- Half the Cost"
Architectural & e-Business Consulting -- Software Development
NET (e-mail address removed)
URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/

[1] http://www.deitel.com/
[2] http://www.prenhall.com/deitel/

 

[Shiva]

My choice is "Inside C#":
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0735616485/103-4141023-3273463?v=glance

Hi,

I am looking for an in-depth book for C#. In Java world, we have thinking in
java which is very good.
What would be the best book to learn in depth aspects of C#?

Thanks,
Ali

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

This book is really nothing more than the language specification that is
published online (for free). While I think it is a great piece of work, I
think the book should only be bought by those which find it easier to
reference a hard copy.

If you want a hard copy of the specification, you can get it free from
ECMA anyway

 

[Adrian]

The father & son team Deitel & Deitel [1],[2] develops programming
language textbooks published through Prentice Hall. Their work is
on the shelves at Barnes & Noble for evaluation. I can recommend
"C# A Programmer's Introduction"

Deitel and Deitel drove me nuts.
The essence drowns in the million word$ they use.
Their not very problem-specific examples are annoying.
Many books are books on C, rewritten for C++, rewritten for C#.
I liked Jessy Liberty best of all, straight forward no blabla.

 

[Flip]

I liked Jessy Liberty best of all, straight forward no blabla.
This is the one I have from Jesse Liberty,
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/excerpt/prog_csharp_ch18/

and I like it quite a bit. Took me about two weeks to go through the intro
to c# stuff (that long cause I was trying to fully understand it) and now
I'm onto the Windows stuff.

From what I gather in the book, it's not going to get your writting
enterprise wide applications tomorrow, but it will give you a SOLID
foundation to build on! I've read the Deitel and Deitel book for java, and
I would have to agree, I got lost in the little intricacies of the examples,
lost track of what I was trying to learn and got totally frustrated with it.
I have never fully recovered. Heck, I'm doing C# now! Actions speak louder
than words! :>

 

[Adrian]

This is the one I have from Jesse Liberty,
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/excerpt/prog_csharp_ch18/

and I like it quite a bit. Took me about two weeks to go through the intro
to c# stuff (that long cause I was trying to fully understand it) and now
I'm onto the Windows stuff.

From what I gather in the book, it's not going to get your writting
enterprise wide applications tomorrow, but it will give you a SOLID
foundation to build on! I've read the Deitel and Deitel book for java, and
I would have to agree, I got lost in the little intricacies of the examples,
lost track of what I was trying to learn and got totally frustrated with it.
I have never fully recovered. Heck, I'm doing C# now! Actions speak louder
than words! :>

Hi,

The D&D books shoud be avoided. They are didactical disasters.
You are right: start with the core and work concentrically from there
whilst writing a a lot of programs and coming up against gaps in your
knowledge that you can then fill as they arise by looking things up in
MSDN ... and then there is this brilliant ng!! (after you have first tried
yourself to find the answer). Actually the first say 100 pages of
C# Design Patterns by James W. Cooper, tell you all you need
to know for the knowledge core. The OP can go to the library
and photocopy the pages. Cooper gives a superb summary. He
shouldn't read the rest of the book.