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Summary: Great book! You will be a C# guru after reading Troelson
Review: I am nearly finished with Troelsons C# book. It is very informative and a good read for a technical novel. It takes you through the essentials of the .net framework first and then covers the entire C# language. Troelson starts with C# fundamentals such as creating your first classes and collections using .NET console applications and then moves on through more advanced features. By the end of the book you will be a C# guru. It is a great book for any programmer moving into .net.
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Summary: Good reference, but it could be better
Review: A major part of the book comprises all C# features in a clear way but I think the author could have gone deeper. The rest of the book is a rather general description of all the other features of .NET Framework that an experienced programmer would find inadequate in some parts. Chapters 6 to 15 are simply too superficial for a professional programmer. It's a hard task to give a complete outlook of .NET Framework in a single book even if it's made up of more than 1000 pages, but, in my opinion, there is at least one other book (Professional C#) on this subject that does it better. If you have space in your bookcase and you are looking for as much information as possible on C# then buy this book, it could come in useful; otherwise you can certainly find something better.
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Summary: It is the BEST for sure
Review: I downloaded all free online chapters of 13 books about c#. After reading a chapter or more of each. I've made my choice to this book because it is pedagogic and has a good teaching methods. This book nearly covers everything about c# and answerd all my questions related to c# on .NET Framework.
I read that this book is not for beginners but I think it is undeniable for beginners. I recomand it for all level.
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Summary: Great introduction to .NET
Review: Even if you don't intend to write a single line of C# in your life, this book is valuable. Actually, it's the best introduction to the .NET framework and spirit I've read. And, if you plan to use C# (maybe you should), Troelsen's book is superb.
I've liked the style of writing and the organization of chapters and sections, although sometimes I got confused by not knowing what headings were higher-level than others.
I specially liked the approach used to deal with ADO.NET, which goes "inverse the natural way", dealing first with structured data in memory and later with persistent data in a database backend.
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Summary: Plenty of faults
Review: Yes, this I couldnt say same good things as others. I never seen code, typing or graph error on other book. Also this book isnt a reference or tutorial or case study. Something try to be all off them...
And if you you know something about java you will feel like reading for dummy book.
Maybe faults cames from publisher because wrox's book doesnt include many error like this one.
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Summary: Excellent work, Andrew!
Review: Great book, very clear and well written. Andrew makes sure you know what's under the hood before he has you use the .NET IDE to build your application. This is my first attempt at C# / .NET and I find that I can easily throw together an app after reading his book. It is based on .Net beta 2. Some code does not compile correctly on RC1, but the fixes were minor. All of the source code is published on APress. When I noticed the problem with RC1, Andrew got right back to me. Good job Andrew!
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Summary: Almost enough
Review: It should be noted that this book is written with the assumption that you are an experienced programmer unfamiliar with .NET. That having been noted - There's plenty of information in this book to get you "up and running". However, don't expect this book to be your definitive source for any specific topic. The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is the inequity with the intro to ASP.NET. It seems that the information in that chapter could have done without an intro to Web servers and HTML formatting and more focus on some features completely left out such as security(Forms authentication), Web User Controls, etc. There is enough information in this book on any given topic to get started figuring out most things on your own but it rarely delves into any advanced features. I would recommend this book as a collection of "tutorials" on C# and .NET - for those roles, I feel the book does a wonderful job.
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Summary: Concise Coverage from the Ground Up
Review: I can't speak to the code examples, since I'm usually more interested in the "how to" theory, rather than trying to find mistakes in the book so I can whine about them. My only complaint would be that some of the early code samples are a little too trivial if you already have heavy programming experience. Perfect if you're a complete novice. The book begins with a general overview of .NET and how C# fits into .NET including a little history, and an introduction to the basic tools you'll be using. I was a little disappointed that the text didn't cover too many details on setting up the .NET environment and tool suite, so I can only hope that Microsoft has provided the usual setup packages to make this easy. The book start by breaking up the .NET/C# architecture and tool suite into small pieces and each piece is reviewed showing how the piece fits into the global whole and how it all works together. There are enough gory details to satisfy your curiosity but not so many you get bored. From there the basic architecture is built up in detail, with progressively more complex topics and code samples; including coverage of some of the most commonly used namespaces for building programs such as general I/O, constructing GUIs etc. This book covers the language fundamentals of C# and talks about some of the more commonly used namespaces for building web services, GUI's, etc. It is not a comprehensive API documentation guide! Look elsewhere if you want a reference guide! While computer books tend to be extremely dry I found this book paced such that it was actually an enjoyable read and I got a lot out of it. Certainly a worthy introductory text to get your feet wet and get you started on C# and .NET.
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Summary: An excellent beginner's guide to C#
Review: This is a great book for learning C# and .NET which covers all the basics in just enough detail with little of the preamble that occurs with other beginning level books. I think that this is one of the best C# books for beginners on the market, yet in later chapters the subject matter does go deeper into more complex topics such as GDI, which gives you a taste of more to come. Is there going to be an intermediate level C# programming book to come? I hope so. Apress are one of the shining lights in the .NET field. May they go from strength to strength.
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Summary: Make C# and .NET Clear and Simple
Review: It is standing out from the rest of the books with its clear and simple to understand explanation of the new C# language and .NET framework.
From the object oriented programming fundamental using C# to the advanced using of C# in Assemblies and Reflection and attributes programming in .NET framework, the book covers all. The power of the new C# language is demonstrated in the book with ease. Though it also covers ADO .NET, web services and interacting with the unmanaged code of COM and using COM+ service, a little more extra detailed example of utilizing the COM+ service would make this book perfect.
I enjoy the reading of every bit of this book. After all it is a book I would like to recommend to others.
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