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Summary: Tries to cover everything but misses by a wide margin
Review: I had my doubts when I saw this book. In my experience huge tombs like this contain more fluff then value. But on looking at the topics covered and of course the title I thought I'd give it a try. Didn't take long to realize that it was a waste of time. As my title states this book attempts to cover more than is wanted or necessary.
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Summary: Tries to cover everything but misses by a wide margin
Review: I had my doubts when I saw this book. In my experience huge tombs like this contain more fluff then value. But on looking at the topics covered and of course the title I thought I'd give it a try. Didn't take long to realize that it was a waste of time. As my title states this book attempts to cover more than is wanted or necessary.
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Summary: NOT for experienced programmers
Review: I was looking for a Wrox Professional book, but alas, they were no more. This book attracted me with the promise of 'no introductory material' and so I bought it. Four chapters later I was still skimming deep stuff like 'how to save a file in the IDE' and why an IDE is a good thing. I skipped to a chapter near the back with an interesting title, but it was not much better there. I can't really review the whole book because I didn't read the whole thing. I had already wasted my money and too much time, so I didn't want to waste any more. This MAY be a good book for rank beginners - plenty of introduction and exposition with a slow, deliberate pace - but if you have ever written a 'hello world' in any language then this is not the book for you.
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Summary: Online help is better
Review: I would have to say that this book is not for the experienced programmer. I don't know why this is the title of the book when it seems more like a beginner's guide to the language. I am very disappointed with it. I have found that the online help is better than this book. But like I said, if you are a beginner it may be a book for you to look into. I would just go to a book store and look thru it before you place an order online.
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Summary: Good book to learn C#
Review: It is a good book, but don't have deep advanced stuff. It's some basics with a little more.
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Summary: NOT for experienced programmers
Review: It is true. This book is NOT intended for those who have programmed in C++ or Java before. However, those are not the only programming languages still used today. C, which does not have object oriented programming is still taught to beginners, and Python is very popular in the open source code, as well as Perl. Thus the title of the book is not "C# for Experienced C++ or Java Programmers" but merely "C# for Experienced Programmers." Yes, they teach the basics, yes, they explain everything, and yes, they give a lot of code with NO CD. But, half way through the book, you can already start writing marketable programs. When you are done, you will be able to write program that run on ASP, or XML and use networked with TCP and UDP. What more could you ask for? Any additional information I would only expect from a book entitled "C# for Expert Programmers." However, if you have ever programmed before, this book will get you up to speed soon, and have you doing things you wouldn't dream of before you know it.
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Summary: Good for switching languages
Review: It is true. This book is NOT intended for those who have programmed in C++ or Java before. However, those are not the only programming languages still used today. C, which does not have object oriented programming is still taught to beginners, and Python is very popular in the open source code, as well as Perl. Thus the title of the book is not "C# for Experienced C++ or Java Programmers" but merely "C# for Experienced Programmers." Yes, they teach the basics, yes, they explain everything, and yes, they give a lot of code with NO CD. But, half way through the book, you can already start writing marketable programs. When you are done, you will be able to write program that run on ASP, or XML and use networked with TCP and UDP. What more could you ask for? Any additional information I would only expect from a book entitled "C# for Expert Programmers." However, if you have ever programmed before, this book will get you up to speed soon, and have you doing things you wouldn't dream of before you know it.
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Summary: For beginners only guys
Review: It's not for Experienced Programmers. If you are a VB programmer then this is a good book for you but if you are working with C, C++ or Java then get another one like Professional C# or C# and the .NET Platform.
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Summary: A .NET How To Book
Review: It's true. This is not an in depth book by any stretch, suprising given the title and the 1300 page volume. However, it's an extensive "How to" book. It covers many areas of .NET and provides, as another reviewer pointed out, a jump-start by showing you how to at least start, all the while providing many useful tips. If you buy the book with that in mind, you're going to be pleased, because given the number of topics covered it does a good job of getting you started on any of them. I don't believe any book on .NET can cover so many topics in depth. For instance, take the fine explanation of AutoEventWireUp in this book, a property that you are likely to see in all VS.NET generated ASP.NET pages, and look for an equivalent explanation in your own ASP.NET book. Two of the four highly rated ASP.NET books I own do not provide ANY explanation of this important property, and the other has an incomplete description. Having read about a dozen .NET books, it's obvious that the subject is so vast and revolutionary that many authors are unable to provide full coverage even when they focus on one of the three main technologies. Even the best focused books will leave critical holes in your knowledge, even more so when they try to cover many topics in depth. With that in mind, the author of this book has chosen a different startegy, one of covering many topics with rudimentary explanations of key concepts, tips, and a multitude of examples to at least get you going and thinking in the right direction. Read "C# Primer Plus" first, then read this book, then "Application Development Using C# and .NET". Then you can branch off on any number of possible directions with 2-4 additional books on the subject of your interest. Don't expect one or two or three to cover all that you are going to need to know!
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Summary: experienced programmers ??
Review: Misleading title. The chapter covering *Crystal Reports in this book is pitiful - you'll get more from the *CR website. If books are sold by the pound then this would get 5 stars.
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