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Summary: Unbiased Java /.Net C# comparison, with good topic depth
Review: The author does a good job of describing both the similarities and the differences of the Java 1.4 and .Net, C# languages, API's, without any percievable bias to either. The depth of coverage for both the language, API core's is very good. The depth of coverage for the enterprise topics, e.g., JDBC/ADO, Remoting, web services, XML, etc... is also very good.
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Summary: Even Handed
Review: This book does 3 things:
Firstly, the book presents the spirit and syntax of the C# language. And the presentation is very focused - it's done against a backdrop of Java.
Secondly, the authors do a flyby of the main areas of the .NET Framework Class Libraries. Again, the assumed reader's knowledge of Java motivates the discusion.
Lastly, and most importantly, Java and C# are contrasted rationally. No hype. Just the facts as the authors see them. This is good stuff and useful too.If you're are an experienced Java developer, you will get a lot from this book. I still recommend to the Java folks that you also read up on the specialty areas, e.g. ADO.NET, Remoting, etc., if you will be working in those areas.
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Summary: for the experienced java developer
Review: This books hits the spot for java developers, the intended audience. A one page description on delegates, for example, has all the information you need to get started with delegates. The Oreilly book has a long winded chapter on it and the essence was lost in the obtuse example provided.
Rating:
Summary: Highly Recommended
Review: This is a fantastic book - not only does it cover the syntax of the language, but it also provides great coverage of the class libraries. If you are a Java developer who wants to learn C#, then this
book is just perfect.
Rating: 
Summary: good book
Review: This is a good book and I learned a great deal
about C# and dotnet. I like the way it uses java
to explain
Rating:
Summary: This is a good book
Review: This is a good book. Lots of good examples and clear
explainations. You need to know Java though. Very good
to learn C# with
Rating:
Summary: An excellent book
Review: This is a great book if you want to learn C# from
a background in Java. The authors clearly know their
stuff. The coverage of C# and .NET is very comprehensive
and I have yet to find a topic that is not covered.
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Summary: Practical and useful book
Review: This is a great book. The examples start out simple and build into code that clearly explains difficult topics. Complex concepts are explained in a clear and understandable fashion. I have revisited several sections as a reference
Rating:
Summary: great book
Review: This is a very good book. I would recomend reading it to anyone who wants to learn how the .net framework works.
Rating:
Summary: Amazing, Just what I was looking for!
Review: This was truely an amazing book, I've read many .NET books, all of which assume zero knowledge of programming, or very little. So when I skipped the first few chapters, or skipped them (Since I've been a Java Developer for several years), I missed valuable differences between Java and .NET. Be sure you do know your stuff in Java, or else this book will seem over your head. This is not a beginners book. But if you're a Java developer, or have similar programming experience, this book is 100% for you. My only quirk with this book, is that at times, it's more of a refrence/comparison, over how to use several key .NET features. And it seemed to jump around a little. So actually I'd probably rate this book a 4.75...but rounding up gives us a 5, which it pretty much deserves. I highly recomend this book out there for anyone who is NOT a beginner programmer, or comes from a Java background. This book is a MUST read for you.
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