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Summary: Excellet Presentation
Review: Excellent book. Well thought out and presented in a logical and consise fashion. One of the best C# books I have used. A definate buy!
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Summary: Excellet Presentation
Review: Excellent book. Well thought out and presented in a logical and consise fashion. One of the best C# books I have used. A definate buy!
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Summary: Recommend!
Review: Great book. I have been working with VB for a couple of years and wanted to get a quick insight into C#. This book was great, it not only gave me the insight and knowledge I was looking for with C#, but gave me a tutorial on the VS IDE with quick tricks I can start using in C# or VB. The only reason that I didn't give this book 5 starts is because it uses the old naming conventions. Other than that the code samples and examples used through the book was real life. Recommend for newbies and current programmers that want a quick read on C#.
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Summary: A great introduction to C#.
Review: I came to C# in 24 hours with a background in programming and management of the software development process. The book is easy to read, is well organized with helpful exercises for each hour (chapter). It contains essential information about the language that is missing from the core reference works. I will keep it on my bookshelf for ready reference.I asked James Foxall a few questions via email and he answered them promptly and with excellent care.
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Summary: A great introduction to C#.
Review: I came to C# in 24 hours with a background in programming and management of the software development process. The book is easy to read, is well organized with helpful exercises for each hour (chapter). It contains essential information about the language that is missing from the core reference works. I will keep it on my bookshelf for ready reference. I asked James Foxall a few questions via email and he answered them promptly and with excellent care.
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Summary: Good start for beginners!
Review: I wanted to see what the hoopola was all about with this new language. This book got me up and running with C# in relatively a short time. Good rundown on the main points of the new language and VS IDE. There is some rundown on .NET framework which was helpful. It's a beginners book, so don't expect any hardcore programming. It's easy to read and follow.. nothing complex. It's one of the few begineers books out there on C# I actually liked without getting lost..
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Summary: Wonderful book!
Review: I'm a visual basic developer who is considering moving to C#. I needed a book that discussed the basics of programming in C# and doesn't assume you already know C++. I found the book extremely helpful - particularly the info on ADO.NET. If you're looking to program in C#, or just trying to figure out what it is about, I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: You should know what you are getting
Review: I've read some of the reviews and I'm confused: why would you get a "learn blah blah blah in 24 hours" book and think you were going to learn C#? With '.Net' plainly written in the title, I knew exactly what I was going to get; a tutorial on learning Visual Studios .Net with C#. The book served it's purpose for me, now it's time to learn some in-depth C#. Definitely an excellent book for those who are familiar with OOP and want to learn what Visual Studios .Net has to offer.
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Summary: This is really Teach Yourself Visual Studio and little C#
Review: The book is excellent for beginners who have never seen an IDE before. The author uses the term C# where he should use the term "Visual Studio .NET" instead. C# is a programming language. For instance, the second chapter is titled "Navigating C#" but he really talks about navigating the IDE. I suspect a search-replace of C# to VB.NET you could convert it into a VB.NET book.
(of course with a bit more than that). I was looking for a book to quickly learn the LANGUAGE C#, not a study of Visual Studio .NET, which takes all of about 1 hour or less for an experienced software developer to learn. If the title were changed to "Teach Yourself Visual Studio.NET in 24 hours", I'd give it 5 stars. Bottom line, if you are a C++ or Java software engineer who wants to come up to speed on C#, this is not the book for you.
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Summary: This is really Teach Yourself Visual Studio and little C#
Review: The book is excellent for beginners who have never seen an IDE before. The author uses the term C# where he should use the term "Visual Studio .NET" instead. C# is a programming language. For instance, the second chapter is titled "Navigating C#" but he really talks about navigating the IDE. I suspect a search-replace of C# to VB.NET you could convert it into a VB.NET book.
(of course with a bit more than that). I was looking for a book to quickly learn the LANGUAGE C#, not a study of Visual Studio .NET, which takes all of about 1 hour or less for an experienced software developer to learn. If the title were changed to "Teach Yourself Visual Studio.NET in 24 hours", I'd give it 5 stars. Bottom line, if you are a C++ or Java software engineer who wants to come up to speed on C#, this is not the book for you.
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