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Learning C#

By Jesse Liberty
First Edition September 2002
Pages: 368 (More details)
(Average of 3 Customer Reviews)

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With Learning C#, best-selling author Jesse Liberty will help you build a solid foundation in .NET and show how to apply your skills by using dozens of tested examples. You will learn how to develop various kinds of applications--including those that work with databases--and web services. Whether you have a little object-oriented programming experience or you are new to programming altogether, Learning C# will set you firmly on your way.
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Most C# books are written for experienced C++ and Java programmers. If you're a novice programmer, or you have experience in VB6 or other procedural programming languages, and you want to learn C#, until now you've been out of luck. That's why Jesse Liberty, author of the best-selling books Programming C# and Programming ASP.NET, has written an entry-level guide to C#. Written in a warm and friendly manner, this book assumes no prior programming experience, and provides an easy introduction to Microsoft's premier .NET language. Learning C# is a complete introduction to C# and object-oriented programming. Learning C# will help you build a solid foundation in .NET, and show how to apply your skills by using dozens of tested examples. Learning C# introduces Visual Studio .NET, a tool set for building Windows and Web applications. You'll learn about the syntax and structure of the C# language, including operators, classes and interfaces, structs, arrays, and strings. Liberty then demonstrates how to develop various kinds of applications--including those that work with databases--and web services. By the time you've finished Learning C# you'll be ready to move on to a more advanced programming guide that will help you create large-scale web and Windows applications. Whether you have a little object-oriented programming experience or you are new to programming altogether, Learning C# will set you firmly on your way to mastering the essentials of the C# language.

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Book details

Title: Learning C#
First Edition: September 2002
ISBN: 0-596-00376-5
Pages: 368
Average Customer Reviews: (Based on 3 Reviews)

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The beginning with my evolution was here Rating:
2005-09-30 11:37:09 Eduardo C Lunardelli [Reply | View]
If I could I will place this fish in the aquarium, therefore he was daqui that I broke for my evolution with the c #.

Today I consider myself more apt for the work market and thanks to it my learning in the language evolved very. Many tricks and tips are here, and believe I who stop who I intend to have some books of c # as study or for deepening or base to write other books, this is also an essence that must be consulted.

Something of that I liked excessively in this book is the interfaces, OOP and strings...

Ah, I could be speaking more here of the book, as also delegates and events, but as I do not want to be one I ruin pleasure, I go to leave you to read it.... Successes personal!

Learning C# Review Rating:
2004-02-02 02:04:32 Jon Disaster [Reply | View]
I found this book did a great job of doing exactly as it sets out to do - teach you the fundamentals of the language with an emphasis on OO. It provides a solid base from which you can build on.

However, as a long time VB programmer with a lot of exposure to the concepts of OO, but little practical experience, I found I would have been better off going directly to 'Programming C#' instead.

So if you are anything more than a complete novice to Object-Oriented programming you might find 'Programming C#' gives you a bit more bang for your buck.

Also, contrary to the previous reviewer's remarks, the example code is available on the author's site:

http://www.libertyassociates.com/pages/files/learn_csharp_examples.zip

He might want to exchange 'Learning C#' for another popular O'Reilly title - 'Learning To Read'. =)

Learning C# Review Rating:
2003-04-03 07:55:24 Donald Gillette [Reply | View]
This book is somewhat useless without the source code in electronic media format. The source code is supposed to be posted on the author's site www.libertyalliance.com, but is not. I have written to the author twice with no response. I am going to return the book.

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"Clearly and accessibly written...an especially excellent reference source, particularly for programmers new to C# language."--Jim Cox, Bookwatch, Dec 2002

"A good introduction for the novice object-oriented programmer."
--Thomas Paul, javaranch.com, October 2002

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