C# Books
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Pro .NET 2.0 Windows Forms and Custom Controls in C
Published 16 years ago includes sample chapter
by Matthew MacDonald, Apress
Renowned author Matthew MacDonald combines careful treatment of the API with detailed user-interface design principles. Further, this book incorporates C# and the final beta of .NET 2.0. The result: thorough coverage of Windows Forms and GDI+ namespaces for you .NET programmers! You will become equipped to design state-of-the-art Windows interfaces and program graphics, and learn how to create your own controls. As a developer, you must know more than just how to add a control to a window.
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Beginning C# Objects: From Concepts to Code
Published 16 years ago includes sample chapter
by Jacquie Barker, Grant Palmer, Apress
...it looks like I finally found the book I've been searching for the last couple of months. — Joseph Walrave Beginning C# Objects: From Concepts to Code is a comprehensive yet approachable guide for anyone interested in learning the C# language, beginning with the basics.
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Developing Application Frameworks in .NET
Published 16 years ago includes sample chapter
by Xin Chen, Apress
Application frameworks, which provide a base of common services on which applications are built, offer the benefits of extensibility, modularity, and reusability of both code and design to your applications. This book explains what frameworks are and how they fit into applications, and offers many object-oriented techniques used in application frameworks.
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Beginning .NET Game Programming in C
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by David Weller, Alexandre Santos Lobao, Ellen Hatton, Apress, Apress
The authors use a very friendly voice, and cite several well-known games as exhibits of the fundamentals they describe throughout the text. — Jason Salas, Microsoft MVP, ASP.NET This long-awaited title provides a clear introduction to game programming for you, C# programmers! Microsoft insiders have written an easy-to-read guide, so you can start programming games quickly. This book even includes an introduction to Managed DirectX9, and other advanced
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SQL Server CE Database Development with the .NET Compact Framework
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Rob Tiffany, Apress
SQL Server CE Database Development with the .NET Compact Framework is the only book of its kind for developers wishing to examine in detail all aspects of SQL Server CE 2.0 and the .NET Compact Framework, the most significantly updated area of Visual Studio 2003. Featuring in-depth information on SQL Server CE 2.0 and the .NET Compact Framework, this book illustrates how both Visual Basic .NET and C# can be used to build powerful database applications for the Pocket PC. While other
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Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Lynn T. Harrison, Apress
Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C# illustrates the process of creating a simple 3D game engine. During this process, author Lynn Harrison demonstrates many facets of the DirectX 9 software through clear-cut explanations and examples. Throughout the course of the book, you'll develop an off-road driving game that brings such features as management of large scenes, environmental effects, and physics into play.
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Data Entry and Validation with C# and VB. NET Windows Forms
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Nick Symmonds, Nicholas Symmonds, Apress
The old hacker adage "Garbage in, garbage out" has never been so important as it is today. With ever-increasing amounts of information flowing into and out of modern applications, the task of an application developer to control and verify information is critically important to any software project. For the first time, Data Entry and Validation with C# and VB .NET Windows Forms brings together current knowledge on this subject in an understandable, easy-to-read form.
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C# and the .NET Platform, Second Edition
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Andrew Troelsen, Apress
The first edition of thise book was released during the 2001 TechEd conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Since then, C# and the .NET Platform has been translated into eight different languages, nominated as a 2002 Jolt Award Finalst, and named winner of the 2003 Referenceware Excellence Awards in the best programming book category. For those of you who have read the first edition, were happy to report that the text has gone through a substantial upgrade.
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Managed C++ and .NET Development: Visual Studio .NET 2003 Edition
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Stephen R. G. Fraser, Apress
This book answers the question, Do you need to learn C# or VB .NET to develop in .NET? You'll learn that the answer is in fact no, at least until you're good and ready. With Managed C++, your hard-earned skills as an established C++ developer or beginner won't be wasted. Microsoft touts that .NET is language neutral and this book proves it, at least in the area of C++. Managed C++ and .NET Development is truly a
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User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
Published 18 years ago includes sample chapter
by Matthew MacDonald, Apress
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls goes beyond simply covering the Windows Forms namespaces by combining a careful treatment of the API with a detailed discussion of good user-interface design principles. The combination will show you how to create the next generation of software applications using the .NET Framework.