Pat Choi said
Judging from the reviews here, I probably would not recommend this book if you have never programmed (or used "Windows-like" IDE) before. But if you are an experienced C++/Java programmer new to C# and comfortable with the Windows programming environment, I think this is a pretty good place to start.
Pros:
Good overview of C# 2.0. A much smaller book compared to many books out there. Easy to read (you can probably read/skim through the first 200 pages in a couple of hours).
Cons:
You will need other books to supplement this one to learn the language well but I think it's typical.
Probably the same complaint I have against all computer books - still too long for a beginner's book. It's still 500+ pages long.
Note:
The book does not cover WPF, WCF, WF and LINQ since it is written for C# 2005.
For references, I own:
Troelsen's Pro C# with .Net 3.0, Michaelis's Essential C# 3.0, Hejlsberg's The C# Programming Language 2e.
Nassim J. H. Dhaher said
although the book has lots of good ideas, it lacks examples. It is short on explanation being a beginners level book, the book would need another 100 pages of more elaboration and explanation.
S. Booth said
I have read a number of programming books for a variety of languages and they do not come much better than this. All the topics are explained in an easy to understand and concise manner. This book stays away from many of the mistakes of other books i.e. it is not too dry and academic and there is no project going on throughout the book that you have to keep up with. This book is an easy read and covers the topics in sufficient depth for most software developers.
Joe's Welding said
This contains what you'd expect to learn about the basics of C#. It does not contain anything on MDI forms, Redo/Undo, or working with MDI dynamic Menus. It is just the basics. I'll sell you mine if you really want a copy.
indexsurfer said
This is a very friendly yet challenging work on learning C# with many references to C++ as well. The examples are easy to follow and understand and motivate the subjects very well.
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