Glenn Yates said
Pretty standard Dummies book. I almost always learn a lot from them, and this one was no exception. It covers all the object oriented standards- encapsulation, classes, enumeration, etc. with lots of good examples and little overly confusing syntax. Mildly flippant, as standard for the informal tone of the series, but while rarely very funny it does help keep it light. If you're wanting a joke book this isn't it, in other words, but it does the job for an intro to C#.
My only real complaint, as often seems to be the case with cd's in books, was that a lot of the licenses or something had expired and I wasn't able to run anything. For a programmer I'm pretty clunky at techy things, but I think this wasn't my fault. Still a good book- much more detail than "Learning in the Key of c#", for example. Probably the Head First is a better overall learning book than this one, but you can get through Dummies a lot faster.
cor2879 said
This is one of two books I read to get my introduction to C#, and I feel like since then I have been pretty successful. The book had actually has a very decent coverage of Object Oriented Programming. My only complaint really is the amount of humor that is interjected into the text, which I suppose is a hallmark of the "for Dummies" series of books. The humor is kind of cool and funny at first, but after a while it starts to get in the way of the subject matter. Not enough to inhibit learning, just enough to be a little annoying. Having said that though, this book did help me get started and, like I said, I have been pretty successful since then so I have to give the book at least four stars.
Terry L. Olsen said
This book is great. Compared to the Microsoft training books that start with the assumption, "We assume that you've been working with C# for 2 or 3 years" this book gets you up to speed from word 1. You start off learning and seeing code and end up knowing what inheritance, polymorphism, and generics are. The logical steps from one subject to the next are great! The references from one chapter to another are as well. Don't miss the 4 extra chapters on the CD.
Stephen Davis and Chuck Sphar did a great job. Thank you.
David C. Kuiper said
Even though I've been programming for years I found this book to be very helpful. I've used Visual Basic and other languages but not C and decided it was time to add C# to my skillset. I was pleased to find this book covers fundamental concepts often skipped by more advanced books and included details of syntax which the beginner needs to learn but which other authors often assume the reader already knows. The authors also use a light, humorous style which makes the reading faster and more enjoyable.
K. M. Austin said
After having a few different textbooks that were difficult to understand I am extremely pleased with the quality, easy understandability and usuability of this book. Paired with my textbooks I have been able to grasp the harder concepts of C# that once were very difficult. There is some knowledge required of the language in order to be able to understand some of the concepts and grasp them fully but this book definitely makes it so much easier. I soon will be graduating with an Associates Degree in Web Design and Programming and feel very sure I will use this book as reference throughout the beginning of my career."A reference for the rest of us!" is definitely an appropriate slogan for the "DUMMIES" series of books.
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