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Summary: Not the robust book you may be looking for
Review: One of the great benefits of using C# is the ability to use the many built in methods. This book covers very few of them. It doesn't even cover the common ones like Math and DateTime. If you're looking for a book to cover fundamental C programming, this may work. If you're looking for an introduction to the new features and methods within C# specifically, this ISN'T it.
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Summary: Way to elementary
Review: Perhaps this would be a good book for a first-time programmer, I don't know. But for an experienced programmer, it is way too elementary. The same author has another book that is aimed at experienced programmers. Perhaps that is better. Instead, I got _Professional C#_.
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Summary: Way to elementary
Review: Perhaps this would be a good book for a first-time programmer, I don't know. But for an experienced programmer, it is way too elementary. The same author has another book that is aimed at experienced programmers. Perhaps that is better. Instead, I got _Professional C#_.
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Summary: Good primer for the novice
Review: Speaking as a novice programmer myself, I found Liberty's title a very readable introduction to C#, not to mention .NET, Visual Studio .NET, and related concepts (e.g., ASP.NET). In working towards the MCAD, I felt comfortable with Microsoft's training kits. However, wanted a better foundation in C#, as I plan to make that my emphasis, even though my [limited] background is in Visual Basic. There may be better titles out there; but for someone in a similar situation, it's hard not to recommend success....my familiarity with other O'Reilly titles leads me to think that this would be the ideal C# intro, if compactness is a concern, and paper is preferred over cathode rays. If you expect anything other than a primer, you probably will be let down. That includes if you're not actually up to primer level: if you're absolutely new to programming, make this a 2nd title, after a more basic and general intro.
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Summary: Who This Book Is For
Review: There seems to be some confusion about this book, with some reviews denegrating the book because it is too elementary. This book is designed for the beginning programmer, or the programmer with little or no object oriented experience. As such, it does not attack the more advanced topics I cover in "programming C#" (also by O'Reilly). If you are looking for a comprehensive introduction to the language for an intermediate to advanced programmer, this is not the book for you, but if you are looking for a gentle introduction to .NET and C# in particular and object oriented programming in general, I hope you will take a look at this book. Thank you.
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Summary: Excellent starting point to learn C#
Review: This book is a gentle introduction to C#, the .NET platform, and object-oriented programming. But by gentle, I do not mean weak. There is a wealth of basic foundational instruction in not only the "what", but also the "why's" of the language. One of the problems I have always had with programming books is that the authors are great technical people, but not-so-great communicators. This book is a refreshing exception to that rule.
Instead of assuming a certain level of knowledge, the author is patiently detail-oriented towards giving you a full understanding of the code you are writing, not just slapping together a bunch of esoteric functions and variables. If want a clear understanding of both "what" you are doing and "why" you are doing it in C#, this book is for you!
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Summary: Excellent starting point to learn C#
Review: This book is a gentle introduction to C#, the .NET platform, and object-oriented programming. But by gentle, I do not mean weak. There is a wealth of basic foundational instruction in not only the "what", but also the "why's" of the language. One of the problems I have always had with programming books is that the authors are great technical people, but not-so-great communicators. This book is a refreshing exception to that rule.
Instead of assuming a certain level of knowledge, the author is patiently detail-oriented towards giving you a full understanding of the code you are writing, not just slapping together a bunch of esoteric functions and variables. If want a clear understanding of both "what" you are doing and "why" you are doing it in C#, this book is for you!
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Summary: Excellent starting point to learn C#
Review: This book is a gentle introduction to C#, the .NET platform, and object-oriented programming. But by gentle, I do not mean weak. There is a wealth of basic foundational instruction in not only the "what", but also the "why's" of the language. One of the problems I have always had with programming books is that the authors are great technical people, but not-so-great communicators. This book is a refreshing exception to that rule.
Instead of assuming a certain level of knowledge, the author is patiently detail-oriented towards giving you a full understanding of the code you are writing, not just slapping together a bunch of esoteric functions and variables. If want a clear understanding of both "what" you are doing and "why" you are doing it in C#, this book is for you!
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Summary: Excellent basic approach to C#
Review: This book is definetely for programmers new to c# or even for beginners. Jesse Liberty explains with real world examples the concepts. Best part is he has kept the book concise such that you can easily read everything and practically apply all the examples and finish everything in a months time. I only found Destroying Constructors and Delegates, Events chapter to be a bit more difficult but on the whole the book is a treat. I have already bought his book Programming C# third edition also for adavanced programming. Best part I forgot to say is that Jesse personally answers to all your queries which is really handful. I sincerely reccommend this book. Regards
Nitin
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Summary: Good Introduction to C#
Review: This is a good introduction to C# but you can't depend only on 1 book. You can read Programming C# it's a good book too. I read some articles for an author called Michael Youssef in www.c-sharpcorner.com he's a great author and write in a very simple way that you can 100% grasp I hope that he publish his book soon.
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