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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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I dont feel very well studying with this book because they write a line of code of example an to explain it they write 2 pages. Too much bla bla bla which make it very difficult to study and read.
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From the size of this book you would think it would have everything you need to know about programming Windows apps with C#. After reading this book you realize that for a book to have that it would need 5 times as many pages.
I am a C programmer with a couple classes in C++ and Java but had not really used those languages for real work. This book is great for someone with programming experience and just a little OOP knowledge. It serves as an excellent overview of all the things that you can do with C# with enough detail for you to try and explore things on your own. It does not provide really deep information in any of the subjects but it seems to give you enough to say "hey I can do that" but having to go elsewhere for the exact details on how you do it.
The book does have it's share of typos - what programming book doesn't. Finding those mistakes do give a little sense of accomplishment - if you don't understand what is being read you may not recognize some things as mistakes.
Anyway, I think this book is definitely worth the Amazon price. I don't know if I would pay the suggested retail though.
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This book gets off to a decent start, describing the fundamentals, but the writing style is awkward throughout; it's obvious some authors were more skilled writers, but overall I found the writing style so poor it was a major distraction for me. I had come to expect high quality from Wrox, after reading two extremely well written books by Rod Johnson: Spring Framework and J2EE without EJB, but this fell short.
This was my first introduction to C#/.NET world, coming from the land of Java and open-source. I was trying to stay as much as possible in Java-land, using NAnt instead of Visual Studio and sticking to the API/SDK. In completing my project I ended up relying much more on Google and MSDN, but I did get a good handle on the fundamentals from this book.
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I'm not a Pro C# developer (but I am now) and I was able to get through this book. It's probably because I come from an advanced VB6 background. I got a lot from it but I'm still wondering about several things for building a real applications. For example, this book didn't actually show me how to populate a List from a database. In the real world that's what I needed to be able to make a real app in VB6. (Of course I was using collections for VB6.) And all those examples about cows and animals are cute but once again I don't see why they don't use something more realistic. Overall though it's a great addition to my collection. Unfortunately most computer books are useless in just a few months especially since .NET 3.0 is here.
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In order to learn C# I started with Visual C# Step by Step by John Sharp, which was a good place to start.
The Wrox book was a very good next step.
It is clear this is not a complete reference, but it will get you much closer to becoming a well rounded C# programmer. Personally, I liked the writing style. It seems that an enormous effort has gone into producing it.
It's useful for learning about aspects I had very little experience with, so yes it is handholding, but I'm grateful.
For a reference work you might use the C# in a Nutshell book.
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