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Books on C#
We have restricted the following list to books covering the final release of C#.
Because a lot of books have been released recently, and we have other things to do, we
haven't read many of them ourselves. So many of the descriptions are culled from the
books' marketing materials (indicated by the use of quotes). If you'd like to give us
feedback on any of these books, which we can incorporate into the description, we'd love
to hear it.
Clicking on the picture of a book will take you to that product at Amazon - either
Amazon.co.uk
for UK customers, or Amazon.com
for international customers. If you consequently buy the book, we receive some money
from Amazon. So if you were planning on buying a book anyway, and have found these
lessons useful, this would be a nice way to support us.
The link to the book's publisher is to their pages covering that book. These pages
tend to contain sample code, example chapters, errata, etc.
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C# in a Nutshell - Drayton,Albahari and Neward
Publisher: O'Reilly
The usual O'Reilly 'in a nutshell' fare. Professional, pretty
comprehensive, providing crucial reference material as well as informed overview.
Ideal for the programmer who already knows the basics of C# and needs reference
material to hand. It doesn't cover all of the namespaces, however (for a list of
those that are present, see the reviews on Amazon, where the editor has posted a
message on this topic).
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Programming C# - Jesse Liberty
Publisher: O'Reilly
Books published by O'Reilly tend to be precise and to the point, and
this is no exception. The first part of the book covers C# syntax. The second -
'Programming with C#' - covers Windows Forms, ADO.NET, and ASP.NET. The third part
covers a number of issues relating to C# and the .NET Framework (eg. threading).
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C# Essentials (2nd Edition) - Merrill, Drayton & Albahari
Publisher: O'Reilly
"This book’s compact format and terse presentation of key concepts
serve as a roadmap to the online documentation included with the Microsoft .NET
Framework SDK; the many examples provide much-needed context."
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The Complete Visual C# Programmer's Guide - Ozkir, et al
Publisher: Microgold
Publishing (link through to C# Corner)
This book was written by the authors of C# Corner, an online C# and
.NET portal. According to its description: "The book is geared toward the
intermediate programmer, but contains enough material to satisfy the advanced
developer. The book starts by introducing the reader to the .NET environment and
some basic C# program examples. The book then goes in depth on how to navigate the
Visual Studio environment and introduces the reader to the C# language From here the
book dives into the .NET framework and how to take advantage of its capabilities
using C#."
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Beginning C# - Wrox Author Team et al
Publisher: Wrox
"Beginning C# provides a painless introduction to C# for beginners or
relatively inexperienced programmers, who want to move to the .NET Framework from
languages that don't support modern object-oriented programming techniques."
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Professional C# - Simon Robinson et al
Publisher: Wrox
Wrox Press books tend to be very large, and to cover topics
exhaustively from various different angles. This leads to some duplication of effort
and patchiness of quality, but this is counterbalanced by the quantity of information.
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Professional C# Web Services: Building .NET Web - Thomas Palmer et al
Publisher: Wrox
"This book is for anyone who is interested in building web services
using the tools supplied with the .NET Framework, and wants to look at both of these technologies."
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C# Black Book - Telles
Publisher: Coriolis
"Written by a Microsoft insider and expert programmer, this book
contains comprehensive coverage of the C# programming language, compiler, and Common
Library Runtime of the language. It contains an overview of the capabilities and
syntax of the C# programming language. "
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C# Core Language Little Black Book - Wagner
Publisher: Coriolis
"This book focuses on the core C# language. It covers the language
syntax, provides samples, and shows you how to use C# with ASP.NET, WinForms, and
Web Services. The book illustrates C# syntax and design strategies and how C#
integrates with other languages--a real-world consideration. "
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C# and the .NET Platform - Andrew Troelsen
Publisher: Apress
This book covers the C# syntax fairly quickly, before moving on to its
main task of how to write .NET applications. It has been well received by the
programming community.
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A Programmer's Introduction to C# - Eric Gunnerson
Publisher: Apress
As Gunnerson was involved in the developing and testing of C#, the
information in this book is guaranteed to be top quality. The organisation and
presentation of the material is less perfect, but has improved from the first edition.
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C# Tips and Techniques - Charles Wright
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
"Filled with hundreds of ready-to-run solutions you can use to build
Web services and Windows applications"
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C#: A Beginner's Guide - Herb Schildt et al
Publisher: Osborne
"See how C# relates to, and interacts with, the .NET Framework, and
cover all the C# essentials - control statements, datatypes, arrays, strings,
classes, objects, methods, and namespaces. Get full details on exception handling
and the I/O system, and explore C#'s most innovative features, such as delegates,
indexers, events, and properties."
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C# Developer's Headstart - Michaelis & Spokas
Publisher: Osborne
"Divided into six easy-to-navigate sections, C# Developer's Headstart
is designed to deliver relevant information, tips, and advice to IT professionals
and companies concerning adoption, integration, and ultimately migration to this
powerful new language."
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C# for Windows Programming - Pappas & Murray
Publisher: Prentice Hall
"C# for Windows Programming gives you everything you need to get
started in this next wave of Windows application programming."
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C# for Web Programming - Pappas & Murray
Publisher: Prentice Hall
"Programmers with basic familiarity in C or C++ will find C# for Web
Programming the best, quickest, and easiest way to learn C# development for the Web."
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C# Essentials - Pappas & Murray
Publisher: Prentice Hall
"If you've worked with C or C++, C# Essentials will help you leverage
the skills you've already developed - and if you haven't, it'll teach you C# from
scratch. "
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Application Development using C# and .NET - Stiefel & Oberg
Publisher: Prentice Hall
"Build industrial-strength .NET applications with C#!"
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Introduction to C# using .NET - Oberg
Publisher: Prentice Hall
"C# hands-on. Your complete, step-by-step introduction to C#
development for .NET."
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C# Unleashed - Joseph Mayo
Publisher: Sams
"the most basic elements of C# language syntax...object and component
programming...several of the class libraries available...advanced topics for extreme
performance and enterprise programming projects...garbage collection and the effects
on a program., cross-language development, the common language runtime, versioning
and assemblies...supplementary material on compiling programs, an overview of .NET
Class Library components..."
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C# Primer Plus - Klaus Michelsen
Publisher: Sams
"With C# Primer Plus's dual emphasis on C# as well as fundamental
programming techniques, this friendly tutorial will soon make you a proficient C#
programmer building Windows applications on the .NET platform."
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Sams Teach Yourself Web Programming in 21 Days - Syme & Aitken
Publisher: Sams
"Learn how to how to use C# for Internet programming with the hands-on
techniques and clear explanations. "
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Sams Teach Yourself C# in 21 Days - Bradley Jones
Publisher: Sams
"This complete guide covers topics from basic program construction to
intermediate level application engineering. Following "21 days" formula, this book
is a three week intensive course for the beginning programmer who wishes to get
started with this exiting new coding standard. "
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C# and the .NET framework - Powell & Weeks
Publisher: Sams
"This book covers topics ranging from the general principles of .NET
through the C# language and how its used in ASP.NET and Windows Forms. Written by
programmers for programmers..."
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Presenting C# - Christophe Wille
Publisher: Sams
"this book covers the C# language from the ground up with rich coding
examples, and expert insight into issues you will need to understand to fully take
advantage of the power of C#. Presenting C# assumes you are already familiar with
key programming concepts such as variables, and programming constructs"
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C#.NET : Web Developer's Guide - Greg Hack
Publisher: Syngress
"The focus of The C#.NET Web Developer's Guide is on providing you with
code examples that will help you leverage the functionalities of the .NET Framework
Class Libraries. One you have read this book, you will have covered the key
concepts, libraries, and APIs of the .NET Framework that we feel will help you
easily create new applications using C#. "
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Programming Windows with C# - Charles Petzold
Publisher: Microsoft Press
"In this .NET-ready Windows programming guide, the ... author shows you
how to get the most out of Windows Forms—the next-generation Windows programming
class library. You’ll discover how to use C# to create dynamic user interfaces and
graphical outputs for Windows applications."
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