Which book will you prefer for C#

Christian Graus

I'd take the Jesse Liberty one.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Rohde

Without a doubt the Andrew Troelsen one.

"When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
-Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

originSH

Andrew Troelsen ^_^

J4amieC

I second Troelsen 100%

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Christian Graus

Who is this Troelson guy ? I just disregarded anything from Wrox and looked for a name I knew.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Rohde

The Troelsen book is not from Wrox but from APress. EDIT: I kind of misread your post - I can see now that you didn't mean that the Troelsen book was from Wrox....

"When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose their lives for the purpose of becoming the fodder of the immoral. Do not expect them to produce, when production is punished and looting rewarded. Do not ask, `Who is destroying the world?' You are."
-Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

blackjack2150

I also found Liberty's book to be very good and even enjoyable at times.

GuyThiebaut

I have the Troelsen book as I am teaching myself C# from VB .NET On thing I will mention is that he is thorough in covering more than you will probably every need to remember - the upside being you will get an in depth approach to C#, the downside being the learning curve is pretty steep. He does not get near win forms until well into the book - for good reasons - he wants you to understand the underlying concepts first. I would recommend the book with the caveat that it is not a "let's build a puppy pet shop database" example type of book.

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UncaDanno

Why the cant against books from Wrox?

Nemanja Trifunovic

Unless you are looking for a beginner's tutorial, I recommend C# Programming Languge[^], which is mostly a printed version of the C# language specification[^]

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originSH

I love the Apress books ... I find they are a little less dry than the o'reilly ones. I've read both the Jesse Liberty one and the Andrew Troelson and I prefer the Troelson. I used to quite like wrox but found that whilst they have a large amount of pages the sustanse isn't all that great. But each to his own :) this is all my personal experience.

originSH

GuyThiebaut wrote:

He does not get near win forms until well into the book - for good reasons

Yeah there are massive books just into introductions to the WinForms stuff hehe, and they only tend to lightly skim the GDI+ stuff for which there are massive books ...

Justin Perez

Personally, I don't use a book for learning. I like to ask the most simple questions, in the most vauge way possible. To do this, I make a thread in the C# forum called "C# OMG HLP PLZ URGENT!@." Then I copy that message, and post it in all other forums. Then, once I get a lot of responses explaining how I can accomplish the task at hand, I will tell my replyees that I need a code sample NOW. That is the best avenue, I believe :rolleyes:

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PIEBALDconsult

No book can deliver that... except maybe the specification. From looking at the list, I'd say the Troelsen book -- it seems the most up-to-date. What I don't like about Wrox books is the pictures on the fronts. I had to buy one for a class I took so I pasted a picture of my wife on it, the only other reasonable solution is tearing the cover off.