Programming C#, 4th ed., O'Reilly
Microsoft .NET Framework, ASP.NET, Visual C# (CSharp, C Sharp, C-Sharp) Developer Training, Visual Studio
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This is the fourth edition of Programming C#; and, that means that the book has been popular with its readers since 2001. This is quite an achievement for a technical book. With each subsequent edition, the author has the opportunity to enhance and hone the coverage and his approach to the subject matter. And, this author has written more than one successful book.
The target readership for the book is experienced programmers with backgrounds in C++, Java language, or Visual Basic (VB). And, the text is sprinkled with numerous helpful tips on differences and gotchas between those languages and C#.
Overall, the book focuses on the C# language syntax and elements of the Base Class Libraries (BCL) and illustrates them in Windows console applications. The coverage of .NET technology is brief and to the point but not comprehensive.
The first part of the book covers the fundamentals of the C# language. The second part puts the fundamentals to use in sample console applications. The third part gets into the details of interacting with the Common Language Runtime (CLR) using streams and other mechanisms. The streams coverage is pretty comprehensive; but, the treatments of remoting and threading are light.
The writing style is very easy to read and rather conversational. The experience is akin to having an experienced C# programmer teach you the language from his notes.
The book is not a suitable beginning text for inexperienced programmers. You must be comfortable reading source code; because, the book contains lots of it. Pedagogically, the book leaves something to be desired—something which does not trouble experienced programmers.
All source code examples are in the C# language.
Bottom line
Professional C# is a time-tested, detailed tutorial on basic C# programming for programmers experienced in other languages.
Publisher's description
Programming C#, the top selling book on Microsoft's high-performance C# programming language, is now in its fourth edition. Aimed at experienced programmers and web developers, this comprehensive guide focuses on the features and programming patterns that are unique to the C#, and fundamental to the programming of web services and web applications on Microsoft's .NET platform.
The programming language C# was built with the future of application development in mind. Pursuing that vision, C#'s designers succeeded in creating a safe, simple, component-based, high-performance language that works effectively with Microsoft's .NET Framework. Now the favored language among those programming for the Microsoft platform, C# continues to grow in popularity as more developers discover its strength and flexibility. And, from the start, C# developers have relied on Programming C# both as an introduction to the language and a means of further building their skills. The fourth edition of Programming C#--the top-selling C# book on the market--has been updated to the C# ISO standard as well as changes to Microsoft's implementation of the language. It also provides notes and warnings on C# 1.1 and C# 2.0. Aimed at experienced programmers and web developers, Programming C#, 4th Edition doesn't waste too much time on the basics. Rather, it focuses on the features and programming patterns unique to the C# language. New C# 2005 features covered in-depth include:
- Visual Studio 2005
- Generics
- Collection interfaces and iterators
- Anonymous methods
- New ADO.NET data controls
- Fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming
Author Jesse Liberty, an acclaimed web programming expert and entrepreneur, teaches C# in a way that experienced programmers will appreciate by grounding its applications firmly in the context of Microsoft's .NET platform and the development of desktop and Internet applications. Liberty also incorporates reader suggestions from previous editions to help create the most consumer-friendly guide possible.
About the author(s)
Jesse Liberty, Microsoft .NET MVP, is the best-selling author of O'Reilly Media's Programming ASP.NET, Programming C#, Programming VB2005 and over a dozen other books on web and object-oriented programming. He is president of Liberty Associates, Inc. where he provides contract programming, consulting and on-site training in .NET.
Jesse is a frequent contributor to O'Reilly Network websites as well as many industry publications and has spoken at numerous industry events. He is a former Distinguished Software Engineer at AT&T and Vice President for technology development at CitiBank.
Table of Contents (abbreviated)
Part I. The C# Language
1. C# and the .NET Framework
2. Getting Started: "Hello World"
3. C# Language Fundamentals
4. Classes and Objects
5. Inheritance and Polymorphism
6. Operator Overloading
7. Structs
8. Interfaces
9. Arrays, Indexers, and Collections
10. Strings and Regular Expressions
11. Handling Exceptions
12. Delegates and Events
Part II. Programming with C#
13. Building Windows Applications
14. Accessing Data with ADO.NET
15. Programming ASP.NET Applications and Web Services
16. Putting It All Together
Part III. The CLR and the .NET Framework
17. Assemblies and Versioning
18. Attributes and Reflection
19. Marshaling and Remoting
20. Threads and Synchronization
21. Streams
22. Programming .NET and COM
Appendix: C# Keywords
