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Covers CLR 4.0
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"C# 4.0 in a Nutshell is one of the few books I keep on my desk as a quick reference. It is a book I recommend." --Scott Guthrie, Corporate Vice President, .NET Developer Platform, Microsoft Corporation
"A must-read for a concise but thorough examination of the parallel programming features in the .NET Framework 4." --Stephen Toub, Parallel Computing Platform Program Manager, Microsoft
"This wonderful book is a great reference for developers of all levels." -- Chris Burrows, C# Compiler Team, Microsoft
When you have questions about how to use C# 4.0 or the .NET CLR, this highly acclaimed bestseller has precisely the answers you need. Uniquely organized around concepts and use cases, this fourth edition includes in-depth coverage of new C# topics such as parallel programming, code contracts, dynamic programming, security, and COM interoperability. You'll also find updated information on LINQ, including examples that work with both LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework. This book has all the essential details to keep you on track with C# 4.0.
- Get up to speed on C# language basics, including syntax, types, and variables
- Explore advanced topics such as unsafe code and preprocessor directives
- Learn C# 4.0 features such as dynamic binding, type parameter variance, and optional and named parameters
- Work with .NET 4's rich set of features for parallel programming, code contracts, and the code security model
- Learn .NET topics, including XML, collections, I/O and networking, memory management, reflection, attributes, security, and native interoperability
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Holding 'C# 4.0 in a Nutshell' in your hand, you'll discover it is a weighty book! Shy of a thousand pages of content, the brothers Albahari have packed in a lot of pertinent, well-laid out and easy to follow sections; creating a serious programmers reference for serious programmers.
This is certainly *not* a book for the C# newbie. By dealing in-depth with advanced topics including reflection, threading, asynchronous methods, data contracts and Linq parallel programming, the reader will need a good understanding of C# to get the most from their purchase. This said, anyone well-versed in similar languages like VB.Net or Java, should have few problems adapting to the text.
Importantly, related dotNet technologies including Windows Forms, WPF, Silverlight, GDI, ADO.Net and ASP.Net are not discussed in this book. Yet C# underpins the 'code-behind' on most of these platforms. Developer challenges like, XML serialisation, networking, streams and security are adequately covered here.
This is a sound reference tool for CLR 4.0 - So if you are serious about your C#, then 'C# 4.0 in a Nutshell' is worthy of your shortlist.
AJB [ dotNet Developer ]
This is certainly *not* a book for the C# newbie. By dealing in-depth with advanced topics including reflection, threading, asynchronous methods, data contracts and Linq parallel programming, the reader will need a good understanding of C# to get the most from their purchase. This said, anyone well-versed in similar languages like VB.Net or Java, should have few problems adapting to the text.
Importantly, related dotNet technologies including Windows Forms, WPF, Silverlight, GDI, ADO.Net and ASP.Net are not discussed in this book. Yet C# underpins the 'code-behind' on most of these platforms. Developer challenges like, XML serialisation, networking, streams and security are adequately covered here.
This is a sound reference tool for CLR 4.0 - So if you are serious about your C#, then 'C# 4.0 in a Nutshell' is worthy of your shortlist.
AJB [ dotNet Developer ]
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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When I flipped through the table of contents for this book, my first thought was that I'd wasted my money. I've been programming for 30 years, and using C# for at least five of those. I didn't think there would be much new to learn about (for example) IO, and assumed the chapter on it would be dull. ha, I was wrong there! I learned loads of new tricks and tips that I never knew before.
Even seasoned programmers will learn a lot from this book, and newcomers to C# will find all they need.
If I were to criticise it at all, it would be in the chapter on reflection. Not that there's anything wrong with this chapter, but like every other source on the subject I've read, it leaves me wondering why I would bother with it. I have heard of people who use reflection for all sorts of clever things, and I would love to know what and how, but have never found out. This book covers reflection in a clear manner, but didn't give me any great incentive for using it. That could be more a reflection (pun intended) on the subject rather than a criticism of the book.
As I said, this is a small criticism, and the number of tips and tricks I picked up in the other chapters more than made up for the lack of anything exciting in that one chapter.
However, even without the small gems in the familiar subjects, one of this book's real diamonds is the section on Linq. I've read a lot about it, and used it a lot, but never really understood it until I read this book. Together with the free LinqPad (written by one of the authors), it's a brilliant way to learn a very useful tool.
I haven't finished the book yet, but am happy to give it five stars even now. Strongly recommended.
Edit: 15th May '11 - Having finished the book, I still stand by my five star review, but would like to add that there is a very comprehensive set of chapters on parallel programming in C#. Given that I don't tend to write compute-intensive applications, this is of little interest to me, and I found it a bit boring after the first chapter. I just skipped it and skim-read the rest, taking mental note of the fact that it was there if I ever need it.
To be honest, I think this section should have been shorter, and the depth of material put into a book dedicated to parallel programming. However, given that the rest of the book was excellent, and the price was reasonable (so no complaints about being charged a lot for pages I wasn't interested in), I left it as a five start review, and just added this note.
Even seasoned programmers will learn a lot from this book, and newcomers to C# will find all they need.
If I were to criticise it at all, it would be in the chapter on reflection. Not that there's anything wrong with this chapter, but like every other source on the subject I've read, it leaves me wondering why I would bother with it. I have heard of people who use reflection for all sorts of clever things, and I would love to know what and how, but have never found out. This book covers reflection in a clear manner, but didn't give me any great incentive for using it. That could be more a reflection (pun intended) on the subject rather than a criticism of the book.
As I said, this is a small criticism, and the number of tips and tricks I picked up in the other chapters more than made up for the lack of anything exciting in that one chapter.
However, even without the small gems in the familiar subjects, one of this book's real diamonds is the section on Linq. I've read a lot about it, and used it a lot, but never really understood it until I read this book. Together with the free LinqPad (written by one of the authors), it's a brilliant way to learn a very useful tool.
I haven't finished the book yet, but am happy to give it five stars even now. Strongly recommended.
Edit: 15th May '11 - Having finished the book, I still stand by my five star review, but would like to add that there is a very comprehensive set of chapters on parallel programming in C#. Given that I don't tend to write compute-intensive applications, this is of little interest to me, and I found it a bit boring after the first chapter. I just skipped it and skim-read the rest, taking mental note of the fact that it was there if I ever need it.
To be honest, I think this section should have been shorter, and the depth of material put into a book dedicated to parallel programming. However, given that the rest of the book was excellent, and the price was reasonable (so no complaints about being charged a lot for pages I wasn't interested in), I left it as a five start review, and just added this note.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of the best books I have ever bought, if you are looking to move up from a previous version of C# or have a good grounding in software development then this book will provide you with an excellent concise means of learning c# and .Net framework 4.
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In a nutshell
This is a brilliant reference book and joins a stable of equally brilliant reference books from this publisher. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Michael
The best C# book out there.
I'll keep this short and to the point - In my view every professional C# software engineer should have a copy of this on their desk, and another copy on their bedside table. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Richard
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Quality, top-notch! Can't fault it.
This is likely to become my main C# reference, together with the companion Pocket Reference. Read more
This is likely to become my main C# reference, together with the companion Pocket Reference. Read more
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Published 8 months ago by J. S. Hardman
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This is one of those books you MUST HAVE on your desk, even if it is just to slap your manager with.
Published 9 months ago by Moo
"Not for the faint hearted."
C# is a hard language to grasp with lots of rules and functions however this book does what GCSE bitesize revision books used to do, by taking the whole package and breaking it... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Robert A. Watkins
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A must have for all C# developers, great work by the authors. Well explained concepts. Just referenced to write some multi-threaded WPF code.
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