Dig deep and master the intricacies of the common language runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework 4.0. Written by a highly regarded programming expert and consultant to the Microsoft® .NET team, this guide is ideal for developers building any kind of application-including Microsoft® ASP.NET, Windows® Forms, Microsoft® SQL Server®, Web services, and console applications. You'll get hands-on instruction and extensive C# code samples to help you tackle the tough topics and develop high-performance applications.
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Jeffrey Richter is a cofounder of Wintellect (www.wintellect.com)-a training, debugging, and consulting firm dedicated to helping companies build better software faster. He is the author of the previous editions of this book, Windows via C/C++, and several other Windows-related programming books. Jeffrey has been consulting with the Microsoft .NET Framework team since October 1999.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Robert Hogg
Format:Paperback
Jeffery Richter has given me solid help ever since "Advanced Windows" hit the shelves. Most professional developers have several key references they use regularly and I certainly think that CLR via C# will become one of them.
There are two key camps in professional development: those who use the tools and those who understand the tools and the tooling concepts. CLR via C# succeeds in the latter by helping developers understand the code they write, the consequences that will occur and how to mitigate their current coding habits.
With topics wide ranging from how the execution of .NET applications is achieved through to AppDomains and assembly loading, anybody producing quality performant applications needs to read this book.
The book is split into five main areas: CLR Basics, Designing Types, Essential Types, CLR Facilities, and Threading.
Especially good is the section on threading, in my experience most developers do not understand threading sufficiently to produce solid reliable applications and Jeffery's book will help them avoid making key mistakes with threading.
As with any developer text, there are some personal preferences of the author which shine through, some of which you will agree with and some not, but all the advice is good.
CLR via C# is solid and well written as you could wish for from such an expert in their field.
There are two key camps in professional development: those who use the tools and those who understand the tools and the tooling concepts. CLR via C# succeeds in the latter by helping developers understand the code they write, the consequences that will occur and how to mitigate their current coding habits.
With topics wide ranging from how the execution of .NET applications is achieved through to AppDomains and assembly loading, anybody producing quality performant applications needs to read this book.
The book is split into five main areas: CLR Basics, Designing Types, Essential Types, CLR Facilities, and Threading.
Especially good is the section on threading, in my experience most developers do not understand threading sufficiently to produce solid reliable applications and Jeffery's book will help them avoid making key mistakes with threading.
As with any developer text, there are some personal preferences of the author which shine through, some of which you will agree with and some not, but all the advice is good.
CLR via C# is solid and well written as you could wish for from such an expert in their field.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Mozafar
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I have been doing C# for five years and I thought I knew it all, and boy I was wrong. This is by far one of the most intense reading about C# (definitely for total beginners), it will take your knowledge of C# from a "user" level to someone who really knows what goes under the hood, for me personally, it opened new doors in terms of how I code.
.NET makes it far too easy to start developing applications without real in-depth knowledge, the entry barrier is much much lower than C++ (and dare I say Java), this comes with a drawback. The average programmer - like me - knows much less than the average programmer in those other languages. This book helps you take a step to separate yourself from the average knowledge. It goes into deep details of what goes in the CLR, the IL produced when you write code, performance issues, new constructs in C#4 etc... The result is a huge mindset shift, you don't simply write code that works but you actually think about how is it compiled and JITed, and you start thinking of using tools like the disassembler for the first time! Highly recommended.
.NET makes it far too easy to start developing applications without real in-depth knowledge, the entry barrier is much much lower than C++ (and dare I say Java), this comes with a drawback. The average programmer - like me - knows much less than the average programmer in those other languages. This book helps you take a step to separate yourself from the average knowledge. It goes into deep details of what goes in the CLR, the IL produced when you write code, performance issues, new constructs in C#4 etc... The result is a huge mindset shift, you don't simply write code that works but you actually think about how is it compiled and JITed, and you start thinking of using tools like the disassembler for the first time! Highly recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By jrequejo
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There is not much to add to what other reviewers have already said. This is an excellent book for those with some experience wanting to know in-depth details about how the CLR works, using C# as a tool. Because of this, it's neither a book for programming newbies or those who just want their first introduction to .NET and C#.
The third edition has been updated to include .NET 4.0, specially on the chapters dealing with concurrency.
Get this book if you're already familiar with the .NET framework and C# and want to expand your knowledge on advanced topics, you won't be disappointed.
The third edition has been updated to include .NET 4.0, specially on the chapters dealing with concurrency.
Get this book if you're already familiar with the .NET framework and C# and want to expand your knowledge on advanced topics, you won't be disappointed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Dominicz
Format:Paperback
I sadly made the assumption that Jeffrey Richter (JR) would be writing about the CLR in such low level, that this book would be more use to a device driver programmer, than a generic .NET developer. I saw 'CLR' and thought "oh-god - a book dedicated to MSIL (with C# code examples)" - I WAS VERY VERY WRONG!
There isn't a single book I have read on the subject of .NET that comes close to explaining how it really-really! does work.
When working with C# for a couple of years, having no C or C++ background, you start asking questions like
- What is the CLR?
- How does the Garbage Collector work?
- Why should I declare classes as virtual?
- Whats the actual difference between declaring something static, and assigning it in a static constructor?
- What are the best practices for locking and multi-threading?
- Is an array of value types (like int[]) a value type, or a reference type?
Ok - you may have not asked these questions, but I certainly had! With the vastness of material on the internet, conflicting opinions on Google vs the wealth of information on MSDN, I certainly found it very difficult to nail down an exact explanation in sufficient detail to keep me happy. Whats more, it left me asking more questions, doing more research and again, finding that the detail on the Internet is overwhelming.
What CLR via C# does do is give you an in-depth explanation of why C# is the way it is. It takes you through the components of the language and explains the semantics around why it is implemented in a particular way. But it isn't just a regurgitation of the CLS (Common Language Specification). This book explains WHY it is that way.... Read more ›
There isn't a single book I have read on the subject of .NET that comes close to explaining how it really-really! does work.
When working with C# for a couple of years, having no C or C++ background, you start asking questions like
- What is the CLR?
- How does the Garbage Collector work?
- Why should I declare classes as virtual?
- Whats the actual difference between declaring something static, and assigning it in a static constructor?
- What are the best practices for locking and multi-threading?
- Is an array of value types (like int[]) a value type, or a reference type?
Ok - you may have not asked these questions, but I certainly had! With the vastness of material on the internet, conflicting opinions on Google vs the wealth of information on MSDN, I certainly found it very difficult to nail down an exact explanation in sufficient detail to keep me happy. Whats more, it left me asking more questions, doing more research and again, finding that the detail on the Internet is overwhelming.
What CLR via C# does do is give you an in-depth explanation of why C# is the way it is. It takes you through the components of the language and explains the semantics around why it is implemented in a particular way. But it isn't just a regurgitation of the CLS (Common Language Specification). This book explains WHY it is that way.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Nick Bailey
Format:Paperback
I have loads of c# books - but this stands out far from the rest. This is NOT a reference book in the traditional sense - i.e. it is not Janet and John meets C#. It is far more useful...it is less a language text and more a manual for those wishing to understand how .net actually works. Massively useful - and Jeff is a very articulate guide. There is not one wasted page - it really is that good. For the pro developer - I highly recommend it.
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The most valuable book about .NET! If you are intermediate to advanced developer this book is a must read. Read more
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CLR via C#
This is one of the best books about C# and CLR I every read; it gives you a very good and clair inside of how the CLR handles the code (C#). Read more
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If you think you know C#
As a C# developer who has kept up to date with the language, I was merely hoping for this book to fill in a few gaps, to broaden my knowledge in some areas. Read more
Published 15 months ago by C. Sprague
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Well written
Well written with good flow. A must have if you are a C# dev.
As an experienced developer I was expecting little more on performance improvement and practical examples.
As an experienced developer I was expecting little more on performance improvement and practical examples.
Published 20 months ago by Matt, london
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The best technical book I've ever read
Really, it's that good. Take the time to read it and you're C# will be beyond guru level. I've coded c# since the beta days in 2001 and I can't believe how much I didn't know.
Published on 16 April 2011 by a reader
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Very informative with strong opinions
Based on the factual information present in this book, it is the most informative on the inner operations of the CLR that I have presently read, however Mr. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2011 by trwolfe
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It is even better than Effective Java.
Normally, a programming language book tells you WHAT. Sometimes, a good programming language book, e.g. Effective Java, tells you HOW. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2011 by L. Yang
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