- Paperback: 648 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 2 edition (8 Feb 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0596003099
- ISBN-13: 978-0596003098
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 17.8 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 557,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jesse Liberty's Programming C#, 2nd Edition provides an adept and extremely well-conceived guide to the C# language and is written for the developer with some previous C++, Java, and/or Visual Basic experience. This second edition brings the book up-to-date with examples that are guaranteed to run on the shipping version of Visual C#.NET.
It's no secret that many computer books are pretty much devoid of an authorial personality. This title is a winning exception. The author is able to weave in clever examples (using such topics as his own long experience in computing, his dog, Star Trek, etc.) without being coy or getting in the way of presenting real technical information. Liberty's wide experience in computers and general writing skill shows, as he is able to draw on a wealth of examples to move his text forward.
These are a couple of goals at work in Programming C#. First, it's an excellent language tutorial, certainly one of the smartest and best available guides to C# as a language. Early chapters explore basic and obscure language options using inheritance, delegation, interface and the conventions in C# used to implement these techniques. The middle part of the book turns toward the .NET Framework itself, with two useful (and somewhat introductory) chapters on both Windows Forms and Web Forms, for standalone and Web-based applications, respectively.
Later sections crank up the technical knowledge again with several advanced topics on understanding .NET assemblies and deployment in detail, as well as "reflection" APIs that allow .NET programs to essentially modify their code at run time. (One technique, reflection emit, that literally writes bytecodes, will definitely interest expert readers, though it's unlikely most programmers will need to do this.) Final sections look at the .NET stream classes (rivalled only by Java's for complexity). Liberty looks at basic file and network I/O as well as how objects get serialised and marshalled both for SOAP and Web services and "normal" .NET remoting.
The author's sure hand here in navigating the difficult waters of C# and .NET makes for a relatively concise text that is chock-full of useful information on C#. Filled with notably clever and inventive examples, this book is possibly the veteran computer author's best title to date, and it's sure to be a noteworthy resource as experienced developers tackle C# for the first time. --Richard Dragan
Huw Collingbourne, PC Plus, June 2002
over 400 pages, this does a good job of covering the fundamental elements of C# and the .NET framework
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"C# Programming" is close to being the perfect introduction to C#. The author has a nice style of writing that makes the book easy to read and understand. Although the author assumes that you have some familiarity with programming, he does not assume that you know C++ or Java and does not rely on you knowing either language. This helps avoid the problem some authors encounter of explaining how something is "just like in C++" and then losing anyone not familiar with C++. The author does show how to use VisualStudio.NET but he does not rely on this tool, allowing programmers without access to it to run the many examples in the book. Like most O'Reilly books, this is a well-focused and well-written product. The book is divided into three sections. The first is a detailed introduction to the language. The coverage of the C# language in this section is where the book excels. With very few exceptions (I would have liked to see a little more on nested classes) I found the coverage of the book and the examples provided to be excellent. The second section is a brief discussion of several topics including ADO.NET, ASP.NET, and Web Services. This section is just an introduction to these topics. The last section covers advanced topics such as reflection, threading, and remoting. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested learning the C# language even if that interest is purely academic.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
You will certainly be hard pressed to find a better book on C# and .NET FrameWork.
This book has no fluff and the writer gets down to the point. There is no Microsoft Marketing Notes similar to what you will find in the MSPress documentation.
Having Said That - The book is divided into three distinct parts. The first part is highly focused with the C# Symantics and is crystal clear. You will certainly have a good firm grasp of the C# Syntax and Symantics when you complete it.
The Second part of the book is highly tuned towards application development on the desktop as well as the internet. It discusses in depth the ADO.NET, ASP.NET. It also looks into the webforms and newly designed winforms engine which is part of the .NET FrameWork.
Part Three is the hard core stuff and you really do need to thoughly understand the section as it touches upon the so called "Advanced" development on the .NET Platform. This section touches upon the interoperability of COM, Threading and Synchornization, atributes, assemblies and streams. Understanding these core concepts will move you from being classified as a developer to the status of a Professional Developer.
Overall this a well thought cut and presented documentation on C# and the supporting .NET Framework.
43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read most of the C# books that are currently on the market, and this is definitely my favourite. It has a nice balance between the language and its practical application using the .NET Framework, and is well explained in elegant and concise language. Unlike certain books I could mention that are 1500+ pages of rehashed reference material, Jesse takes the "less is more" approach, with about 300 pages on the language followed by about the same number on the major class libraries needed to apply the language to real-world problems.
If you're familiar with the Core Java books by Prentice-Hall, you'll notice a similar style here - brief coverage of topics that should be familiar to any experienced programmer (classes, objects, interfaces etc.) with more than enough depth where necessary.
If you're already proficient with a language such as C++, Java or Visual Basic and want to convert your knowledge across to C# quickly, this book will provide everything you need in a digestible form. Recommended.
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C#, done
Great book. Very detailed and not done in that typical computing, overally verbose manner, but then again, O'Reilly always publish great titles like this, so I would definately... Read more
Published on 21 May 2009 by Mr. J. Barnes
More of a 'Learning' title, not the usual O'Reilly quality
This book shares much of its content with 'Learning C#' by the same author (whole paragraphs are lifted) and it really is another introductory text, pitched to an only slightly... Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2007 by A. Payne
Good introduction
This book is an introductory book. Having only dabbled in programming this book gave me a good basic understanding of how the C# language operates, as well as basic understanding... Read more
Published on 21 July 2007 by Rasmus Boserup Poulsen
Extremely poor
I have over 20 years experience in programming and teaching programming, using languages of all types. Read more
Published on 20 July 2006 by Tim Finch
Not a Good Book
Having programmed for seven years I have to say this is one of the worst examples of a programming book I have seen. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2006 by Andrew Skirrow
Excellent begginners guide
A very nice introduction to C# which covers the basis for the language and then moves onto some slightly more advanced topics. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2006 by "wibble82"
A close to perfect introduction if you know other languages
If, like me, you cut your teeth programming other languages, this is the book for you. Jesse gets straight to the point on a whistle-stop tour of the key features of the language. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2004 by Jeremy Mcgee
OK but...
I bought this hoping to be able to get myself bootstrapped into .NET and the CLR and in that way it certainly suceeded. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2004
Poor
The book it self is ok, that aside C# is a non intuative language to use.
Not sure why half the book is deadicated to creating Console Applications, I would prefer these... Read more
Not sure why half the book is deadicated to creating Console Applications, I would prefer these... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2004
Very good introduction to the language
I found the book to be very good, a good way to learn the language. Please do not think that you will be doing Visual C#, this book is for those who want to really learn C#. Read more
Published on 14 July 2004 by Chris
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