Professional C# 2008

by Christian Nagel, Bill Evjen, Jay Glynn

Professional C# 2008 starts by reviewing the overall architecture of .NET in Chapter 1 in order to give you the background you need to be able to write managed code. After that the book is divided into a number of sections that cover both the C# language and its application in a variety of areas.

Genres: Programming

1848 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2008

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm in the process of upgrading to VS2008 and loved the 2005 version of this book so picked up the 2008 update. It's a broad language and framework reference, perfect for understanding what's available in .NET 3.5 and how to get started. My only complaint is that it could have used a "what's new" section or guide to separate out completely new technologies from those familiar from .NET 2.0. Not a big problem though, it's easy to skim through the old stuff and then pay attention when you reach something new. I'll probably pick up the 2010 version in 2015 or so ;)

[Troy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Flavored for c++ programmers converting to c#, this book gives great background on c# and the .net framework. I especially loved the chapters on memory and the CLR. There are some weak points where the authors don't describe a particular section as well as they could, but overall this is a fantastic book and wonderful c# reference.

[Matteo Tomasulo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very complete reference. Some chapter can be a book.

Awful the italian version. I recommend the original.

[Mohammad Shaker · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book. I like the arrangement of book's ideas and the way it's written. A very good book to start C#.

[Mazen El Senih · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it :)