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Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform, Fourth Edition

Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform, Fourth Edition
Author: Andrew Troelsen
Publisher: APRESS
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 7 reviews
Sales Rank: 5231

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Pages: 1370
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7 x 2.4

ISBN: 1590598849
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781590598849
ASIN: 1590598849

Publication Date: November 15, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

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5 out of 5 stars It doesnt get much better than this   September 23, 2008
Robin Dewson
I have read a couple of the previous versions and for me Andrew is the best technical author bar none. This isnt a light book to carry around but its worth it if you have to. You might think "how can this be a good book as it covers everything" but Andrew covers every subject with enough detail so that by the end of each section you know the concept, understand what is required for that concept, and have sufficient code examples to work with and even take further. Top drawer work


5 out of 5 stars Great Technical Book   July 4, 2008
A. Eastham (Swindon, England)
This is a really excellent technical book that you can actually enjoy reading from cover to cover. It assumes a reasonable level of competance, but actually goes through learning C# and .NET in a way that would be an excellent beginners method too (especially if you went through every example, to which source code is available online). The author even manages to get in the odd bit of dry humour too which never goes amiss in a thick technical book such as this! br /The book regularly points you at a number of web resources which the author has built up over the years which give excellent additional information about topics which are outside the scope of the book. Overall, I'd say this is one of the best technical books I have ever read.


5 out of 5 stars For seasoned programmers only   June 9, 2008
Mr. D. F. Poisson (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

An exhaustive reference book on all things C#... But I would disagree with some of the earlier posts that recommend this for novices. If you've been programming in other languages and you want to transfer your Knowledge to C# 2008 terms, then yes, you don't need to have read another book on C#, this is the definitive guide. There doesn't seem to be anything better out there to take you from Non-C# Professional Programmer to C# Professional Programmer. But if you're starting out from scratch in programming, you won't be programming for long if you count on this to take you from zero knowledge to pro. br / br /From the very first pages, the reader is expected to follow streams of self-referencing jargon which will be quite clear to programmers, but to the novice, here's a little how it feels like: br / br /[H.Mpp] is a derin picker (see chapter 59) without all the rumms and can be divided into Yoos and AD2s (unlike G.O. which objectivies even without greeling the original Z and we all know how annoying that can be!)Here's an example: br /?hy/ br /HYYu (lks) ? br /So you see how much easier it is to code in C#? br / br /Joking aside, the point is that if you are already familiar with the jargon and what it actually refers to, this is a goldmine of information, but if you're just starting off, I would go for the Head First C# book. It'll get you up to speed in no time.


5 out of 5 stars The best programming book   March 13, 2008
Mr. Aladdin Alkindy (UK)
This is the scond book i bought from the same author(Andrew Troelsen) and I am glad to do so. The first book was about vb2005 and the .net framework or simlar title to this, which I liked the style and depth of explaination. This writer doesn't leave any room for confusion. He explains everything in details. This book is very useful for biggeners as well as a must a have for advanced programmers who wants to learn C#. This book is highly recommended


5 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to the .net framework 3.5 and C#   January 31, 2008
John Nunn (Coventry, U.K.)
28 out of 29 found this review helpful

An update to the original Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform. The new chapters on Workflow Foundation and Windows Communication Framework are great additions, but only give a brief introduction to these new technologies. More space is dedicated to both LINQ and WPF, in fact the majority of winForms development is devoted to the new WPF technology. As a professional web developer I would highly recommend reading this book, whilst it will only be of direct use to somebody new to C# and version 3.5 of the .net framework development the book can provide indirect guidance and assistance to the most seasoned developer.