Anyone use C# and recommend books?

Sojourner · Sep 5, 2006, 09:24 AM

Hello all,

I'm new to C#, and have spent the last few days fiddling with Visual C# Studio Express 2005. I've learned a little programming in the past - took a FORTRAN class last year at college, though procedural medium-level languages and high-level visual languages are obviously very (very) different. I'd like to think I've learned some good practices - our tutor learned to program on PDP-8s, so he's very much like "Remember to deallocate that array space, memory isn't free you know!". I'm liking the explicitness of C#, all the variable types are very clear and unambiguous; I wouldn't be worried about misusing these...

...Ahem. So yes, my question is: Recommend a C# book with lots of example assignments for someone of my level.

UberLord · Sep 6, 2006, 10:57 AM

O'Reilly has made some good C# books

Sojourner · Sep 6, 2006, 12:20 PM

O'RLY?

Sorry. Had to be done.

I went and bought the '...for Dummies' book yesterday. It's quite a gentle introduction to the nuts and bolts of the C# language - not much on how to manipulate Visual Studio yet. I understood the principles of programming languages like this one beforehand, so it's nice to be able to read through at a fair pace and pay full attention to the whys and wherefores rather than trying to understand what's actually going on. It's also cleared up a few general programming topics that I was fuzzy on, like number precision and various conventions for writing clear and legible code.

Sep 5, 2006, 09:24 AM	#1
Sojourner DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Anyone use C# and recommend books? Hello all, I'm new to C#, and have spent the last few days fiddling with Visual C# Studio Express 2005. I've learned a little programming in the past - took a FORTRAN class last year at college, though procedural medium-level languages and high-level visual languages are obviously very (very) different. I'd like to think I've learned some good practices - our tutor learned to program on PDP-8s, so he's very much like "Remember to deallocate that array space, memory isn't free you know!". I'm liking the explicitness of C#, all the variable types are very clear and unambiguous; I wouldn't be worried about misusing these... ...Ahem. So yes, my question is: Recommend a C# book with lots of example assignments for someone of my level. __________________ Athlon 64 3200+ 1GB Kingston DDR400 Abit KV8 Pro Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro 512MB AGP

Sep 6, 2006, 10:57 AM	#2
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	O'Reilly has made some good C# books __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Sep 6, 2006, 12:20 PM	Thread Starter #3
Sojourner DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	O'RLY? Sorry. Had to be done. I went and bought the '...for Dummies' book yesterday. It's quite a gentle introduction to the nuts and bolts of the C# language - not much on how to manipulate Visual Studio yet. I understood the principles of programming languages like this one beforehand, so it's nice to be able to read through at a fair pace and pay full attention to the whys and wherefores rather than trying to understand what's actually going on. It's also cleared up a few general programming topics that I was fuzzy on, like number precision and various conventions for writing clear and legible code. __________________ Athlon 64 3200+ 1GB Kingston DDR400 Abit KV8 Pro Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro 512MB AGP