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C# For Experienced Programmers
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Author: Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel, Jeffrey A. Listfield, Tem R. Nieto, Cheryl H. Yaeger
List Price: $54.99
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ISBN: 0130461334
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (25 July, 2002)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 65,153
Average Customer Rating: 3.36 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 4 out of 5
Good for switching languages
It is true. This book is NOT intended for those who have programmed in C++ or Java before. However, those are not the only programming languages still used today. C, which does not have object oriented programming is still taught to beginners, and Python is very popular in the open source code, as well as Perl. Thus the title of the book is not "C# for Experienced C++ or Java Programmers" but merely "C# for Experienced Programmers." Yes, they teach the basics, yes, they explain everything, and yes, they give a lot of code with NO CD. But, half way through the book, you can already start writing marketable programs. When you are done, you will be able to write program that run on ASP, or XML and use networked with TCP and UDP. What more could you ask for? Any additional information I would only expect from a book entitled "C# for Expert Programmers." However, if you have ever programmed before, this book will get you up to speed soon, and have you doing things you wouldn't dream of before you know it.
Rating: 1 out of 5
The book is not worth more than 5 dollars
This book (is) absolutely (bad) in my opinion. They show a light over view of the controls which helps as much as dragging on the form. They never cover the datagrid, not even a mention of reflection and once they get close to a topic they stop. As far as intro to OOP technology get something else. The only part I enjoyed was maybe multi-threading and MIT.They did a good job on Java but this book rarely explains things in detail but for a teacher its pretty good with a lot of examples. Which brings me to another point that I ABSOLUTELY hate about this book. In order to see an example of lets say a file stream reader, you have to dig through 3 or 4 pages of code just to see a simple example. I mean they should have a lot of little examples and maybe 2 or 3 real world designs at the end and that would at least save shelf space in my closet. It doesnt deserve space on my bookcase. Dont let anyone fool you, get another BOOK!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Great book covering all aspects of the language
I agree with everybody that's been questioning the title of "For Experienced Programmers." As a college student studying computer science, the intro chapters covering C# basics (like variables and control structures) seem pretty redundant for anybody that's ever programmed before. After these initial chapters, however, this book shines. It does a very good job of covering both the syntax of C# and the libraries of the .NET framework. The chapters on ASP.NET and ADO.NET are very good introductions to topics that (if one is serious about learning them) require a whole book to teach. If you don't mind a couple redundant chapters, this is a great book to learn C# from.
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