I want to learn C#... I want good book!

[ckchin]

I scan through the C# code style and I am happy with its style. I want to learn it now! I want a good book Any good book you want to suugest based on your experience?

[anantatman]

Csharp isnt as popular yet, but there are lots of good tutorials on gotdotnet.com

[M. Johansson]

If you have a way of getting Visual Studio.NET for yourself, Beginning C# by Karli Watson from Wrox is very good.

[ckchin]

I did scan through this book at bookstore, and I found that most of the chapter is discussing hand-coding (he does not refer how to use the vs.net, am I right?). I will try to spend certain days to have another scan
If you have the book, then how good do you think the book is?

[sowen]

Beginning C# is pretty good but does assume the use of vs.net. I found professional asp.net quite good and it's based on hand coding. I am new to any type of programming so the whole oop thing has me a bit stumped but the book is great in other areas.

[M. Johansson]

Originally posted by ckchin
I did scan through this book at bookstore, and I found that most of the chapter is discussing hand-coding (he does not refer how to use the vs.net, am I right?). I will try to spend certain days to have another scan
If you have the book, then how good do you think the book is?

Not only does he discuss the use of VS.NET, he ASSUMES that you have it. I have not gotten very far into it, and I don't have any other C# book to compare with, so I cant really tell how good it is yet.

I have earlier coded with PHP, and Karli is pretty good at easing me into the much more complex world of C# - so far so good.

[sowen]

OT

Originally posted by M. Johansson

Karli is pretty good...

Now everyone whos seen this book be honest, if you met Karli in the street how many of you would actually need to ask him what his job was

[M. Johansson]

Originally posted by sowen
Now everyone whos seen this book be honest, if you met Karli in the street how many of you would actually need to ask him what his job was

That is SO true! While I know he is hired as an inhouse author at Wrox, I have absolutely no idea what his field of expertize is, or what work experience he had. In the "about the authors"-section, this is what it says about Karli:

Karli Watson is an in-house author for Wrox Press with a pechant for multicolored clothing. He started out with the intention of becoming a world famous nanotechnologist, so perhaps one day you will recognize his name when he recieves the Nobel Prize. For now, though, Karli's copputing interests include all things mobile, and upcoming tech such as C#. He can often be found preaching about these techs at conferences, as well as after hours in drinking establishments. Karli is also a snowboarding enthusiast, and wishes he had a cat.

[ckchin]

Just read at amazon reader's review section, and found that there are 2 person review it as "NO" good. Do you think that thier reason written by them is correct?

Not a good book, March 24, 2002
Reviewer: Alan Tsui

Not the best C# book in the world, January 15, 2002
Reviewer: A reader from Nottingham, UK

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...681309-4383223

Hope I can hear your opinion soon. Thanks in advance.

[ckchin]

I have another question. In which version of C# was this books written in? I do not want beta version. Please advise. Thanks in advance.

[Ben]

C is the same thing as C# right?

[M. Johansson]

Originally posted by Ben
C is the same thing as C# right?

No - they have lots and lots and lots of differences - too many to list here. Read up, boy.