Book recommendations - DOTNET

I'd have to say, I'm self-taught as far as it comes to writing code... I
always knew my code stunk, but it ran.

I'd recommend:

..NET 2.0 Wrox Box: Professional ASP.NET 2.0, Professional C# 2005,
Professional .NET 2.0 Generics, and Professional .NET Framework 2.0
(Paperback)

Code Complete, Second Edition by Steve McConnell (Paperback - Jun 2004)

I recently shared some code w/ a colleague of mine, and his initial
response:
"I am just getting started on your stuff, but just wanted to comment on the
code. It looks like you have learned quite a bit in the last year! The code
is well organized and easy to read."

This comming from a full-time developer, vs. my part-time hacking. I
attribute that to all I read in the above two (er, make that 4 references,
eliminating the ASP.NET book).

Well worth the investment.



"Erik Wikström" <Erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote in message
news:u8j8KUj%23HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi there
>
> I'm looking for a good book or a couple of good books for learning C#
> and the .Net framework. I have a background with C++ programming and I'd
> say I'm fairly competent, I have also used a bit of managed C++ and
> little C# but now I need to get a better understanding of both the
> language and the framework. I like the style of The C++ Programming
> Language by Stroustrup and would like a book that is fairly to the
> point. While I'm aware of the fact that there are quite a lot of good
> material on the net I always like to have a good book, preferably one
> that can be considered fairly authoritative if possible.
>
> Having searched these groups I've seen a few recommending Pro C# 2005
> and the .NET 2.0 Platform by Troelsen, and I was wondering if there are
> any other good ones out there. One good book about C# and one good about
> .Net would be better than a fairly good about both.
>
> PS. Mind the cross-posting when replying
>
> --
> Erik Wikström

I'd have to say, I'm self-taught as far as it comes to writing code... I
always knew my code stunk, but it ran.

I'd recommend:

..NET 2.0 Wrox Box: Professional ASP.NET 2.0, Professional C# 2005,
Professional .NET 2.0 Generics, and Professional .NET Framework 2.0
(Paperback)

Code Complete, Second Edition by Steve McConnell (Paperback - Jun 2004)

I recently shared some code w/ a colleague of mine, and his initial
response:
"I am just getting started on your stuff, but just wanted to comment on the
code. It looks like you have learned quite a bit in the last year! The code
is well organized and easy to read."

This comming from a full-time developer, vs. my part-time hacking. I
attribute that to all I read in the above two (er, make that 4 references,
eliminating the ASP.NET book).

Well worth the investment.



"Erik Wikström" <Erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote in message
news:u8j8KUj%23HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi there
>
> I'm looking for a good book or a couple of good books for learning C#
> and the .Net framework. I have a background with C++ programming and I'd
> say I'm fairly competent, I have also used a bit of managed C++ and
> little C# but now I need to get a better understanding of both the
> language and the framework. I like the style of The C++ Programming
> Language by Stroustrup and would like a book that is fairly to the
> point. While I'm aware of the fact that there are quite a lot of good
> material on the net I always like to have a good book, preferably one
> that can be considered fairly authoritative if possible.
>
> Having searched these groups I've seen a few recommending Pro C# 2005
> and the .NET 2.0 Platform by Troelsen, and I was wondering if there are
> any other good ones out there. One good book about C# and one good about
> .Net would be better than a fairly good about both.
>
> PS. Mind the cross-posting when replying
>
> --
> Erik Wikström

I haven't read the latest version but when I was starting out with C#
I thought this was very good.

Learning C# 2005
by Jesse Liberty
http://www.amazon.com/Learning-C-200...946813-0563331

and anything by Chris Sells

Windows Forms 2.0 Programming
by Chris Sells
http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Forms-...946813-0563331


Personally I would not recommend Andrew Troelsen. We have a few of
his books in the office and just skimming through them I found several
things in various books that are flat out wrong. I've posted about it
in these groups before when someone reading his book was very
confused--you can do a search on my name and his for very specific
details.

HTH,

Sam


------------------------------------------------------------
We're hiring! B-Line Medical is seeking .NET
Developers for exciting positions in medical product
development in MD/DC. Work with a variety of technologies
in a relaxed team environment. See ads on Dice.com.



On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:46:48 +0200, Erik Wikström
<Erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote:

>Hi there
>
>I'm looking for a good book or a couple of good books for learning C#
>and the .Net framework. I have a background with C++ programming and I'd
>say I'm fairly competent, I have also used a bit of managed C++ and
>little C# but now I need to get a better understanding of both the
>language and the framework. I like the style of The C++ Programming
>Language by Stroustrup and would like a book that is fairly to the
>point. While I'm aware of the fact that there are quite a lot of good
>material on the net I always like to have a good book, preferably one
>that can be considered fairly authoritative if possible.
>
>Having searched these groups I've seen a few recommending Pro C# 2005
>and the .NET 2.0 Platform by Troelsen, and I was wondering if there are
>any other good ones out there. One good book about C# and one good about
>.Net would be better than a fairly good about both.
>
>PS. Mind the cross-posting when replying

I haven't read the latest version but when I was starting out with C#
I thought this was very good.

Learning C# 2005
by Jesse Liberty
http://www.amazon.com/Learning-C-200...946813-0563331

and anything by Chris Sells

Windows Forms 2.0 Programming
by Chris Sells
http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Forms-...946813-0563331


Personally I would not recommend Andrew Troelsen. We have a few of
his books in the office and just skimming through them I found several
things in various books that are flat out wrong. I've posted about it
in these groups before when someone reading his book was very
confused--you can do a search on my name and his for very specific
details.

HTH,

Sam


------------------------------------------------------------
We're hiring! B-Line Medical is seeking .NET
Developers for exciting positions in medical product
development in MD/DC. Work with a variety of technologies
in a relaxed team environment. See ads on Dice.com.



On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:46:48 +0200, Erik Wikström
<Erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote:

>Hi there
>
>I'm looking for a good book or a couple of good books for learning C#
>and the .Net framework. I have a background with C++ programming and I'd
>say I'm fairly competent, I have also used a bit of managed C++ and
>little C# but now I need to get a better understanding of both the
>language and the framework. I like the style of The C++ Programming
>Language by Stroustrup and would like a book that is fairly to the
>point. While I'm aware of the fact that there are quite a lot of good
>material on the net I always like to have a good book, preferably one
>that can be considered fairly authoritative if possible.
>
>Having searched these groups I've seen a few recommending Pro C# 2005
>and the .NET 2.0 Platform by Troelsen, and I was wondering if there are
>any other good ones out there. One good book about C# and one good about
>.Net would be better than a fairly good about both.
>
>PS. Mind the cross-posting when replying

Andrew Troelsen
C# and the .NET Platform
http://apress.com/



"Erik Wikström" <Erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote in message
news:u8j8KUj%23HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi there
>
> I'm looking for a good book or a couple of good books for learning C#
> and the .Net framework. I have a background with C++ programming and I'd
> say I'm fairly competent, I have also used a bit of managed C++ and
> little C# but now I need to get a better understanding of both the
> language and the framework. I like the style of The C++ Programming
> Language by Stroustrup and would like a book that is fairly to the
> point. While I'm aware of the fact that there are quite a lot of good
> material on the net I always like to have a good book, preferably one
> that can be considered fairly authoritative if possible.
>
> Having searched these groups I've seen a few recommending Pro C# 2005
> and the .NET 2.0 Platform by Troelsen, and I was wondering if there are
> any other good ones out there. One good book about C# and one good about
> .Net would be better than a fairly good about both.
>
> PS. Mind the cross-posting when replying
>
> --
> Erik Wikström

Andrew Troelsen
C# and the .NET Platform
http://apress.com/



"Erik Wikström" <Erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote in message
news:u8j8KUj%23HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi there
>
> I'm looking for a good book or a couple of good books for learning C#
> and the .Net framework. I have a background with C++ programming and I'd
> say I'm fairly competent, I have also used a bit of managed C++ and
> little C# but now I need to get a better understanding of both the
> language and the framework. I like the style of The C++ Programming
> Language by Stroustrup and would like a book that is fairly to the
> point. While I'm aware of the fact that there are quite a lot of good
> material on the net I always like to have a good book, preferably one
> that can be considered fairly authoritative if possible.
>
> Having searched these groups I've seen a few recommending Pro C# 2005
> and the .NET 2.0 Platform by Troelsen, and I was wondering if there are
> any other good ones out there. One good book about C# and one good about
> .Net would be better than a fairly good about both.
>
> PS. Mind the cross-posting when replying
>
> --
> Erik Wikström

That's why they publish 2nd Editions -- because the publishers often hire
incompetent reviewers who fail to catch mistakes we all make. Even Sells and
Liberty have had mistakes in their books.


"Samuel R. Neff" <samuelneff@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:ung0f3pbqo837fnssp9mbgv5rbovn135gc@4ax.com...
>
> I haven't read the latest version but when I was starting out with C#
> I thought this was very good.
>
> Learning C# 2005
> by Jesse Liberty
> http://www.amazon.com/Learning-C-200...946813-0563331
>
> and anything by Chris Sells
>
> Windows Forms 2.0 Programming
> by Chris Sells
> http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Forms-...946813-0563331
>
>
> Personally I would not recommend Andrew Troelsen. We have a few of
> his books in the office and just skimming through them I found several
> things in various books that are flat out wrong. I've posted about it
> in these groups before when someone reading his book was very
> confused--you can do a search on my name and his for very specific
> details.
>
> HTH,
>
> Sam
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> We're hiring! B-Line Medical is seeking .NET
> Developers for exciting positions in medical product
> development in MD/DC. Work with a variety of technologies
> in a relaxed team environment. See ads on Dice.com.
>
>
>
> On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:46:48 +0200, Erik Wikström
> <Erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi there
>>
>>I'm looking for a good book or a couple of good books for learning C#
>>and the .Net framework. I have a background with C++ programming and I'd
>>say I'm fairly competent, I have also used a bit of managed C++ and
>>little C# but now I need to get a better understanding of both the
>>language and the framework. I like the style of The C++ Programming
>>Language by Stroustrup and would like a book that is fairly to the
>>point. While I'm aware of the fact that there are quite a lot of good
>>material on the net I always like to have a good book, preferably one
>>that can be considered fairly authoritative if possible.
>>
>>Having searched these groups I've seen a few recommending Pro C# 2005
>>and the .NET 2.0 Platform by Troelsen, and I was wondering if there are
>>any other good ones out there. One good book about C# and one good about
>>.Net would be better than a fairly good about both.
>>
>>PS. Mind the cross-posting when replying
>

That's why they publish 2nd Editions -- because the publishers often hire
incompetent reviewers who fail to catch mistakes we all make. Even Sells and
Liberty have had mistakes in their books.


"Samuel R. Neff" <samuelneff@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:ung0f3pbqo837fnssp9mbgv5rbovn135gc@4ax.com...
>
> I haven't read the latest version but when I was starting out with C#
> I thought this was very good.
>
> Learning C# 2005
> by Jesse Liberty
> http://www.amazon.com/Learning-C-200...946813-0563331
>
> and anything by Chris Sells
>
> Windows Forms 2.0 Programming
> by Chris Sells
> http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Forms-...946813-0563331
>
>
> Personally I would not recommend Andrew Troelsen. We have a few of
> his books in the office and just skimming through them I found several
> things in various books that are flat out wrong. I've posted about it
> in these groups before when someone reading his book was very
> confused--you can do a search on my name and his for very specific
> details.
>
> HTH,
>
> Sam
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> We're hiring! B-Line Medical is seeking .NET
> Developers for exciting positions in medical product
> development in MD/DC. Work with a variety of technologies
> in a relaxed team environment. See ads on Dice.com.
>
>
>
> On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:46:48 +0200, Erik Wikström
> <Erik-wikstrom@telia.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi there
>>
>>I'm looking for a good book or a couple of good books for learning C#
>>and the .Net framework. I have a background with C++ programming and I'd
>>say I'm fairly competent, I have also used a bit of managed C++ and
>>little C# but now I need to get a better understanding of both the
>>language and the framework. I like the style of The C++ Programming
>>Language by Stroustrup and would like a book that is fairly to the
>>point. While I'm aware of the fact that there are quite a lot of good
>>material on the net I always like to have a good book, preferably one
>>that can be considered fairly authoritative if possible.
>>
>>Having searched these groups I've seen a few recommending Pro C# 2005
>>and the .NET 2.0 Platform by Troelsen, and I was wondering if there are
>>any other good ones out there. One good book about C# and one good about
>>.Net would be better than a fairly good about both.
>>
>>PS. Mind the cross-posting when replying
>

On Sep 18, 3:46 pm, Erik Wikström <Erik-wikst...@telia.com> wrote:
> Hi there
>
> I'm looking for a good book or a couple of good books for learning C#
> and the .Net framework. I have a background with C++ programming and I'd
> say I'm fairly competent,

I have followed some of your posts in comp.lang.c++. If the expertise
you demonstrated is anything to go by then to achieve something
similar in C# please consider:

CLR via C# by Jeffrey Richter
Professional .NET Framework 2.0 by Joe Duffy

Those two books should get you super acquainted with the .NET
framework. The Jesse Liberty book should be able to fill in the C#
gap.

If it were available you could go for Jon Skeet's "C# in Depth" but I
don't think its out yet (Jon: if you are reading this any estimate
when the book might be published?)