| | |  | | Home » Introducing Visual C# 2010 (Expert's Voice in .NET) | | | | | | | Description: | | If youre new to C# programming, this book is the ideal way to get started. Respected author Adam Freeman guides you through the C# language by carefully building up your knowledge from fundamental concepts to advanced features.
The book gradually builds up your knowledge, using the concepts you have already grasped to support those that come next. You will explore all the core areas of the C# language and the .NET Framework on which it runs. Particular attention is paid to the creation of Web and Windows applications and data accessdanger zones where novice programmers often go awry in their early coding attempts.
Introducing Visual C# 2010 is a comprehensive primer. Even if you have no previous programming experience, you can have confidence in the fact that you'll be able to build well constructed web and Windows applications of your own once you have finished reading this book.
What youll learn - Understand the fundamentals of the C# languages syntax and grammar and use it to create Web and Windows applications.
- What object oriented programming is and how it is used in the .NET 4 Framework to save you time and increase the languages flexibility.
- Connect to a wide range of data sources and incorporate their information into your dynamic applications.
- Understand the key time and effort saving features of C# such as generics, lambda expressions, and delegates.
- Discover the huge array of supporting technologies that .NET 4 provides such as the Windows Presentation Foundation, LINQ, Parallel Programming, ASP.NET, Silverlight and Web Services.
Who this book is for This book is ideal for anyone who is interested in learning about Microsoft's Visual C# 2010 language. Whether you have no previous coding experience or are bringing some existing skills with you from another programming language, this book will teach you everything you need to know to confidently create your own C# programs.
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| Adam Freeman | | Paperback:
| 1320 pages | | Publisher:
| Apress | | Publication Date:
| November 24, 2010 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great Primer on C Sharp 2010!Jan 04, 2011
By S. Nare
"snare"
Let me start by saying that I am NOT a C Sharp developer. Not YET anyway. I wanted this book because this is an area I want to expand into. It is a BIG book. Over 1200 pages. So initial impression was that it covered a lot of stuff. Further review showed I was right. Very detailed with great explanations. Adam breaks the book up into six parts:
Part 1 - Getting Started
Part 2 - The C# Language
Part 3 - The .NET Class Library
Part 4 - Data & Databases
Part 5 - User Interfaces
Part 6 - Advanced Topics
I have now gone through Parts 1 & 2 (roughly 500 pages) and I have to say I love this book. Adam provides many code examples and breaks them down very patiently; especially appreciated by the slow kids in the class like me! If you are a beginner with C Sharp, this is a must buy. Another thing to note, is Apress will let you pickup an ebook (PDF) copy of the book for just ten dollars. See the last page of the book for details. I love this because I like to load my PDFs up on my iPad so I can take them anywhere. Hauling around a 1200 page book is no fun.
Great book. Highly recommended!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Visual C# 2010 is thoroughJan 04, 2011
By Donkie
Book presentation is clear and thorough. On many occasions the author refers to portions of the book which are "bolded". They are not. It would help if they were, but not necessary.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great introduction to C# and the .NET APIsDec 29, 2010
By Dave Desson
I'm a Senior Developer and I have done some programming in C# but I'm not an expert. I found this book to be a great introduction to C# and the .Net APIs. For some of the .Net APIs there are books on the topic. However when I read areas of the .NET APIs that I haven't used before I found Adam Freeman's explanation was just enough to give me the understanding of what the API can do.
The earlier chapters on the C# language are extensive and would be a great introduction for someone coming from Java or Visual Basic. If someone has no programming experience they would get the information they need to write C# programs. However when they get to the class libraries and the .NET APIs I think they would be lost. If they start with a beginner book on C# to get a more thorough introduction on the language and the class libraries they can then come back to this book and fully appreciate the .Net APIs.
Chapter 24 is about Parallel Programming which I thought was not a topic for an introduction book. When I finished reading the chapter I became fascinated about the possibilities this API could bring. His examples in the chapter are simple enough for a beginner to understand and at the same time wanting me to read more on the topic. This is also an example of the enthusiasm that Adam Freeman brings to the various topics in the book.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and I would definitely recommend this book to someone with some programming experience to get a broad introduction in C# and the .Net APIs.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Refresher/Reference - Not for BeginnersJan 02, 2011
By C. Szoke
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On page 3 the target audience of this book is described by the author as: "This book was written for programmers who have no experience with C# and/or little to no experience with object oriented programming". If this was truly the targeted group, then Mr. Freeman missed the mark. The title of Introducing Visual C# 2010 should have been Visual C#: A refresher + .NET 4.0 Features. The author's knowledge of the subject matter is very deep and his love of the C# language shines through in most chapters. As a reference material or a refresher of the nuances and intricacies of the C# language this book is excellent. For a programmer, who is new to the object oriented model of .NET and C# the book is poorly organized. Chapter 3 lightly skims over the .Net Framework. Chapter 4: "C# Fundamentals and Keyword Reference" is a mix of weak introduction material and a listing of keywords where some of the keywords are given a cursory explanation but the most annoying is the constant reference to future chapters where more detailed discussion can be found (I thought that is what the Table of Contents is for). One will also discover that upon reviewing those "future" chapters, the depth of discussion is shallow and it is irritating when the author references back to chapter 4 as the source of the original introduction of the particular keyword or concept in question. Chapter 5 provides the definition for Numeric and Boolean Types and it is strange that the discussion of the String and Character types are not encountered until Chapter 16. The material in-between is a fairly comprehensive tutorial on the most important components of C# but beginner C# programmers will often scratch their heads trying to understand the new concepts with not very clear and simple examples. Their confusion will be compounded upon reaching Chapter 17, Attributes. The .NET platform provides automatic memory management, known as Garbage Collection. The author makes it clear that in most cases one need not be concerned about how this component works but then proceeds to explain how the Destructor works without giving a clear explanation of when to use it. The beginner C# programmer will be left wondering when told that "Some objects need to perform actions before they can be safely destroyed; the most common examples are where connections to databases and other servers need to be explicitly closed. The actions you take will depend on your object, but whatever you need to do can be included in a destructor". After reading the above statement, the beginner reader will be left wondering what he has just read. The chapters covering the various aspects of Linq are by far the best and Mr. Freeman is second to none when it comes to this subject. As a refresher for one who had already some exposure to Linq, these chapters are excellent but for a beginner C# programmer they will provide additional frustration. In summary, if you are a beginner C# programmer with little or no understanding of the object oriented model then this book is not for you. Mr. Freeman attempted to put down in this book, his wealth of knowledge of the C# language along with the .NET platform but he did not present it for a beginner. I suggest you buy one of the simpler introductory books and then come back to this one and I am sure you will agree with me then that this book is an excellent refresher and reference source. I give it 5 stars as a reference source but only 2 as a beginners' aid.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Excellent explanation of nuances and subtleties in C#Dec 29, 2010
By Curtis
This book has tremendous breadth and depth for an intro book. Adam Freeman says the book is for programmers - specifically programmers who have no experience with C#. I read the book partially as a refresher and to pick up some nuances that I had forgotten long ago. He frequently points out subtleties that were new to me. I liked the layout of the chapters, especially the more basic chapters where he covers fundamentals and then transitions into more of reference book covering each keyword in brief detail. I thought this was a good balance between a text book and a reference. His explanation of polymorphism was one of the most straight forward and simple explanations that I've seen.
His coverage of C# 4.0 is very complete covering subjects that I didn't really expect in an introduction covering LINQ, XML, and WCF just to name a few. Adam Freeman covers virtually everything that a professional developer would possibly need developing .NET applications in C#. I thought that he would point out new features to C# 4.0 but that wasn't the purpose of the book. He does cover all of 4.0's new features.
I don't really have any complaints other than minor issues. Adam Freeman frequently advises that key points in the sample code are in bold print - somehow almost none of the bold print made it into the book which distracted me in the first & second chapter but I soon tuned that out because of the interesting nuances he was explaining and demonstrating. Although I wasn't expressly hunting for them and I didn't try every sample I found only one real error in the code although the code worked as it was written although it wasn't as I think he intended. I've seen some books with numerous distracting errors which I did not see in this one.
I'd recommend this book to programmers looking for a good intro to C# and actually experienced C# programmers who might find some of the excellent subtleties as interesting and educational as I did.
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