Beginning C# advice

[Gamerslounge]

Hello all, next year I am starting a computer programming course to be a computer programmer. The course focuses around learning the C# language.

My question is. What is the best book or material I can find to learn this language . I want a good knowledge of this before I start the course.

Any suggestions are appreciated . Thanks

[Gbps]

If you're fresh into programming, maybe learning from your teacher first is a better idea.

Also be happy it's C# and not Java.

[efeX]

[QUOTE=Gbps;24454726]If you're fresh into programming, maybe learning from your teacher first is a better idea.

Also be happy it's C# and not Java.[/QUOTE]

what's that supposed to mean?

[pikzen]

He's implying that Java is hard and/or annoying to learn.
Which is false. :colbert:

[Shammah]

No he's not, he's implying you're better off learning C# than Java as it's a much better language in general. Get your implications straight.

[Thedekoykid]

Disregard My comment, I suck cocks.

[Gamerslounge]

Thanks all for the advice LOL

[Aasokeo]

[URL="http://www.amazon.com/C-Primer-Plus-Klaus-Michelsen/dp/0672321521/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280757139&sr=1-2"]C# Primer Plus?[/URL]

[editline]09:12AM[/editline]

[URL="http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Visual-2010-Wrox-Programmer/dp/0470502266/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279987161&sr=1-7"]Or this Wrox book[/URL]

[Nextil]

"Learning C# 3.0" (or 4.0, if it's out), by O'Reilly Media.

Or, if you want more of a 'look at all the pretty pictures, because pictures help your learn better :eng101:' approach, pick up "Head First C#" also by O'Reilly. A lot of people seem to recommend it, so it must be good. I however, do not like it's style of teaching. You could try reading a sample on Amazon or something if you're interested.

Both are written for absolute beginners and being one myself, I can vouch for the first one. A word of warning however. The approach it takes is to teach you the language first, then WinForms/WPF, so for the majority of the book you're building console applications. If you want to get stuck right into GUI stuff, you're probably better off with the other book, or perhaps Windows Press' Step By Step book.