I have a problem i am a very n00bish C# programmer, but i am no stranger to programming! And i want a good book that can walk me from noob to pro in 300-500+ pages. I was wondering if anyone has ever bought a C# book, since my mom is fascinated by programming after taking her VB college class ( ha noob!) and she wants me to read more money is no object!
Links and user reviews would be of great help. Thank you!
Too much "noob" in the same sentence; Error! Error! Error!
In all seriousness, read the sti-
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O'Reilly books are generally good.
@Darwin. Thanks. But i already picked one out here: [url]http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?box=978-1592005178&pos=-1&EAN=9781592005178[/url]
but since it seems like the first book you mentioned is on the Android market ill buy that too! thanks again
[QUOTE=toaster468;23621041]@Darwin. Thanks. But i already picked one out here: [url]http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?box=978-1592005178&pos=-1&EAN=9781592005178[/url]
but since it seems like the first book you mentioned is on the Android market ill buy that too! thanks again[/QUOTE]
So you make a topic but instead of waiting for replies still buy a book?
Also that book you got sucks. From the page you linked, it's gonna teach you to use MDX which is obsolete and no longer supported. Get a book about XNA or use SlimDX instead.
This isn't a reply to the OP, I just didn't want to make an identical thread to this in order to gain an answer.
I have absolutely no experience in programming, but I'm good at picking up concepts quickly and I think quite logically. In the past couple weeks I began learning C#, and in the process I read maybe 60-70 pages of Microsoft Press's C# 2008 Step By Step book my brother owns.
Should I continue reading this book? I am a first time programmer and the book seems to assume to you have at least some experience with object-oriented languages. I've been able to grasp most concepts and terms quite well but the book tends to throw terms at me that it has yet to explain, then explains them later on. This isn't terrible, but I'd rather have a book written for the absolute beginner in mind.
I'd heard good things about O'Reilly's Head First C#, and I started reading the first chapter. The book's informal style as explained in the introduction sounds interesting, but I dislike how the book tries to stick flashy shit all over the page to try and help you to remember. It's too busy for my tastes.
I found another book by O'Reilly called "Learning C# 3.0" which seems to be written for absolute beginners but is also part of O'Reilly's main range. I haven't checked it out yet. Would this be more suited for me? Is it a middle road between the other two books I mentioned?
If anyone has read any of these books and can offer some insight, it would be a huge help.
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This is probably a stupid question, but all these books I mentioned were written for C# 3.0/Visual Studio 2008. Is 3.0 code completely forward compatible with 4.0? Or rather, are there any improvements made to the language which I should take note of which will apply to topics covered in these books?
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"Learning C# 3.0" actually looks super-fucking-awesome. If I don't get any feedback to this, I'll probably just pick that up in a couple days.
You don't need to worry about C# 4.
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This is probably a stupid question, but all these books I mentioned were written for C# 3.0/Visual Studio 2008. Is 3.0 code completely forward compatible with 4.0? Or rather, are there any improvements made to the language which I should take note of which will apply to topics covered in these books?
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Yea, don't worry about C# 4.0. Those features are mostly useful for more experienced C# programmers, and the beginner things are the same.
I got lucky with the 'Learning C# 3.0' book. I was planning to buy the book in dead tree format for full price, but by chance I stumbled upon the e-Book for £3 on the Apple App Store, and O'Reilly supplies a method of converting it into a DRM-free ePub file which can be transferred to any device. Usually it's £17.
I much prefer the dead tree format.
Easier on the eyes.
[QUOTE=turb_;24127987]I much prefer the dead tree format.
Easier on the eyes.[/QUOTE]
So do I, but I don't think it's worth £14 extra. Also, e-Books are very convenient. I can just drag them into my Dropbox folder and read my entire library on any of my computers.
If you have a Kindle or something it's just like reading from a dead tree anyway, and you don't have to worry about losing your page.
[QUOTE=Nextil;24132572]So do I, but I don't think it's worth £14 extra. Also, e-Books are convenient as hell. I can just drag it into my Dropbox folder and read it on any of my computers without having to lug half a tonne around.
If you have a Kindle or something it's just like reading from a dead tree anyway, and you don't have to worry about losing your page.[/QUOTE]
The book you had, the Microsoft Press's C# 2008 Step By Step, I have the same. I havent started, but is this good for me to start reading, or should I get a different book?
[QUOTE=toaster468;23618808]I have a problem i am a very n00bish C# programmer, but i am no stranger to programming! And i want a good book that can walk me from noob to pro in 300-500+ pages. I was wondering if anyone has ever bought a C# book, since my mom is fascinated by programming after taking her VB college class ( ha noob!) and she wants me to read more money is no object!
Links and user reviews would be of great help. Thank you![/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=toaster468;23618808]I have a problem i am a very n00bish C# programmer[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=toaster468;23618808]n00b[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Puushiki;24230400]The book you had, the Microsoft Press's C# 2008 Step By Step, I have the same. I havent started, but is this good for me to start reading, or should I get a different book?[/QUOTE]
It's decent enough, I just don't like the style. I've only read the first few chapters, but the book seems to be written around the example files it comes with. There's a lot of copying code straight from the book and not enough thinking for yourself.
O'Reilly's range is a lot better.
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