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C# 3.0: A Beginner's Guide

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This is an excellent introduction to C#. The language concepts are explained well, in an order that is easy to follow. I only occasionally encountered a term that he hadn't mentioned yet.

The examples are short - so they can be easily read completely - and do a good job reinforcing the material. They are also well formatted (e.g., the indentation) and I think they're correct. (This makes the book easy to read - one doesn't have to struggle through long examples, constantly turning pages back and forth, only to finally conclude that there's probably a bug in the code anyway.)

I like the fact that the author sticks to the subject he's explaining, rather than cluttering his writing with lame attempts at humor.

I like his overview of some more advanced language topics, such as LINQ and lambda expressions - I came away with a good idea of what these features mean, and how and why I might want to use them. To use them very much, I'd want to learn more, but the important thing for somebody new to the language is to first get a good basic understanding of what a feature is. (Other C# books I've read have left me wondering exactly what these features are.)

There are frequent comments about how C# differs from some other languges, such as C and C++ in sometimes subtle ways. (These are set off from the main text so that one can easily ignore them if the information is not needed.)

It isn't an advanced book, but on completing it, one should be able to write lots of useful C# code.

This is a very good book for intermediate programmers or for beginners with some knowledge of a OO Language.For this reason if you are novice to
programming I would like suggest to read first Mr.Jack Purdum's book "Beginning c#3.0" (Wrox Ed.)for a overall picture of OO programming and c#, and let this one as a second more detailed reading in c#.

This is a great book if you are just starting to learn about C#, or you want to use it for reference material. Each chapter builds on what was learned in the previous chapter, helping to reinforce skills just learned. Seasoned programmers probably will not get much use from this book unless you are feeling nostalgic about basic C# and OOP constructs. The authors writing style was also very easy to read, making the book a cover to cover read through unlike cookbook types of books.

I'm surprised there aren't more reviews for this book on Amazon. Sometimes when I see that a book has been out for a while and people don't have much to say about it, I move on to other books. I'm really happy I didn't make that mistake with this one.

I was able to read this book from start to finish in about a week, and I find myself re-reading some of the more advanced chapters (Generics, Delegates/Event) to keep those topics fresh in my mind. The author did a great job of keeping the topics separate and concise, avoiding lame attempts at humor, and keeping the examples easy and manageable. I didn't really find the "Ask The Expert" sections helpful, but I can see how some people might find them useful.

I wish I had purchased this book instead of a couple of others (Programming C# 3.0 - O'Reilly, Accelerated C# 2008 - Apress), but I got to them first, unfortunately!

C# 3.0 : A Beginner's Guide is an excellent read, one that I highly recommend to the novice/intermediate programmer.

One of my very first programming books was Mr. Schildt's C++: A Beginner's Guide (2/e) back when I was in college. I've been hooked ever since. I've been programming ASP.NET apps in C# since 2005 but on a regular basis I need to refresh myself on some basic concept. Herb's easy-going style and ability to break concepts into cohesive chunks suits my particular tastes. What makes this book a special addition for any programmer's shelf is that it's applicable to both novices and seasoned coders. I also like the straight line code examples, and McGraw-Hill consistently puts out a quality text. As a C# programmer and web developer, I highly recommend this book.