Accelerated C# 2010 (Expert's Voice in C#) [Paperback]

Trey Nash (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1430225378 | ISBN-13: 978-1430225379 | Publication Date: January 13, 2010 | Edition: 1st Edition.

Accelerated C# 2010 is the fastest path to C# mastery. All C# programmers need to know and understand how C# really works but very few books address this. None cover it in the depth that this does. It teaches both core C# language concepts and how to use them in high-performance code. All programmers moving to C# from any language or moving up to C# 2010 from C# 2008 will find this book well worth buying, reading, and using as a reference.

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About the Author

Trey Nash is a Principal Software Engineer working on PC Bluetooth solutions at Cambridge Silicon Radio. Before focusing on .NET he specialized in COM/DCOM programming in C, C++, and ATL. Trey earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 450 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st Edition. edition (January 13, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430225378
• ISBN-13: 978-1430225379
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not much 2010 and not Accelerated, March 7, 2010

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Reza "A Programming Guru" (Oak Park, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Accelerated C# 2010 (Expert's Voice in C#) (Paperback)

This book was "Accelerated" to the market to capture market share of developers needing C# 4.0 information before the really good C# books are released. It is obvious that this was based on the old C# 3.0 stuff but some scant 4.0 stuff and a title were given to it in a hurry. The book is poorly written and disorganized and inconsistent. Some important types and topics don't even have an example code of how they are used. The typography is congested and hard to read. If you really want a good C# 4.0 book in a hurry buy the "C# 4.0 in a Nutshell". Otherwise wait for better C# authors to have their updates. This was a total waste of time for me and I'll be returning it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile reference, May 4, 2010

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Basil Fawlty "B.F," (Woodside, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Accelerated C# 2010 (Expert's Voice in C#) (Paperback)

Though there's some validity to the earlier reviewer's complaint about this book being rushed to market to capitalize on the release of VS 2010, the book is a great reference for the C# language and contains a lot of useful material. It also contains some terrible prose: "A strongly typed language and its compiler form a dynamic duo capable of sniffing out bugs before they strike". Can you picture Batman and Robin sniffing for fanged striking bugs? We know what he meant though, which is the point of a reference like this.

It contains a nice section on threading in C#, and another nice discussion of programming style in C#. So to me it was well worth the price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, but little of what we haven't seen before, December 16, 2010

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kousuke51 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Accelerated C# 2010 (Expert's Voice in C#) (Paperback)

This book is a very thorough as far as the C# Language is concerned and is a good reference, but it did feel like several of the C# 2008 books I've already read in the past. If you're looking for a book diving deep into what's new in C# 2010 and .NET 4.0 Framework, then I'm afraid you'll be a little disappointed. If you're familiar with the language then you may find the discussion about the framework evolution, the CLR, and OOP a bit cumbersome. The final chapter finally discusses what's new with the language "Dynamic Types" and it did feel like a high level overview.
Personally, the book felt more like a comprehensive review of the language and would wait for a title more focuses on in C# 2010.