Beginning Visual C# [Paperback]

Karli Watson (Author), Christian Nagel (Author), Eric White (Author), Jacob Hammer Pedersen (Author), Jon Reid (Author), Matthew Reynolds (Author), Morgan Skinner (Author), Zach Greenvoss (Author), David Espinosa (Author)

Book Description

Series: Programmer to Programmer | Publication Date: August 2002

C# is Microsoft's new programming language for its new platform, the .NET Framework. The .NET Framework consists of a runtime environment for managing the execution of code, and a whole host of class libraries for performing almost any programming task you can think of. Although .NET code can be written in many languages, C# is the only language designed specifically for the .NET Framework, and as such is set to become the language of choice for writing .NET applications for years to come. This book will be an indispensable guide as you learn to write C# programs, gradually explaining the key concepts of C# and .NET as your skills develop. After a thorough explanation of the basics of the C# language, we take an in-depth look at object-oriented programming in C#, before moving on to see how we write Windows applications in C#, work with databases and handle files. We also show how you can create dynamic web pages in C#.

Note that the book requires you to have access to either Visual Studio .NET or Visual C# .NET Standard Edition.

What does this book cover?:

* The C# language
* .NET Programming with C#
* Object-oriented programming
* Writing Windows applications
* Creating user controls, using dialogs, and printing
* Accessing databases
* Handling Files
* Writing web pages in C#

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Beginning C# provides a painless introduction to C# for beginners or relatively inexperienced programmers, who want to move to the .NET Framework from languages that don't support modern object-oriented programming techniques, and have access to Visual Studio .NET or Visual C# .NET Standard Edition. This book is for everyone who is tired of C# books that assume ten-plus years of C++ experience. Beginning Visual C# is a new edition of Beginning C#, revised and tested for .NET v1.0.

From the Back Cover

By using this book with Visual Studio® .NET you’ll come to understand the fundamentals of the C# language and learn to program the .NET Framework. We’ll help you succeed – from your first steps in the language up to the point where you are ready to write real world C# applications.

With Beginning Visual C#, you will learn how to use Visual C# from first principles. Visual C# is an object-oriented programming language, designed specifically for programming Microsoft’s new platform, the .NET Framework. You’ll quickly and easily learn how to write Visual C# code and create your own applications – for both Windows and the Web.

This book will be an indispensable guide as you learn to write C# programs, gradually explaining the key concepts of Visual C# and .NET as your skills develop, with exercises at the end of chapters to test yourself. Starting with a thorough tutorial of the Visual C# language and object-oriented programming, you will progress to learn how to apply your understanding to programming the .NET Framework.

What you need to know

Beginning Visual C# is ideal for beginners with little background in programming, or relatively inexperienced programmers who want to move from a language that doesn’t support object-oriented programming techniques. The book moves at a fast enough pace that if you have programmed in another language, then you will still find the book valuable.

You will need to have access to either Visual Studio .NET or Visual C# .NET Standard Edition.

What you will learn from this book

With clear explanations and hands-on examples, you will learn about the following:

• The C# language from the ground up
• Designing and writing object-oriented programs
• .NET programming with Visual C#
• Working with Windows forms and controls
• Creating graphics, and printing
• Accessing databases and files
• Writing web applications and web services in Visual C#

Wrox Beginning books are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Whether you’re taking your first steps in programming, or broadening your skills and knowledge, Wrox Beginning books provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved. Each concept is first explained, giving you a solid understanding of the material. Your new understanding is then applied to practical project examples – taking you to the point where you can develop professional applications that you can be proud of. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 933 pages
• Publisher: Peer Information; 1st edition (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861007582
• ISBN-13: 978-1861007582
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,536,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clearly written, complete, accurate, October 22, 2002

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Cristian Darie (Bucharest, Romania) - See all my reviews
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... I must say I read and checked the book from cover to cover - it is very well written and extremely accurate. The book is mainly aimed at programmers who use Visual C# to develop Windows Applications so it covers in detail the techniques of programming with Windows Forms, user controls, common dialogs and so on.

Being a beginning book, it spends a lot of time coverig the basic concepts about C# and .NET programming (in fact, it starts with them). However, unlike with the other beginners books (I've seen most of them at the work place), it goes well beyond the basics and presents most features you'll likely need when developing Windows applications: deploying your application, accessing databases using ADO.NET, working with files, playing with GDI+ and much more. At the end it even has two chapters on ASP.NET and Web Services which are good to be read just to make an idea what are these all about, even if you're not currently doing any web programming.

I highly recommend this book to programmers willing to read the chapters in sequential order, because most of them build upon the theory taught in the preceding ones. If you have time to do that, this book should be your primary choice. If you already have experience with C# and you need a reference book (or an advanced book), Professional C# is a better choice.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't want to work the basics--this is not for you, November 3, 2004

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Steven E. Blake (Saint Peters, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning Visual C# (Programmer to Programmer) (Paperback)

I don't comprehend the criticism of this book where the complaint implies the instruction within is too meager. There are twenty-four chapters, eight hundred forty-four pages and it's not fluff. It is an excellently structured "Beginner Level" book which lays a foundation over a broad expanse of C# territory. Each chapter explains principles, leads you through hands-on examples, recaps where the principles are implemented in the examples and then tests your comprehension with exercises at the end.

C# is not a casual topic and this book is not a casual read. You gain great insight when you work the code examples and answer the exercises provided. Between my workday and playtime, it took me three months to complete this book, cover to cover. I am confidant with the basics, such as ADO.NET, ASP.NET or XML handling, to investigate more advanced, specialized C# books now.

Finally, a change of publishers did cause the answers to the chapter review exercises to disappear from the web for a good while. But they're in the Peer-2-Peer forum at the WROX website now, listed under this book title as the topic.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Detailed and Enjoyable Book!, July 15, 2004

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W. Nangauta "William Nangauta" (Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning Visual C# (Programmer to Programmer) (Paperback)

I've bought many C-Sharp books and I must say., this book is awesome! Where as in other beginning books a lot of details are missing -this book is fine tunned and includes many details about the C# language that are just simply not covered in other books! This book is enjoyable and keeps you thinking.

After completing this book, you will have good experience with C# and ready to move on to more advanced books. You get a taste of different C# topics -towards the end of the book. After completing this book, it will be your choice to go the way of Windows Form programming or ASP.NET, and associated topics in those fields. This book gets 5 stars for an introductory book. (...)This book assumes you know your way around an IDE, which is pretty easy to figure out. Enough said.