C# Programmer's Cookbook (Pro Developer) [Paperback]

Allen Jones (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pro Developer | Publication Date: November 26, 2003

Many developers wish there was a language that was easy to write, read, and maintain like Visual Basic, but that still provided the power and flexibility of C++. For those developers, the new C# language is here. Microsoft has built C# with lots of features that make developing solutions faster and easier. C# makes code more stable and productive overall. C# also: - Embraces emerging Web programming standards- Eliminates costly programming errors- Reduces ongoing development costs with built-in support for versioning- Maps well between business processes in implementation- Offers extensive interoperabilityC# is a modern, object-oriented language that enables programmers to quickly and easily build solutions for the Microsoft .NET platform. The framework provided allows C# components to become Web services that are available across the Internet, from any application running on any platform.

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About the Author

Allen Jones has been developing Windows® solutions since 1990 and working with Windows NT and Win32 since 1993. He was one of the first MCSEs to qualify anywhere in the world. For the last 3 years, Allen has been developing e-commerce and security systems for large corporations and financial institutions. He is a former employee of Microsoft® in both Australia and the UK and co-author, with Adam Freeman, of C# for Java Developers and .NET XML Web Services Step by Step , both from Microsoft Press®.

Product Details

• Paperback: 650 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (November 26, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735619301
• ISBN-13: 978-0735619302
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #798,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for what it is supposed to be!, April 8, 2004

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R. C. Foley "cashfoley" (Plano, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: C# Programmer's Cookbook (Pro Developer) (Paperback)

I too feel compelled to disagree with the 'Bad Review' that dismissed this book as being for beginners and just a repeat of the MSDN material.

I've been using .NET C# for years and I am not not a beginner to OO and have been a professional programmer for more than 20 years. I've spent many hours in the MSDN help files and searching the internet for esoteric answers. This book contains many succinct solutions to everyday problems. It's not supposed to be a `big picture' book or only focus on the esoteric. Sure, some of the recipes do qualify for trivial.

Before I bought it I was able to scan the table of contents and see solutions to tricky problems that I had solved and many others that I had interest in or could reasonably see needing. By scanning the solutions I was familiar with, such as cryptography, threading, and networking, it was clear the authors had a clear understanding of the problems and were able to boil it down to real solutions for real problems. While MSDN does contain many good examples, many times it misses the mark when it comes down to relevancy for solving a real problem.

If you are like me, and want solutions at your finger tips, and are willing to pay a little to save a lot of time, this book is a great tool to have available.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quick format, June 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: C# Programmer's Cookbook (Pro Developer) (Paperback)

This book remains at my fingertips at all times. It's perfect as a reference for those little problems which we, as programmers, face every day.

Some examples of problems which the book covers are:
- Prevent People from Decompiling Your Code
- Sort an Array or an ArrayList
- Store a Serializable Object to a File
- Instantiate an Object Using Reflection
- Synchronize the Execution of Multiple Threads
- Use XML Serialization with Custom Objects
- Apply Windows XP Control Styles
- Reuse Data with the ASP.NET Cache
- Show a Dynamic Print Preview
- Calculate the Size of a Directory
- Download a File over HTTP
- Communicate Using TCP
- Host a Remote Object in IIS
- Restrict Which Users Can Execute Your Code
- Create a Cryptographically Random Number
- Use an ActiveX Control in a .NET Client
- Create a Windows Service

This is only about 5% of what the book offers. If you've ever wondered how to do any of the above or have ever needed to reference a short snippet of code for any of the above then this book is for you. The code snippets are all full complete programs so there's no confusion as to what references were used.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent format and content, July 26, 2004

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steve r. (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: C# Programmer's Cookbook (Pro Developer) (Paperback)

this book follows a "problem/solution/code" format that really helps to cut down the amount of fluff you always get in other books. it covers a wide range of subjects (including "beginner" topics) but in a very efficient way. even though all these topics could be dug up thru web searches, the quality of info here is far more consistent and reliable. i hope to see more books take this approach.