Developing C# Windows Software: A Windows Forms Tutorial [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Jason Bell (Author), Matthew Reynolds (Author), Benny B Johansen (Author), Thiru Thangarathinam (Author)

Book Description

Series: Programmer to Programmer | Publication Date: July 2002

Do you want to use your C# knowledge to build Windows applications?

We will teach you the crucial Windows programming techniques that you will need to start building your own fully featured applications. An easy to follow tutorial-based style means that you will breeze through each topic without getting lost. By the time you have worked through the book, you will be able to implement the features you need to turn your ideas for Windows applications into reality.

We will show you how to:

- Create a Graphical User Interface with a variety of controls

- Add menus and toolbars to your application

- Offer a rich user experience by drawing custom graphics

- Load and save data to standard windows files

- Allow users to print information from your application

- Develop applications that can handle multiple documents

- Link your application to a database

- Provide intuitive and informative help for users

- Distribute your application with a user friendly installer

This book is suitable for readers who are comfortable with the fundamentals of C# and have Visual Studio .NET or Visual C# Standard Edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Using C# to develop Windows Forms applications allows us to turn our ideas into real applications very rapidly. There are some features that every good windows application should provide, such as menus, loading and saving, printing and help. This book will lead you through developing these features, teaching techniques that will prove invaluable when you develop your own applications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Wrox Press; 1st edition (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 186100737X
• ISBN-13: 978-1861007377
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,406,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Matthew Baxter-Reynolds is an independent software development consultant, trainer and author based in the UK. His favourite way to communicate with like-minded technical people is Twitter: @mbrit

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Belongs On My Bookshelf, September 1, 2002

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Carl Thomas "Book Junkie" (Jamestown, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Developing C# Windows Software: A Windows Forms Tutorial (Paperback)

This book is a good complement to Eric Brown's "Windows Forms Programming with C#". The authors here cover items that Brown didn't or didn't cover as thoroughly. Since their style is different, in some cases, the added depth they provide enhanced my understanding of what was going on. They stayed focussed and covered a lot of ground in a short book. The sections on the Registry, adding Help, and Deployment were helpful as well. I only regret they didn't touch on Drag and Drop for completeness, although that is available elsewhere. Good, useful tutorial book with reference potential. Definitely belongs on my bookshelf, I'll just ahve to make more room.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference Manual for C# Application Programmers, April 12, 2003

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Robert L. Stinnett (Boonville, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Developing C# Windows Software: A Windows Forms Tutorial (Paperback)

This book is a good reference for those who need to build and deploy traditional Windows Application under .Net and C#. The authors do a good job of covering aspects of Windows Form programming, including showing you how to design and implement some advanced features that you won't find in any online documentation for C# or .Net. The authors even walk you through several sample applications to show you "hands on" programing with the controls.

Unfortunately, they don't cover all of the Windows Forms controls, and leave out a few of the basics. However, the ones they have left out seem to be the more basic controls that don't require a lot of advanced explanation.

Overall, this book is good material for your bookshelf for those times when you need to verify, or learn, how a control works. They focus on the Visual Studio environment of C#, so there are a few differences that non-VS people will need to make in other to use this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Developing C# Windows Software, April 23, 2010

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Richard A. Wyke (U.S.A) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Developing C# Windows Software: A Windows Forms Tutorial (Paperback)

This product is no longer support by Apress who baught over the rights from Wrox and you are not able to get the source code to do the exercises from Apress or wrox.

It was a major mistake buying this book since my money was wasted on a book I cannot use. Please contact me at 281-239-8739. It is rated poorly because the service is no longer offered for a product that's being sold. Very unfair and cheating to the customer who relies on these services after purchase.


Richard Wyke