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Microsoft Visual C#(TM) .NET (Core Reference) [Hardcover]

Mickey Williams (Author)

3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews) |

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Series: Core Reference | Publication Date: June 15, 2002

This core reference provides the expert guidance that professional developers need to build applications with Windows Forms--the next-generation Microsoft Windows programming class library. Bestselling author Petzold shows readers how to use Microsoft Visual C#--the advanced, object-oriented language for the Microsoft .NET platform-to create dynamic user interfaces and graphical outputs for distributed or stand-alone applications.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 746 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press (June 15, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735612900
ISBN-13: 978-0735612907
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 2.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #846,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well written tutorial, September 17, 2002

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This review is from: Microsoft Visual C#(TM) .NET (Core Reference) (Hardcover)

This is a very nice introduction to the C# language using Visual Studio.NET. Although the book is referred to as a "Core Reference" it is not a reference in the typical sense. Microsoft Press also publishes a "Step By Step" book on the same topic which is a basic introduction for the inexperienced programmer. This book is a more advanced tutorial, more suitable for a programmer with Java or C++ experience. However, it is not a complete introduction to the language. Several major topics are missing including regular expressions, inner classes, and, most surprisingly, I/O. The book does cover a wide range of features in .NET and does a nice job of explaining how to use these features in Visual Studio.NET. The first half of the book is an introduction to C# starting with the basics and going up to threading and debugging. The second half of the book covers topics such as creating windows and web forms, ADO.NET, XML, and web services. The section on windows forms is the most complete while the other topics are covered lightly. Overall, the book is generally well written and well edited. I found no obvious mistakes. The book is in hardcover and comes with a CD containing all the code and a DVD with a 60 day version of Visual Studio.NET. The book is not as complete as the O'Reilly C# book but because it is more fully integrated with Visual Studio, may be more useful to most developers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply outstanding!!, October 8, 2002

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This is one of the best Visual C#.NET books available in the market at this moment. It is a good mix and balance of tutorial and reference material, explained in a clear way. Visual C# is the brand new general purporse language that you can use to write any kind of application. Mr. Williams teaches you the language first, and then he shows how to use the .NET libraries with your applications. So you get an excellent foundation before dealing with the .NET framework.

The narrative is very easy to read and understand, and it will help you to see that the learning curve for C# is almost the same as VB.NET. This is the language of 21st century and with this book you will be a proficient C# developer in a short time, trust me.

I am a former VB6 user and moving to Visual C# with this book was a wise move and an easy one. Highly recommended!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Need to get another copy, August 27, 2002

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I originally bought this book for my team as a reference, but I'm finding that I use this book all the time now. The integration with Visual Studio is really cool, and keeps the book at my fingertips at all times. It also has the most concise explanation of the C# language I've seen so far. Also, the book has coverage of controls and other topics that weren't covered even in the Petzold book. For one book to cover overloading of the true and false operators, as well as Windows Forms and XML, is simply amazing. Another thing - if there are any errors, my team hasn't found any yet, and we've been through the book front to back. Great work. This is easily the team's favorite Visual C#-specific .NET book, and I'm going to need another copy just so I can keep the it in my office. The only drawback is that I would have like to have a bit more detail on ASP.NET and Web Services, but all in all, this is a great book.

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All applications written with Visual C# are written using the .NET Framework. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
foreacb loop, writing multithreaded code, list box portion, checked list box, garbage collection pass, multiple indexers, public static bool operator, relative sort order, object sender, boldface dates, delegate chain, validation handler, resulting bit pattern, custom mouse pointers, managed heap, status bar panels, enumeration values, text box control, new value type, obsolete attribute, enclosing class, list box control, class exposes, mouse pointer shape, delegate keyword

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Windows Forms, Web Forms, Visual Studio, Forms Designer, Microsoft Visual, Collection Editor, Enumeration Values Value Description, Microsoft Windows, Solution Explorer, Hello World, Help Figure, Visual Basic, Menu Designer, Server Explorer, Times New Roman, Windows Explorer, Cancel Figure, Data Adapter Configuration Wizard, Internet Explorer, Length Measurement, Documents And Settings, Microsoft Developer Network, Operator Description, Obere Str, Object Browser

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