Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours [Paperback]

James Foxall (Author), Wendy Haro-Chun (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 23, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0672322870 | ISBN-13: 978-0672322877 | Edition: 1

Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours provides readers with 24 structured lessons that provide a light, but thorough introduction to C#. James Foxall moves beyond the pure syntax covered in existing books, to guide readers step-by-step through a cohesive presentation of the basics of C#. Once the basics are understood, Foxall shows the reader how to apply this knowledge to real-world Windows programming tasks using C#. Each chapter contains exercises that reinforce the lessons learned in each chapter. Tips, Notes, and Cautions provide additional advice from the authors on how to get up to speed and programming quickly with C#. Sidebars provide the more experienced reader with tips that will ease their migration from Visual Basic 6 and Visual C++ to C#.

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Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours provides readers with 24 structured lessons that provide a light, but thorough introduction to C#. James Foxall moves beyond the pure syntax covered in existing books, to guide readers step-by-step through a cohesive presentation of the basics of C#. Once the basics are understood, Foxall shows the reader how to apply this knowledge to real-world Windows programming tasks using C#. Each chapter contains exercises that reinforce the lessons learned in each chapter. Tips, Notes, and Cautions provide additional advice from the authors on how to get up to speed and programming quickly with C#. Sidebars provide the more experienced reader with tips that will ease their migration from Visual Basic 6 and Visual C++ to C#.

About the Author

James Foxall is vice president of Tigerpaw Software, Inc., and is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) specializing in commercial database applications. James is an authority on interface and behavior standards of Windows applications, and has written more than 150,000 lines of commercial production code. James has authored several books and regularly contributes articles to journals and magazines.

Wendy Haro-Chun, MCSD, holds a Bachelor's in Computer Science and an MBA with an emphasis in International Business. She is Assistant Vice President of Research & Development for SunGard Insurance Systems. Her areas of technological expertise include .NET, C#, ASP, DHTML, JavaScript, XML, COM, VB, ADO, and SQL Server. Wendy has also served as technical editor and reviewer on numerous computer technology books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (March 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672322870
• ISBN-13: 978-0672322877
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #436,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James Foxall, President of Tigerpaw Software, has been involved in commercial software development for over 20 years and was instrumental in the development and creation of Tigerpaw's award winning product suite, serving over 28,000 users in 28 countries. In the 20+ years since joining his family's company full time, James has helped transform Tigerpaw Software from a small "garage" business to one that employs more than 44 people and produces business automation software servicing the IT/Networking, Telecommunications, and Systems Integrator industries. In his current role, James provides the vision and management to keep Tigerpaw focused on its customers and properly serving its markets.

James has a Masters degree in Business Administration and a BS degree in Management of Information Systems. These two degrees dovetail perfectly as James is devoted to creating better businesses through technology. James has written 14 books on technology which have been published in over a dozen languages around the world. He is considered an authority on application interface and behavior standards of Windows applications and serves the business community as an international speaker on Microsoft technologies and best practices for automating business processes in the SMB environment. Viewed as a business and technology expert, James has been featured on several television news shows, as well as in various trade publications and newspaper articles. James' goal for the future is to grow Tigerpaw by continuing to provide software and services that allow customers to not only meet their challenges, but to excel in a constantly changing market.

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is really Teach Yourself Visual Studio and little C#, September 19, 2002

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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours (Paperback)

The book is excellent for beginners who have never seen an IDE before. The author uses the term C# where he should use the term "Visual Studio .NET" instead. C# is a programming language. For instance, the second chapter is titled "Navigating C#" but he really talks about navigating the IDE. I suspect a search-replace of C# to VB.NET you could convert it into a VB.NET book.
(of course with a bit more than that).

I was looking for a book to quickly learn the LANGUAGE C#, not a study of Visual Studio .NET, which takes all of about 1 hour or less for an experienced software developer to learn. If the title were changed to "Teach Yourself Visual Studio.NET in 24 hours", I'd give it 5 stars.

Bottom line, if you are a C++ or Java software engineer who wants to come up to speed on C#, this is not the book for you.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to C#., November 6, 2002

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Michael S. Wills "www.MichaelStephenWills.com" (Ithaca, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours (Paperback)

I came to C# in 24 hours with a background in programming and management of the software development process. The book is easy to read, is well organized with helpful exercises for each hour (chapter). It contains essential information about the language that is missing from the core reference works. I will keep it on my bookshelf for ready reference.

I asked James Foxall a few questions via email and he answered them promptly and with excellent care.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for Beginners, January 27, 2004

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Tim Pinkawa (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours (Paperback)

This is a very good book if you have no previous C# experience. I decided to read this book after reading Sams Teach Yourself C# in 21 Days and I found that all the programming concepts were review. I did like this book's focus on the Visual Studio .NET IDE and Windows forms, though. It shows you some basics on using list views, tree views, etc. which Teach Yourself C# in 21 Days completely skips. If you're looking for some simple Windows form concepts or if you're looking to learn C# with no programming experience, this is a good book, but people with C# experience and some Windows forms experience can definitely skip it.