The Elements of C# Style [Paperback]

Kenneth Baldwin (Author), Andrew Gray (Author), Trevor Misfeldt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0521671590 | ISBN-13: 978-0521671590 | Edition: 1

The Elements of C# Style is for all C# practitioners, especially those working in teams where consistency is critical. Like previous Elements titles, the text furnishes a set of rules for writing clear, comprehensible and easy-to maintain code; this time for C#. The authors offer a collection of standards and guidelines for creating solid C# that can save time, effort and expense. The book provides conventions for:
- formatting
- naming
- documentation
- programming
- packaging
for C# 2.0 and includes discussion of advanced topics such as generics.

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The Elements of C# Style is for all C# practitioners, especially those working in teams where consistency is critical. The authors offer a collection of standards and guidelines for creating solid C# code that will be easy to understand, enhance and maintain.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (July 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521671590
• ISBN-13: 978-0521671590
• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 0.6 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,223,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Small in size, large in content June 30, 2004

By Charles Ashbacher HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

This book is too small to be used as a physical weapon in the "style wars." Nevertheless, it is large in terms of content. Nearly all of the areas of style differences and disputes are covered. The authors do a good job in presenting their solutions to style difference problems without resorting to evangelical techniques. They express their opinions, justify them and then move on to the next style issue. Small segments of code, demonstrating both the right and wrong ways, are used to illustrate the point.
The issues are placed into several groups:

* General principles.
* Formatting conventions.
* Naming conventions.
* Programming principles.
* Programming conventions.
* Packaging conventions.

The 175 style issues are summarized into a set of short rules at the end of the book, which makes it easier to find specific elements.
This book is not a bible, setting down the commandments for the proper style to be used in creating C++ code. It is a set of suggestions, and if you read it with that in mind, you will find this book of value.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars All the "elements" of a great book January 14, 2007

By David

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

If you are new to C# or are wanting to start writing cleaner, more efficient, more professional, and just plain smarter code, this is a must-read. These guys definitely know their stuff and give some excellent tips. It's light and quick-read, easy to pick up and read a bit during down times, short enough to power through in one sitting, and serves as a great reference. For the money, this is one of the best books I've bought in a long time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A necessity for any professional C# programmer February 15, 2008

By Robert L. Pierce

Format:Paperback

Some of this was review, some reminders, some teaching. Overall it is probably one of the best books I have ever invested in to improve my programming quality.