C#: A Programmer's Introduction (Paperback)

by Harvey M. Deitel (Author), Paul J. Deitel (Author), Jeffrey A. Listfield (Author), Tem R. Nieto (Author), Cheryl H. Yaeger (Author), Marina Zlatkina (Author)

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An introductory guide to C#. Provides everything you need to know about programming C#. Softcover.

From the Back Cover

C# A Programmers Introduction is written for novices and practicing programmers, who want to learn C# through the introductory level. If you already own C# How To Program, 1/e, you should not purchase C# A Programmers Introduction. However, you may be interested in our ASP .NET with C# for Experienced Programmers, which will be published in Summer 2003. Students should not purchase C# A Programmers Introduction. Instead, students should purchase C# How To Program, 1/e, as it contains self-review exercises and other ancillary materials suitable for self-study and classroom use. We also recommend that everyone consider The Complete C# Training Course, 1/e, which includes C# How to Program, 1/e, and the C# Cyber Classroom--an interactive, multimedia, Windows-based CD-ROM. The Complete Training Course offers a great value and provides a powerful learning tool for readers who want to pursue C# programming through the intermediate level.

The practicing programmer's Deitel Live-Code introduction to C# and the powerful Microsoft .NET Framework

This new book in the Deitel Developer Series introduces Microsoft's C# language, using the Deitels' signature Live-Code approach to teaching programming. Every important fundamental C# concept is presented in the context of a fully-tested program, complete with syntax shading, detailed line-by-line descriptions and program outputs. The book features 152 Live-Code programs that contain 11,500 lines of C# program code. In addition, the book includes 353 programming tips that show you how to build code that is portable, reusable and optimized for performance.

Start by learning the basics of the Visual Studio .NET integrated development environment. Then move on to C# fundamentals, including control structures, methods and arrays. Next comes the Deitels' classic treatment of object-based and object-oriented programming, exception handling, and graphical-user-interface programming. Finally, begin learning about the key technologies you will need to build next generation XML-based Web services, including ASP .NET, ADO .NET and XML.

Dr. Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel are the founders of Deitel & Associates, Inc., the internationally recognized IT content-creation and corporate-training organization. Together with their colleagues at Deitel & Associates, Inc., they have written the successful How to Program Series of college textbooks that hundreds of thousands of students and professionals throughout the world have used to master programming in C, C++, Java, C#, VB .NET, Perl, Python, and other languages.

The Deitel Developer Series is designed for practicing programmers. The series presents focused treatments of emerging technologies, including .NET, J2EE, Web services and more. Each book in the series contains the same Live-Code teaching methodology used so successfully in the Deitels' How to Program Series college textbooks and instructor-led corporate-training courses. The series includes a broad selection of books suitable for three types of readers:

A Technical Introduction Broad overviews of new technologies for programmers, technical managers and other technical professionals A Programmer's Introduction Focused treatments of programming fundamentals for practicing programmers and for novices For Experienced Programmers Detailed treatments of language topics for experienced programmersDEITEL TESTIMONIALS"Your book has sparked a passion in me for programming like no other."—Scott Haynes

"Comprehensive, coherent, clear, and just plain FUN to work through!"—James Huddleston

"I must say my favorite feature is the examples..."—Ben Schrooten

"I have read many books and taken many training courses over the past 20 years, but this stands out as the absolute best!"—Cindy Steele

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Product Details

• Paperback: 928 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (July 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130461326
• ISBN-13: 978-0130461322
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,208,209 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Second Book, November 24, 2002

By A Customer

After reading "C# Primer Plus", I was looking for a programming book that uses the FCL and VS .NET in earnest, providing a good introduction to Win Forms, ASP.NET, and Web Services. I found that in this book. It's very clearly written, and explains the basic concepts well without much non-sense, unlike "Programming C#".

My main concern is that it's coverage of core C# is somewhat skimpy. Important subjects such as data types, delegates, interfaces, and polymorphism are either not covered at all, or mentioned just in passing. So you are still going to need an in depth book on core C#. I recommend "C# Primer Plus", which I believe you should read before this one. Nothwithstanding some overlap between the two, they complement each other very nicely. This one will smooth the transition from core C# to usage of the bread & butter classes that are included in .NET.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction to C# and related technologies, September 4, 2002

By	SouthpointBooks "southpointbooks" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

In covering the subject, Deitel and company provide a good overview of not only C#, but object oriented programming concepts, and using solutions that take advanatge of XML, ADO .NET, and ASP .NET. An introduction is provided of the Visual Studio .NET development environment. The 800+ page book includes 152 "Live-Code" programs with C# program code, and over 353 programming tips.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book on C#, January 21, 2003

By A Customer

This covers many of the important aspects of C#. I like the Good Programming practice and Software Engineering tips very much.

Only problem is the font and the bold highlighting is so much that it makes the book hard to read continuously. Page starts to blur after a while. My other book is a Sams teach yourself C# in 21 days. The text is muuuuuchhh more readable.