C# Unleashed (Paperback)

by Joseph Mayo (Author)

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Product Description

Part I provides the most basic elements of C# language syntax.

Part II covers object and component programming in C#.

Part III introduces several of the class libraries available to C#.

Part IV gives those advanced topics for extreme performance and enterprise programming projects.

Part V goes into depth on the C# environment. Included are garbage collection and the effects on a program., cross-language development, the common language runtime, versioning and assemblies, and providing security for your programs.

Part VI is the Appendix. It has supplementary material on compiling programs, an overview of .NET Class Library components, and some other resources that may be of interest.

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Part I provides the most basic elements of C# language syntax.

Part II covers object and component programming in C#.

Part III introduces several of the class libraries available to C#.

Part IV gives those advanced topics for extreme performance and enterprise programming projects.

Part V goes into depth on the C# environment. Included are garbage collection and the effects on a program., cross-language development, the common language runtime, versioning and assemblies, and providing security for your programs.

Part VI is the Appendix. It has supplementary material on compiling programs, an overview of .NET Class Library components, and some other resources that may be of interest.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: Sams (November 24, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067232122X
• ISBN-13: 978-0672321221
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #858,228 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent addition to your shelf, December 7, 2001

By	David Talbot (Teague, TX) - See all my reviews

C# Unleashed provides outstanding coverage of a wide variety of C# topics. This book goes all the way from the language syntax on up to ASP.NET and Remoting, an excellent addtion to your shelf referance.

One of the things I really liked about this book is its use of the command line compiler in many examples. It shows the "secret magic" of trying to get a project to compile as a DLL vs. EXE (Which if you've ever used VS.NET and want to change it after starting a project is very difficult without this knowledge!).

Another thing I truly enjoyed about this book is it's strong emphasis on writing code. I've read the Wrox C# books and all they cover is Drag And Drop in Visutal Studio.NET to work with databases and windows forms. This book actually goes into the CODE of writing a C# application.

If you really want to learn C# this is an outstanding book all around!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The book I would buy for beginners, July 11, 2002

By	Charles Ashbacher "([e-mail])" (Marion, Iowa United States([e-mail])) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

Being well schooled in C++ and Java, my first reaction to C# was one of skepticism. To me, it was a language that was redundant and unneeded. However, as I delved deeper into the features, my feelings changed a great deal. Now, I am devoting my personal training time to delving as deeply as possible into C# and if I go back to managing development, will use it over C++. This is also the book that I would purchase for anyone who is a beginner in the language.
Like all good authors of programming books, Mayo spends little time on programming basics such as control constructs and operators. Very few potential readers have not used them, so the briefest of mentions is adequate. In my surveys of programmers who read books about new languages, nearly all say they skim or skip such sections. I found the presentation sequence to be logical, as one topic follows another in a sensible order. The demonstrative examples are small and effective, although an occasional larger one that integrates several topics would have helped. The breadth of coverage is broader than what is done in most beginning books. There are sections on multi-threading, reflection, performance modeling, creating resource files and optimizing the garbage collector among others. While short, these sections demonstrate some of the power built into the language.
If I was required to choose a book for a programming class in C#, this would be the one. The only drawback would be the lack of exercises, but beyond that, I can find little fault with it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars C# Unleashed, July 13, 2002

By	"lenphoenix" (Phoenix, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews

This is one of the first books that I read on C#. I continually come back to this book when I want to get some information quickly. The explanations are very clear and the examples illustrate the concepts. Considering the huge size of Visual Studio.Net, no book can cover all topics in complete detail. That would require a set of volumes of encyclopedic dimensions.
C# unleashed gives a Programmer with some background in a modern
object oriented language a pretty good idea of the C# language

and how it can be used. Another feature I like is the appendix
which lists the command line compile options. These are also
illustrated in the examples throughout the book.