Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform (Expert's Voice in .NET) 5th ed. Edition

by Andrew Troelsen (Author)

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The first edition of this book was released at the 2001 Tech-Ed conference in Atlanta, Georgia. At that time, the .NET platform was still a beta product, and in many ways, so was this book. This is not to say that the early editions of this text did not have merit―after all, the book was a 2002 Jolt Award finalist and it won the 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award. However, over the years that author Andrew Troelsen spent working with the common language runtime (CLR), he gained a much deeper understanding of the .NET platform and the subtleties of the C# programming language, and he feels that this fifth edition of the book is as close to a “final release” as he’s come yet.

This new edition has been comprehensively revised and rewritten to make it accurately reflect the C# 4 language specification for the .NET 4 platform. You’ll find new chapters covering the important concepts of dynamic lookups, named and optional arguments, Parallel LINQ (PLINQ), improved COM interop, and variance for generics.

If you’re checking out this book for the first time, do understand that it's targeted at experienced software professionals and/or graduate students of computer science (so don't expect three chapters on iteration or decision constructs!). The mission of this text is to provide you with a rock-solid foundation in the C# programming language and the core aspects of the .NET platform (assemblies, remoting, Windows Forms, Web Forms, ADO.NET, XML web services, etc.). Once you digest the information presented in these 25 chapters, you’ll be in a perfect position to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments, and you’ll be well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own terms.

About the Author

Andrew Troelsen is a partner, trainer, and consultant at Intertech Inc., and is a leading authority on both .NET and COM. His book Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform won the prestigious 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award and is in its third edition. Also of note are his earlier five-star treatment of traditional COM in the bestselling Developer's Workshop to COM and ATL mirrored in his book, COM and .NET Interoperability, and his top-notch investigation of VB .NET in Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide. Troelsen has a degree in mathematical linguistics and South Asian studies from the University of Minnesota, and is a frequent speaker at numerous .NET-related conferences. He currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Amanda, and spends his free time investigating .NET and waiting for the Wild to win the Stanley Cup. You can check out his blog at AndrewTroelsen.blogspot.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Apress; 5th ed. edition (May 14, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1752 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1430225491
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1430225492
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.35 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 2.5 x 9.3 inches

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Wayne Cannon

Best C#/.NET Reference I've Found -- Thorough, Great-Index, Good Tutorials

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2011

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This is by far the best of six five-star rated C# books and three more on .NET & VisualStudio that I've found.

It has a great index (though there are entries for mere mentions of a term in example code).

I've used it to research many fine points and found it to be VERY complete. It is massive, but I've found pages of information on topics that aren't even mentioned, or receive only few words of passing attention, in the other books.

It is organized into significant tutorial sections, but the text, examples, and index (Did I mention that it has a GREAT index?) make it excellent as a reference book, as well.

This is a massive 700-page book. Although a new programmer would find this useful, it's sheer size would likely be intimidating and one wouldn't likely proceed sequentially through it in tutorial-fashion more than a hundred pages or so. However, for almost any topic that is new to you, turn to the appropriate section and you will find a great tutorial with lots of examples and side-notes. The examples are short and to the point -- it's not filled with pages of code listings as many books are.

My background is over 45 years of professional embedded and distributed software development in almost as many languages (including 20 years with Smalltalk, C++, Java, and Python), but only three months in C#, .NET, and VisualStudio. This book has been a welcome addition to my library, and is usually right at my elbow.

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R. R. Jacobsen

A Tech Book That Gets The Code Right

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2013

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There are plenty of good reviews for this book so I will just try to supplement the key aspects not already addressed by others.

First and foremost -- the code examples in this book have a very high level of accuracy. Unlike so many other technical books, someone actually reviewed the code and validated it before publication. Perhaps this is due to the book being a follow-on edition.

Secondly -- I found this book had just the right balance of concept and application. The author writes clearly and has a great instinct for when to go deep and when to gloss over a topic (my pov anyway). He gives you some history, the concepts, and then typically gives you a very practical hands-on example to try out. Now, I'll grant you that many of the examples are simple console programs but that's the point; you get to see how a particular concept works in a basic example. Applying the concept and hands-on experience to the real world in a Windows, WPF or web-based application is rather easy once you have the building blocks to work from and this book's examples give you just that.

I too had a Kindle edition of the book to work with and can affirm that the code examples are pictures which can be difficult to read at times and prevents you from doing a copy/paste effort to get the code replicated in your own example. However, all the code is available for download from the publisher's web site so it is easy to get some of the longer blocks of code in copy/paste format for your own consumption.

Having come from a VBA background and starting point I found this book to be the best of all the books I've read on C# instruction and the OOP world. For those with a similar background, I would also recommend reading through The Object-Oriented Thought Process by Matt Weisfeld first. These two books will complement each other well as you step into the OOP world.

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J. Esteban

Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform (Kindle Version)

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2011

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I haven't read but about 6 percent of the book but the comment that source code can be hard to read is true although I didn't pay that much attention to it because you can download it from the website. However, very often the resolution on illustrations truly sucks in the Kindle format and the notion that a picture is worth a 1000 words is under greatly under duress in the Kindle format. I suspect it might be worth more like a thousand questions. I think if you get anything from illustrations you might prefer the hard copy. I'll try to upload a copy of one of the images so you can see or in fact not see the problem.

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RBodine

A very good book.

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2010

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I own the past 2 editions of this book (Pro C# 3.5 and 2.0) and have always kept this around as a reference. It taught me alot of what I know today about the .NET Framework and it's always helpful to get started in the different parts (ASP, WPF, WCF, etc). I prefer having a book like this around rather than relying on a Google search to get started in some technology because I always can refer to some chapter to get started and to get an understanding of something. Then later I'll supplement what I've learned with a Google search for more in-depth examples.

This book will serve great for anyone who is already an experienced programmer but needs to know about .NET concepts and how things are done in .NET. I had a friend purchase this book (an assembler and VB6 programmer) to get started in .NET and he cannot live without this book as well as a point of reference.

Would highly recommended to anyone as a starter into .NET who you don't need to explain what a 'for' loop is.

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Thomas

Not for beginners.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2011

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I wanted to learn C# as my first programming langauge, I have done software development in college with Visual Basic, but that was very very basic, and Visual Basic didn't appeal to me (I enjoy coding, as I know some HTML and CSS). My friend had this book, and he let me borrow it, so I could see what it was like before I bought it, and I feel that I was too comlicated and too long for the information it gave (it took forever to explain one little thing, which inevitably caused the information to go straight from my head when I got up to the next little thing).

I am not going to say it is a terrible book, because it may not be for someone more advanced, but for me, a beginner, it is just too long and gives too much irrelevant information for a beginner to understand.

I have however found C# Yellow Book 2010 by Rob Miles, very good for absolute beginners, and as it is free, there is not much to complain about.

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KAB

Great for all users

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2011

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As someone with a knowledge of various languages and wanting to pick up C# quickly I found this book invaluable.

It covers all the mains areas that you could require and provides code to back it up which I find easiest to follow. Generally the book is quite concise and does not babble on endlessly for no reason which some I have found do.

All in all a great book but I think that next time I will buy the e-book version as it is massive and a nightmare to carry about!

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TomH

The .net elephant book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2011

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If you want almost all information about the .Net platform in one book, this is the book to invest in. It covers all subjects pretty good, and has a nice size of 1561 pages. Minor downside is that if you really need to dig into deep details about WCF for example, it kind of needs a book of its own. On the other hand, with the web search engines we have today, the info gather is this elephant book can get you going on most subjects. It took me several months to read through it all.

Jon

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2010

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If you want an excellent book on c# and the .net platform then buy this book as it's a first class piece of work. My personal number one book on c#. Easy to understand and read. The only downside is the thickness of the book, if it was published in three volumes it would have been more manageable to hold. If you can get the hardback version all the better.

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DrBob

Ideal for a Kindle

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 1, 2010

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This is a big book and will take a lot of time to read and digest. A number of reviews speak of the sheer size of the 'wooden' edition. I agree, its not easy to carry around (especially with a 17" laptop). It works well on a Kindle and, given the quality of the book, you can justify the purchace of a kindle on this book alone.

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