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C# in Depth, 3rd Edition Third Edition
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C# in Depth, Third Edition updates the best-selling second edition to cover the new features of C# 5, including the challenges of writing maintainable asynchronous code. It preserves the uniquely insightful look into the tricky areas and dusty corners of C# that only expert Jon Skeet can provide.
About this Book
If you're a .NET developer, you'll use C# whether you're building an advanced enterprise application or just slamming out a quick app. In C# 5, you can do amazing things with generics, lambda expressions, dynamic typing, LINQ, iterator blocks, and other features. But first you have to learn it in depth.
C# in Depth, Third Edition has been thoroughly revised to cover the new features of C# 5, including the subtleties of writing maintainable asynchronous code. You'll see the power of C# in action, learning how to work with high-value features that you'll be glad to have in your toolkit. And you'll learn to avoid hidden pitfalls of C# programming with the help of crystal clear explanations of "behind the scenes" issues.
This book assumes you've digested your first C# book and are hungry for more!
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
What's Inside
- Updated for C# 5
- The new async/await feature
- How C# works and why
About the Author
Jon Skeet is a Senior Software Engineer at Google, and a highly visible participant of newsgroups, user groups, international conferences, and the Stack Overflow Q&A site. Jon spends much of his day coding in Java, but his heart belongs to C#.
Table of Contents
PART 1 PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY
- The changing face of C# development
- Core foundations: building on C# 1
PART 2 C# 2: SOLVING THE ISSUES OF C# 1
- Parameterized typing with generics
- Saying nothing with nullable types
- Fast-tracked delegates
- Implementing iterators the easy way
- Concluding C# 2: the final features
PART 3 C# 3: REVOLUTIONIZING DATA ACCESS
- Cutting fluff with a smart compiler
- Lambda expressions and expression trees
- Extension methods
- Query expressions and LINQ to Objects
- LINQ beyond collections
PART 4 C# 4: PLAYING NICELY WITH OTHERS
- Minor changes to simplify code
- Dynamic binding in a static language
PART 5 C# 5: ASYNCHRONY MADE SIMPLE
- Asynchrony with async/await
- C# 5 bonus features and closing thoughts
- ISBN-10161729134X
- ISBN-13978-1617291340
- EditionThird
- PublisherManning Publications
- Publication dateOctober 8, 2013
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.38 x 1.22 x 9.25 inches
- Print length616 pages
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Jon Skeet is a Senior Software Engineer at Google, working in London. He has been involved in the C# community since 2002, initially in newsgroups, then through his blog, user groups, international conferences and the Stack Overflow Q&A site. Jon enjoys putting the language through its paces, finding new and interesting ways to use and abuse it.
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- Publisher : Manning Publications; Third edition (October 8, 2013)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 616 pages
- ISBN-10 : 161729134X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1617291340
- Item Weight : 2.32 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.38 x 1.22 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,841,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #377 in C# Programming (Books)
- #558 in Microsoft C & C++ Windows Programming
- #1,468 in Computer Programming Languages
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This book is for experienced developers who are looking for a deep dive into C#'s core mechanics. Being a relative newcomer to C# and the .NET universe, I was delighted by the evolutionary perspective used to illustrate the how and why of C#'s characteristics from its inception through its most recent iteration. The chapters flow and build upon each other naturally.
Something else cool is the PDF and e-reader formats are available from the publisher's website. I find it convenient to have my hard copy library near the computer and access my e-library from my tablet in bed at night.
Mr. Skeet's humble and lucid writing style combines favorably with his technical abilities to produce a pleasurable and informative read. Easily one of the best texts on the subject. Highly recommended.
It goes from intermediate to advance level.
The book starts with C# 1 shows how C# 2 made life better and builds up to C# 3.
Then the book shines explaining Linq, Dynamic and Async internals. (C# 3, 4 and 5).
It's not about how to use them, it's about knowing how they work and why they were built this way.
Not to mention, the author shows you the common problems/pitfalls and some great advices.
Any serious C# developer should have it in the bookshelf.
Note: Not for the beginner, best used by intermediate aspiring to advance.
A good programmer will appreciate the historical context provided in these pages and quickly find ways to apply it to writing better C# code.
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Ein allgemeiner Hinweis zu C# Büchern an sich: Ich arbeite seit vielen Jahren als Entwickler und habe zahlreiche Bücher zu dem Thema gelesen. Die mit Abstand besten Titel für Fortgeschrittene kommen immer wieder aus Amerika und liegen nur im englischen Original vor. Das liegt einerseits mit Sicherheit daran, dass die Autorenszene in USA buchstäblich näher dran ist am C# Entwicklerteam bei Microsoft. Sie haben oft persönliche Kontakte und dadurch auch weitreichende Einblicke und profundes Verständnis der Materie. Andererseits habe ich aber auch noch keinen deutschen Autor entdeckt, der die Dinge so knackig auf den Punkt beschreibt wie etwa Jon Skeet. Deutsche Bücher haben oft viel mehr Seiten, sagen aber am Ende weniger aus - weil die Inhalte gerne mit schon 1000-fach gelesenem Basiswissen und unbedeutendem Blabla gestreckt werden. Ein sichere Beherrschung der englischen Sprache ist also auch aus diesem Grund für Entwickler heute unumgänglich.
Fazit: ein großartiges Buch, im Grunde Pflichtkauf für jeden professionellen C# Entwickler. Ich freue mich schon auf die vierte, überarbeitete Auflage die 2018 erscheinen soll!
The author's enthusiasm for the subject really shines through and with almost all code samples available for download, this book is best consumed as a hands-on experience. As i suspect is common for a lot of C# developers, i'll always have the feeling that Jon Skeet has probably forgotten more about C# than i've ever known!





