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I want to do a project where I build a database-aware program with a front end using .NET with C#.
I am totally new to this language. Can anyone recommend a good resource? Perhaps an online PDF version of a book?
there is some free books to begin with:
C#
.NET Book Zero: What the C or C++ Programmer Needs to Know About C# and the .NET Framework
Data Structures and
Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C#
Threading in C#
This blog post has three good books used for teaching: http://www.robmiles.com/c-yellow-book/
There are many awesome books for C# beginers. You can use "HeadFirst C#" or "Begining C#" to give a start. Once you get hands on practice on C#, then you can try "Illustrated C# 2008" and/or "Inside C#" books. These books does not cover all the features of C#, but these will give you detailed description of features of C#.
For C#:
CLR via C#
C# in depth from our own nice guy.
Anything by Mike Murach & Associates, Inc. I have his books on JSP and Servlets, Sql Server, and Javascript. These are some of the best programming books I have read. Here is a link to his .NET books:
http://www.murach.com/books/vba.htm
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I have a few books that I still use now but basically I favour WROX, Apress and O'Reilly above anything else.
I used the 3.5 Version of this throughout Uni and found it to be a great resource, one of the best books I own.
The examples are very clear and easy to understand and it covers a lot of areas, also it is fairly compact and easy to shove in a bag to take with you which is a bonus compared to the WROX books.
I have this and find it useful even now when revising for job interviews etc, It explains a lot of the concepts of programming c# and whilst its not going to be much use if you want a book full of coding examples I still highly recommend getting it.
I also have the WROX Beginners / Pro C# 3.5 which I used a lot when I was at uni, the 4.0 version is out now ( Here ) but you can probably pick up the 3.5 on Amazon marketplace quite cheaply. These books are like phonebook thick and great to have lying around as a reference.
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I've searched the web (and evaluated books on online shops) but I'm not satisfied with articles found on the subject.
If you search the web with keywords C# and functional you find a lot of basics or Linq articles.
I'm also disagree with the first reply to this question:
Are the functional programming features provided in C# rich enough? What's missing
After all F# is built on .NET (as C#) and is a functional language widely used and with good reputation.
Is there out a set of good articles, a book or even techniques explained here about good functional patterns that can be profitably used in C#?
As said I'm searching nor introductory material nor guides on specific technologies (like Linq, which I use and love).
I'd like also to hear if a particular technique can be safely exposed to a reusable library Public API (hope this not too off-topic).
Real-World Functional Programming: With Examples in F# and C# [Paperback]
Tomas Petricek (Author), Jon Skeet (Author)
Amazon Link
From the Amazon book description:
Real-World Functional Programming is a unique tutorial that explores
the functional programming model through the F# and C# languages. The
clearly presented ideas and examples teach readers how functional
programming differs from other approaches. It explains how ideas look
in F#-a functional language-as well as how they can be successfully
used to solve programming problems in C#. Readers build on what they
know about .NET and learn where a functional approach makes the most
sense and how to apply it effectively in those cases.
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I was wondering if anyone has any tips on transitioning from PHP to asp.net c#? I've been developing in PHP for 7 years and I'm interested in learning asp.net. However, I've been disappointed with the books that I've read so far. Seems like every asp.net book has so many examples of clicking here and dragging here and right click on this, etc... that I seem to get lost. Learning the C# language isn't bad...I think I'm getting lost in either the IDE or the .NET framework. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I suggest you look at asp.net/mvc, not webforms - it will be a more natural migration.
The good resource is the official site: http://asp.net/mvc - it has tutorials, videos and more.
The .NET base class library (BCL) is very large. It is what you will interact with most of the time (outside of your own code). The only advice I can give - look things up on MSDN. It has very good documentation and it is worth taking your time reading through it.
For Visual Studio - the VS tips and tricks blog is a really good resource to learn about it.
Coming from PHP there's probably less you need to un-learn (I was a classic ASP programmer for a long time and made the jump to .NET about seven years ago).
Microsoft has a bunch of free tutorials, as does the W3Schools site. I found the Macon State tutorials to be extremely helpful when I was starting out:
http://www.maconstateit.net/tutorials/aspnet20/default.htm
The Microsoft exam prep books are pretty straightforward, too, mostly dealing with code instead of drag-and-drop.
I felt the exact same way about the .NET / Visual Studio environment when I first approached it.
If you're not into all the GUI stuff I would recommend George Shepherd's ASP.NET 4 Step by Step from Microsoft Press.
I learned ASP.NET basics on the 3.5 version of this book and I loved it. He really starts with the nuts and bolts stuff (open a telnet window and interact directly with the HTTP server for example) that I think would appeal to most *NIX veterans. His approach gave me a good feel for what all the complicated controls in ASP.NET are really doing under the hood, which was instrumental in growing my understanding of the platform.
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-ASP-NET-Step/dp/0735627010/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325190956&sr=1-5
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I'm starting a new project to handle info from some text files, a kind of sorting module so I'd like to give it a try using LINQ but looking for a book I realized that there are more c# books than vb, so I wonder if c# have better support or if it is more suitable than vb.
You think there is some advance on use c# or vb.
thanks.
Better question: Why are there more books for C# than VB.
More developers use it. Simple as that.
http://www.telerikwatch.com/2008/04/survey-says-c-more-popular-than-vb.html
Interesting links on Adoption of C# and VB: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_C_Sharp_and_Visual_Basic_.NET#Adoption_and_community_support
Most importantly for this question: Stephen Wiley, marketing product manager at Apress has reported "C# titles outsell VB.NET title books handily, by somewhere between a 2–1 and 3–1 margin."
So if you are looking for community support, I would say C# is the way to go, though MS does support both equally.
Generally the languages are the same, but there is a big difference in the perception of the languages and the types of examples and books available. In many cases you'll find more advanced examples in C# and advanced books in C# (not all, but many). You'll also often see people refer to C# as a superior language, not for any real technical reason but really from a matter of perception.
In my personal experience, you'll also see a difference in pay scales for C# developers vs VB.NET developers.
If you're just starting out, then I would recommend C# and not VB.NET. Again, not for any true technical difference, but because of the perception and available learning materials.
At the end of the day, its all syntax - especially in .net, because they compile down to be used by the same runtime engine. Perception is a big part, because c# looks more 'authentic', but its more based on perception. Also, c# syntax is very much like java, which is a language highly reverred amongst programmers. So, the natural progression says that more people will probably use c# than vb, and vb.net's grandfather (vb6) wasn't a good language...hence there are more resources for it..
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I have a C++ background and having to develop a larger application written in C# and using the .NET framework. So far I've been reading a lot of tutorials online but looking for books preferably unless there are some really good longer tutorials out there. The project I am working on involves threading, sockets, and GUI design. What are the best books these days? I'm using .NET 3.5 for my application.
As already mentioned, Jon's book is very good. Also very good is Mark's book "Essential C# 4.0".
I was the technical editor of both books.
The books are well named. If what you are looking for is an in-depth guide to the C# language, Jon's book is marginally better. If what you are looking for is thorough coverage of the essential features of the language and frameworks, Mark's book has the edge. But I would recommend either unreservedly.
Grab Jon Skeets book, C# in Depth:
http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=876_230
Companion web site:
http://csharpindepth.com/
"The definitive what, how, and why of C# 3" - Eric Lippert, Microsoft (from the foreword)
"Become a C# 3 maestro!" - Fabrice Marguerie, C# MVP and author of LINQ in Action
"The best C# book I've ever read." - Chris Mullins, C# MVP
"Clear and concise." - Robin Shahan, GoldMail.com
"A treat!" - Anil Radhakrishna, ASP.NET MVP
"Reveals C#'s powerful mysteries" - Christopher Haypt, BuildingWebApps.com
"So good, it hurts my head." - J. D. Conley, Hive 7 Inc.
"Enriches the beginner, polishes the expert." - Josh Cronemeyer, ThoughtWorks
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Without a doubt: Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform (or Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform if you insist on .NET 3.5)
I'm sure you'll get many responses for useful books and tutorials and such, but for me, one of the biggest helps was installing and using JetBrains ReSharper. I was already familiar with a lot of development methodologies used by the team I joined. ReSharper was a great way to be constantly oriented to C# and .NET-specific standards and potential usages.
Resharper site
Head First C# is pretty good. All the Head First! books are pretty good).
Another good book is C# In A Nutshell, from O'Reilly.
It's old, but still one of the the best in-depth books about .Net framework/CLR fundamentals, is Don Box's Essential .Net
For indepth learning - CLR via C# 3rd Edition
visual c# step by step does a great job of not only familiarizing you with the language and .net, it also does a good job of teaching you to get around in visual studio. It starts out very basic, but by the time you reach the end of the book it has touched on event handling, database access, xml, and even asp.net giving you a solid enough foundation to be able to decide what you want to learn next. Most students in my class had little trouble learning the concepts here. If you already know c++ you might find this a bit basic, but the starter sections could be used to familiarize yourself with the visual studio environment if you aren't already, so they wouldn't be just an extended rehash of things you already know.
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I have checked many books but couldn't find any good book. I am interested in book from where I can learn OOP concepts with examples in an easy way. Book like Java Black book
Two excellent books that I would recommend are:
CLR via C# by Jeffrey Richter
and
Clean Code by "Uncle" Bob Martin
Richter's book will give you all of the details about the aspects (programming and OOP capabilities) of C#, and Martin's book will give you guidelines on writing proper code in an OO environment. Martin's book is geared towards Java, but the concepts apply equally to C# (IMHO).
The Head First OOA&D book that Mitch mentions in comments is also excellent. Probably the combination of all three will make you unstoppable. :)
Hope this helps!
I originally learned using Illustrated C# 2005 a little over 3 years ago, a great book at walking you through learning c# and just oop ideas in general.
The newest Edition:
Illustrated C# 2010 : http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-2010-Experts-Voice-NET/dp/143023282X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298342637&sr=8-1
OOP principles are not language dependent. The only thing that changes is the syntax, and C# and Java are closely related anyway.
I've tried a couple and the one I found the most straight forward for learning both OOP and C# at the same time was Deitel's How to Program Visual C# 2010. It's probably twice or three times the price of others at Amazon but I considered it money well spent. I should mention that I'm a hobbyist programmer with no computer science background so not sure how it stacks up technically but I really enjoyed it and learned a lot.
I can recommend Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform for learning OOP with C# - I have the 2008 version of that book and it covers all the fundamentals - and once you got those down, the book offers much more as well.