Learning C# / Visual Studio

JonB · 29 Jan 2009 at 13:29

Hi there,

I'm looking for a book on C# / Visual studio / .NET. Something that covers the whole general use and specifics of the .NET framework, rather than the language itself. Maybe something along the lines of a version of 'Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X' (Aaron Hillegass). It covers very little of the actual language and more about using the frameworks / Xcode IDE.

Thanks.

JonB · 30 Jan 2009 at 15:30

Nothing? No-one has bought any books on C# then?

sist_si · 30 Jan 2009 at 15:41

I got this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASP-NET-2008-Experts-Voice-Net/dp/1590598938/ref=pd_sim_b_9

Goksly · 30 Jan 2009 at 18:38

JonB said:
Nothing? No-one has bought any books on C# then?

People have many C# books, but you were rather specific - C# / Visual Studio / .Net Framework...

I'd suggest getting yourself a C# book, which will act as an introduction to the framework and a bit of visual studio. After that, you will probably want a specific .Net framework book to learn how things act behind the scenes.

I'd suggest Pro C# (Apress) which covers the 3.5 framework...

Inquisitor · 31 Jan 2009 at 02:33

If you want something more about the .NET Framework than the C# language, then Programming .NET Components by Juval Lowy might be worth a look. Haven't read it, but it seems good. Not sure how up to date it is though.