Intro C# books

[Vesuvius]

Hey everyone,

I'm a recent Computer Engineering Graduate looking to get started with C#. I'd like to get a good book for people who aren't familiar with C#. I'm going back at forth between the Jesse Liberty,Brian MacDonald book vs. the Microsoft John Sharp book. Can anyone recommend 1 book over the other, or perhaps another book I haven't mentioned.

Thanks,
Danny

 

[Deque]

It depends largely on you and how you learn. I've got Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Step by Step from John Sharp and Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005: The Language. I personally learn better when I'm given instructions, such as a classroom setting, so I think the Visual C# 2005 Step by Step was a nice book to get. I use the other book as a reference.

 

[Stuh505]

Or you could just browse the MSDN/Library thats how I learned it!

 

[cismajor97]

I would go with Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005: The Language. Since you already know how to program in an object oriented way all you really need to know is where to find what you are looking for.

 

[TheDude05]

I'm reading Pro C# 2005 and the .Net Platform 2.0. I like it a lot because it explains alot of stuff didnt understand like the CIL and how the garbage collector works.

 

[rayman2k2]

hate the thread jack, but if i've never coded C++ before, should I start learn that before I learn C# or can I go straight to C#?

 

[w1retap]

I learned C++ first.. then everything else seems 'easy'. Most other programming languages are basically the same, but different syntax. All you have to do is learn the rules to each language, but they all seem the same to me, lol.

 

[mikeblas]

Unless you have the explicit permission of the author and/or publisher, ech3lon9, please don't redistribute a soft copy of the book.

 

[rayman2k2]

Unless you have the explicit permission of the author and/or publisher, ech3lon9, please don't redistribute a soft copy of the book.

QFE. Authors put more effort into their work than anyone else.