Beginning C# 2008: From Novice to Professional Contributor(s): Gross, Christian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1430210338 ISBN-13: 9781430210337 Publisher: Apress OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: This book is for anyone whos just starting out to learn about C#. It doesn't assume any prior knowledge of object-oriented programming, of the .NET Framework, or of coding in general. It simply assumes that the reader is an intelligent person who wants to learn standard and important technology from the ground up. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Programming Languages - C# - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General - Computers | Programming - Microsoft |
Dewey: 005.133 |
Series: Books for Professionals by Professionals |
Physical Information: 1.02" H x 7.1" W x 9.14" (1.78 lbs) 550 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: T he first computer programming book I read was entitled Programming Windows 3.0 by Charles Petzold. This was around the time when Microsoft Windows 3.0 (circa 1992) once and for all showed the industry that Microsoft was a company with a future. Writing code for Windows back then was complicated by many things: lack of documentation, 16-bit architecture, and the necessity of buying a compiler separate from the software development kit (SDK). Charles's book tied everything together and solved the problem of how to write a program for Windows. Now the problems are quite the opposite: we have too much documentation, we have 64-bit architectures, and everything including the kitchen sink is thrown into a development environment. Now we need to figure out what we actually need. We have too many options--too many ways to solve the same problem. What I am trying to do with this book is the same thing that Charles did for me when I first started out, and that was to help me figure out what I needed to write code. This book is about explaining the C# programming language in the context of solving pr- lems. C# has become a sophisticated programming language that can achieve many goals, but you are left wondering what techniques to use when. This book is here to answer your questions. |