Good Book for beginners in C#

I took a computer science course last semester during which we had to learn C#. We didn't have to learn it in the context of .NET but instead as a Java-like language which could be used on Unix systems. The following were the resources the professor sent us to to learn the language (no books involved):

http://www.csharphelp.com/index.html
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...sReference.asp

And the following are some small programs we wrote in class (off of the professor's homepage):
http://cs.hofstra.edu/~cscccl/csc123/rats.cs
http://cs.hofstra.edu/~cscccl/csc123/teams.cs
http://cs.hofstra.edu/~cscccl/csc123/objects2.cs
http://cs.hofstra.edu/~cscccl/csc123/inherit.cs
http://cs.hofstra.edu/~cscccl/csc123/casting.cs

Sorry I can't help you with any books. But I learned C# in a semester with those references at all ... if that means anything. I'm sure someone else could help you more than I.

Thanks cscgal,
I really appreciate your help. I was talking to my teacher and he was telling me that there isn't any good C# book out there. He said when he teaches, he just takes out parts from different books. He said he is still looking for a good books. I guess I will have to take the class with him. Anyone knows anything about the good book??????

Luckydude

I own this book. It's pretty good.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846

Thanks inscissor,
I see that this book has got a quite a few good reviews. But I wonder if it's for intermediate programmers. you know, someone who already knows about object oriented programming. I am new to programming. I started out with HTML, CSS, and then JavaScript. One of my friends lent me his C# book called, C# for Web Programming by Chris H. Pappas and William H. Murray http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...907776-4664842 , since I have a background of Web Design. This book looks good, but it focues more on the web part. I need something that teaches me from the ground up. Of course, I cannot learn the entire language with a single book, but a good book would help me to start.

Is this book you are talking about for beginners? If so, I would like to buy it. Thanks again for your help.


Luckydude

I think it's for beginners. It starts out very basic and assumes you have some programming knowledge. You said you've worked with JavaScript, so you should already know the basics. I recommend you look for this book at your nearest book store and skim through the first 20 pages. Read the intro too. This is the book I used to learn strictly C#, no web stuff.

Some concepts, I think, you'll have difficulty understanding no matter what book you use. If you've never done advanced C++ or Java programming, you might have a bit of difficulty understanding interfaces, delegates, and events. It's no problem though. You always have forum people to help you.

thanks inscissor again. I appreciate your help. I will take a look at that book as soon as possible.


Luckydude

I just finished my second semester of C#. We used "C#: How to Program" by Deitel. Really is a great book. Learned a lot of cool stuff, still had to use the MSDN Library for clarification on a few things though.

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