Looking for VB and C# Textbooks/Resources

Question

I currently have some time on my hands at work and want to advance my vb/c# skills. I have found that most of the tutorials/resources on the net are fairly basic. I am looking for intermediate to advanced exercises.

I have seen the books that people have recommended in other posts here on Stack Overflow and they look great. It's just that they don't seem to have exercises in them. So , I am more interested in a book that has exercises. Does anyone have a book they used in school or elsewhere that was good?

Answer 1

Sounds like what you want is a Code Kata, or coding "practice sessions." Jeff Atwood blogged about this on Coding Horror. I'd suggest a good VB/C# book -- C# in Depth, comes to mind, given your desire for intermediate/advanced material -- combined with some practice problems to solve.

Answer 2

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft® .NET Framework Application Development Foundation

This is the for the MS exam for .net

Covers fundamentals of .net in C# and VB Has problems to try out and sample code in each chapter. Also the book comes in PDF format (on CD in addition to hard copy) which is very nice.

It is written with the intent to help learn .net as well as pass the exam.

Answer 3

I really enjoyed Effective C#. It is a nice book because it basically just explains what you are likely doing wrong, and how to do it right, just my .02

Answer 4

You must try your luck with Wrox Brother's Professional VB 2008 or C# 2008, it has many resources and examples.. Uses example codes at many places.

Answer 5

always for me http://www.learnvisualstudio.com

C# and Vb.net

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