I like C# 3.0 cookbook very much as reference book. Can anyone suggest any better ?
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C# 3.0 in a Nutshell by O'Reily is pretty handy.
The examples are very concise, the content covers a large part of the framework for such a tiny book, and there are helpful "gotcha" tips scattered around.
I can't compare this with other books but its always done the job when google or msdn docs weren't available.
jfar
2008-10-06 01:22:26
Despite it being in many ways a competitor to my own book, I'm a fan of C# 3.0 in a Nutshell too. In particular I like the way that the framework aspects it addresses are *core* bits, not things like WPF and WinForms.
Jon Skeet
2008-10-06 09:25:39
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I guess Jon Skeet is too modest to mention it, but his book "C# in Depth" is a great book which concentrates on C#3.
James Curran
2008-10-06 01:30:39
Hadn't actually seen this thread to respond to it before now, but obviously I'm keen on my own book.It's important to note that it barely covers C# 1 at all - it's almost entirely about C# 2 and 3.
Jon Skeet
2008-10-06 09:24:44
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Pro c# with .net 3.0 by Andrew Troelsen is pretty good Also C# 3 in a nutshell
Christo Fur
2008-10-06 02:07:16
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Without a doubt, you must have Juval's book, Programming .NET Components.
kenny
2008-10-07 11:01:37
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The Wrox books are always good. Check out C# 2008 and ASP.Net 3.5 http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/
Echostorm
2008-10-07 11:02:36
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In response to AJ I'd add More Effective C# by Bill Wagner. It covers C# 2 and 3 in depth and, like its predecessor, is very accessible.
ChrisF
2009-04-04 21:51:42
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Just wanted to say that I'm into the 3.0 chapters in C# in Depth, and I really love the book so far.
peacedog
2009-09-25 13:09:15