C# Book Suggestion

+3 A:

C# in Depth is good, but is best if you already know some C#. It would qualify as advanced.

http://www.amazon.com/C-Depth-What-need-master/dp/1933988363/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231424409&sr=8-1

Heard good things about Essential C# as well: http://www.amazon.com/Essential-3-0-Framework-Microsoft-Development/dp/0321533925/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231424428&sr=1-1

Oh and Pro C# 2008 http://www.amazon.com/2008-NET-Platform-Fourth-Windows-Net/dp/1590598849/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231424615&sr=1-1

Damien 2009-01-08 14:19:29

C# in Depth was written by the top ranked SO user.

Joel Coehoorn 2009-01-08 14:30:42

I would also add that the warning in the first sentence underplays the situation - it will be impenetrable unless you have some knowledge of C# 1. A smart Java dev might cope, but a simpler route would be to read an old C# 1 tutorial for a few hours before reading C# in Depth.

Jon Skeet 2009-01-08 14:36:31

I got it after learning C# 2.0, but it found it helped both understanding C# 2.0 better and was a great intro to C# 3.5 as well.

Damien 2009-01-08 15:15:33

+5 A:

I think this is the best I read CLR via C#

dario minonne 2009-01-08 14:20:17

A:

I liked effective C#

http://www.amazon.com/Effective-Specific-Improve-Software-Development/dp/0321245660/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231424456&sr=8-2

And the second one too:

http://www.amazon.com/More-Effective-Specific-Software-Development/dp/0321485890/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231424456&sr=8-1

Jean-Francois 2009-01-08 14:21:09

A:

These 3 are good

C# in Depth

More Effective C#: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your C#

The C# Programming Language (3rd Edition)

SQLMenace 2009-01-08 14:24:10

A:

Very similar questions here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/189225/a-good-c-book

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/46048/what-is-the-best-book-to-learn-c

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5795/recommended-books-for-learning-c

Note: the # is not included in question links, these are all about C#.

Adam Bellaire 2009-01-08 14:24:57

+1 A:

I liked Pro C# with .NET 3.0

2009-01-08 14:27:03

+2 A:

Personally, I really enjoyed C#3.0 in a Nutshell, from Joseph & Ben Albahari, in the O'Reilly collection. It covers every details of the language, make a good distinction between features of older versions and the new one, and has three nice chapters about LINQ. The main drawback is that it makes only a really quick review of the .Net architecture.

Luc Touraille 2009-01-08 14:29:10

+2 A:

As far as the basic C# books I strongly recommend:

Head First C#.

For more advanced reading I agree that the following books are perfectly suitable:

Effective C#
C# in Depth.

Przemek 2009-01-08 14:31:17

For Head First C#, make sure you get a recent printing (Sept 2008 was the latest, I think). Lots of errata otherwise.

Jon Skeet 2009-01-08 14:35:09

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