C# 2.0: The Complete Reference

By Herbert Schildt

Book Overview

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This comprehensive volume is fully updated for C# 2.0 -- the newest version of Microsoft's revolutionary programming language.The changes found in C# 2.0 bring Java-like power to millions of Windows programmers worldwide. With expertly crafted explanations, insider tips, and hundreds of examples, this book fully explains every aspect of C# 2.0. Written in the clear, uncompromising style that has made master programming author Herb Schildt the choice of millions, the book covers all the new and existing features of this major programming language.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072262095
• ISBN13: 9780072262094
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 890 Pages
• Weight: 3.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great C# Reference

I bought this book intending to have a good reference and I was not let down at all. From the other reviews I had developed pretty high hopes for this book. This book has clear sections on everything from value and reference types to delegates, events, reflection and more. Most of the sections are thorough, though a few sections could use a little more. You won't be disappointed.

Great Book but not complete referance.

One of the best book I have ever read. Author explains every topics clearly and detail by detail. Despite it is name the book is for beginners. Instead of "complete referance" "beginner's guide" could be better name.

Yes, it is complete!

This is a terrific book. So far, there has been no question that I have had that this does not answer and typically, they a have an example to go with it. This book gets a big A+!

A good book

This book is good for beginners and perfect for advanced users. It covers many missing subjects that you cannot find in any other book.

Excellent reference

When they say "The Complete Reference", they aren't kidding! This is the most thorough, complete book on the C# 2.0 language that I have seen. It's an excellent reference manual-definitely among the best available. This book is divided into three sections-a reference to the C# language, a reference to the .NET libraries you can reference with C#, and a section that shows how C# can be applied to a variety of programming problems. The first section-the C# language reference-is exactly what you would expect. The author begins with an introduction to variables and operators, moves into a discussion on control statements (e.g. loops), followed by a discussion on class design. After the discussion on object oriented programming, more advanced language issues are discussed, like arrays, inheritance, delegates, and even generics (which are completely new to C# 2.0). The second section takes a deep-dive into some of the most common .NET libraries. As the author explores these namespaces, many excellent examples are provided that go right along with the namespace being discussed. There are excellent discussions on strings, collections, multithreaded programming, and generics, just to name a few. In the final section of the book, the author ties together many of the concepts discussed in earlier sections of the book by building several different types of applications. In this section, you can see how these applications are created from start to finish. I was very impressed with this book-it's an excellent reference, accessible to beginning C# developers all the way up to experienced C# programmers who just can't remember the correct syntax for a particular operation. I would highly recommend it as an addition to your reference library.