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

By Bill Wagner

Book Overview

"This book really demonstrates Bill's strengths as a writer and programmer. In a very short amount of time, he is able to present an issue, fix it and conclude it; each chapter is tight, succinct, and to the point." --Josh Holmes, Independent Contractor "The book provides a good introduction to the C# language elements from a pragmatic point of view, identifying best practices along the way, and following a clear and logical progression from the basic syntax to creating components to improving your code writing skills. Since each topic is covered in short entries, it is very easy to read and you'll quickly realize the benefits of the book." --Tomas Restrepo, Microsoft MVP "The book covers the basics well, especially with respect to the decisions needed when deriving classes from System.Object. It is easy to read with examples that are clear, concise and solid. I think it will bring good value to most readers." --Rob Steel, Central Region Integration COE & Lead Architect, Microsoft "Effective C# provides the C# developer with the tools they need to rapidly grow their experience in Visual C# 2003 while also providing insight into the many improvements to the language that will be hitting a desktop near you in the form of Visual C# 2005." --Doug Holland, Precision Objects "Part of the point of the .NET Framework--and the C# Language, in particular--is to let the developer focus solving customer problems and deliver product, rather than spending hours (or even weeks) writing plumbing code. Bill Wagner's Effective C#, not only shows you what's going on behind the scenes, but shows you how to take advantage of particular C# code constructs. Written in a dispassionate style that focuses on the facts--and just the facts--of writing effective C# code, Wagner's book drills down into practices that will let you write C# applications and components that are easier to maintain as well as faster to run. I'm recommending Effective C# to all students of my .NET BootCamp and other C#-related courses." --Richard Hale Shaw, www.RichardHaleShawGroup.com C#'s resemblances to C++, Java, and C make it easier to learn, but there's a downside: C# programmers often continue to use older techniques when far better alternatives are available. In Effective C#, respected .NET expert Bill Wagner identifies fifty ways you can start leveraging the full power of C# in order to write faster, more efficient, and more reliable software. Effective C# follows the format that made Effective C++ (Addison-Wesley, 1998) and Effective Java (Addison-Wesley, 2001) indispensable to hundreds of thousands of developers: clear, practical explanations, expert tips, and plenty of realistic code examples. Drawing on his unsurpassed C# experience, Wagner addresses everything from value types to assemblies, exceptions to reflection. Along the way, he shows exactly how to avoid dozens of common C# performance and reliability pitfalls. You'll learn how to: Use both types of C# constants for efficiency and maintainability, see item 2 Use immutable data types to eliminate unnecessary error checking, see item 7 Avoid the C# function that'll practically always get you in trouble, see item 10 Minimize garbage collection, boxing, and unboxing, see items 16 and 17 This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321658701
• ISBN13: 9780321658708
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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This book is the difference between a programmer who knows C# and becoming a true C# "craftsman". Absolutely recommended!

A **must buy** for any C# developer

This book is a revelation. If you want to improve your code, you need this book. Bill Wagner's advice is directly contradictory to what you'll find on the web, but unlike the so-called experts that write those fluffy articles that you find in Google searches, he can actually prove his assertion via ILM disassembly. For instance, he supports the use of the foreach statement, and tells and _shows_ you exactly why it's the...

Excellent Book for any C# Developer

If you've already written some code in C#, you have to buy this book. It is focused on coding, and its examples get right to the point by including only code on the topic at hand. Each item is clearly labeled in the table of contents and if you want to use it as a reference, it works for that, but it is easy to read from cover to cover, too. Don't make this your first C# book, but don't wait long after you write your first...

Not the Book I Was Expecting

FULL DISCLOSURE: I know Bill Wagner pretty well, and consider him a friend. I don't think that has colored this review, but you have a right to know. (If you doubt my objectivity, consider that I have now purchased TWO copies of this book, even though I probably could have gotten one or two for free. It's worth it!) Back when I was a C++ programmer, there was one book everyone said I simply had to read: Effective C++ by Scott...

Helps you transition from an intermediate to expert in C#

I used C++ as my primary language for years. At first, most of the books I read were on the mechanics and rules of the language. Then, books like Effective C++ came along that describe many of the complications you will run into as you use it and provide good guidelines. There are many books out there on the mechanics of C# and the .NET framework. However, the language is not yet mature and everyone is still figuring out...