Visual C# .Net Programming

By Harold Davis

C SHARP (pronounced C-sharp) is Microsoft's newest programming language and is a key piece of Visual Studio.NET. C SHARP is based on C++ but adds a number of features that make it the ideal language for programming Web applications on the Windows platform. Some have called it a Java killer, because it borrows some features from the Java language. It was created by the same programmer who developed TurboPascal and Delphi for Borland. Many industry experts feel that there is a high probability that many Visual Basic and Visual C++ programmers will want to learn C SHARP, because it was optimized for the.NET platform.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0782140467
• ISBN13: 9780782140460
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Sybex Inc
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great for getting up to speed quickly

As an experienced programmer new to c#, .net and even asp, I found Harold Davis' book to be very good and bringing me up to speed in a wide variety of areas. Don't expect to become an expert after reading this book, that's not the intent of this book. It gives clear, concise explanations and examples in a wide range of topics. I believe it makes an excellent introductory book to .net and c# for experienced programmers.

A great programming book that's actually fun to read

Who ever heard of a programming book that demonstrates an application enabling users to set up and follow the fortunes of whole societies? A sort of SIM-CITY in miniature. Meanwhile Harold Davis enables you to master Microsoft's new C#.NET programming language with all of its object oriented features and its power in designing web applications.

This is really a good programming book!

This is the book to buy if you want to learn C# and the .NET Framework. But, specific topics aside, it is just really a very good read about programming. I particularly have found useful the material on type conversion and regular expressions. I found some other things cool and lots of fun -- the "Guns, Germs, and Steel" OOP application simulating the life cycle of tribes, city states and nations, for example. (Let's hope we don't run into the "Borg Civilization" ). I also enjoyed the "Dinosaur" class examples, the demonstration of how to use map data from TerraServer, the MSMQ apps, and the material on web services as architecture. In addition to the good programming information, this is a lucid and literate book that uses quotations from Dickens, Thackeray, and others to make its points. Highly recommended!