Reddit reviews Pro C# 5.0 and the .NET 4.5 Framework (Expert's Voice in .NET)

I am interested in seeing what some answers are to this as I am always looking for books to read.


One book that I DID read before I started my career was "Pro C# and the .Net Platform by Andrew Troelson." This was pivotal for me as I had never used an object oriented language before, and it really gave me everything I needed to make the transition from C/C++ to application development.


Here is the latest version of the book (he does updates for each release):
http://www.amazon.com/Pro-NET-Framework-Experts-Voice/dp/1430242337


Note that even though it is 1560 pages, I really did read it from cover to cover. I had an internship in college that encouraged me to allocate time each day towards reading/learning so I had ample motivation to work through it.

Try looking over the faq first of all.

Secondly msdn is a very good resource for all things Microsoft (.Net, C#).

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w0x726c2(v=vs.110).aspx

Some C# examples

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa288436(v=vs.71).aspx

I also like DotNetPearls, just a nicely "hey, remember how to do this?"


http://www.dotnetperls.com

As for books, I've been retouching up using "Pro C# 5.0 and the .NET 4.5 Framework" by Andrew Troelsen. I've really enjoyed it so far.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1430242337?pc_redir=1404792870&robot_redir=1

Cheers

Here are some that I found useful when I started

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Beginner


Book This one covers C# and also the .NET framework

SQL:
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This is the definitive author and source on .NET and C#.

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There's tutorials and getting started links on the side bar. Start there. Then check out pluralsight. The following books are good. Consider getting Microsoft Certified at some point if you really want to.

http://smile.amazon.com/C-6-0-Nutshell-Definitive-Reference/dp/1491927062/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1451614908&sr=8-2&keywords=C%23

http://smile.amazon.com/Pro-NET-Framework-Experts-Voice/dp/1430242337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451614991&sr=8-1&keywords=pro+C%23

http://smile.amazon.com/Pro-ASP-NET-Experts-Voice-ASP-Net/dp/1430265299/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1451614991&sr=8-4&keywords=pro+C%23

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Head first c#, and then Pro C#

There are several books, blogs and videos that you can use.

These books are good choices:

C# 5.0 in a Nutshell and
Pro C# 5.0 and the .NET 4.5 Framework

I also wrote a blog post about it.

Resources to become a Ninja: C#

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1430242337/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1415400001&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40 I would recommend this book

As a language reference I'm pretty partial to this one:

To learn IIS (and any other server management), it's just going to take practice. I use IIS for all of my .Net projects, and it took a few websites to get the hang of it. The more problems I ran into when using it, the faster I learned proper setup.

I started learning c# in college, and got an internship working in c# / .Net at my professor's company when I started out. Grabbed and worked through a few reference books since, and it's become the language I use for most of my paid software projects several years (and jobs) later as a freelance developer.

This has been the reference book that I've gone back to a few times over the last year. It's not necessarily the best book for a beginner, but I learned from someone hands-on when I was a beginner, so I can't really recommend a first book.

I own all the books and I suggest to lots of friends to buy them for their kids. I have no qualms in downloading PDFs of something I've bought. I do the same for computer books. I can find them all online, but I buy every one that I use.

For example, this fucking MONSTER book is a bitch to carry around: http://www.apress.com/microsoft/c/9781430242338 (1560 fucking pages, Y U NO HARDBACK ANYMORE?)

I buy it on Amazon $34.27 and then download the pdf. Might be shifty but fuck that. They used to give them away for free (APress) or for $10 but I'm not paying twice. And I'd just buy the PDF but for some reason they want $41.99 so fuck that.

I've bought the last 4 versions of it as well (great reading material before bed, and to keep up with all the new shit they add).