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Head First C#, 2nd Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Pub. Date: May 21, 2010
Print ISBN-13: 978-1-4493-8034-2
Pages in Print Edition: 840
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Overview
You want to learn C# programming, but you're not sure you want to suffer through another tedious technical book. You're in luck: Head First C# introduces this language in a fun, visual way. You'll quickly learn everything from creating your first program to learning sophisticated coding skills with C# 4.0, Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4, while avoiding common errors that frustrate many students.
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"Beginner book" - by Snicker Snack on 16-MAY-2013
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This book is NOT for experienced programmers: it provides too much hand holding and has a simplified presentation (which will try your patience). It is quite adequate for beginning programmers wanting to learn C# in a friendly and relaxing way. The editing is problematic with grammatical issues and some odd contractions appearing frequently. If you can overlook this, and are a relatively new programmer that wants to get started programming Windows, there are worse choices.
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"Better than 3 semesters of Java" - by TonyE on 24-MAY-2012
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I took 3 semesters of Java Programming in person at a technical college and still didn't understand what was going on. I ended up hating Java and Object Oriented Programming in general because I didn't understand it. 3 months spent in my free time with this book and it all made sense. Now I have an entry-level job as a software developer and I'm learning a ton more. Now, at my new job, I am using Safari to learn so many other technologies. However, many of the books claim to be for beginners, yet they make assumptions that you understand things like design patterns and have been coding for years. In retrospect, Head First C# was amazingly reader-friendly and explained things in an easy to understand manner. Not only that, but it walks you through exercise after exercise instead of just explaining things. I have yet to find a book on ASP.Net, ASP.Net MVC, WCF, Silverlight, etc... that is anywhere near as clear and well paced as this book.
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"Great book for beginners!" - by d_tisdal on 21-OCT-2011
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I have been reading this book for a couple of weeks and it's the best I've seen for learning C#!
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"Head Fist C# Second Edition" - by Anonymous on 15-MAY-2011
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This book helped me understand and learn basic c# concepts quickly.
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"Great Book" - by fkucuk on 14-OCT-2010
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This is the most interesting book about C# and OOP I've ever read.
This is a great start for learning C#.
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