Professional C# 2005 (Wrox Professional Guides)

By Christian NagelAllen JonesKarli Watson, et al.

Professional C# 2005 ?prepares you to program in C#, and it provides the necessary background information on how the .NET architecture works. It provides examples of applications that use a variety of related technologies, including database access, dynamic web pages, advanced graphics, and directory access. The only requirement is that you are familiar with at least one other high-level language used on Windows'either C++, VB, or J++. It starts with a tutorial on C# and the .NET framework. This introduction assumes no prior knowledge of .NET, but it does move rapidly, on the assumption that the reader is an experienced programmer. Once this background knowledge is established, the book starts to sweep through the vast .NET class library, showing how you can use C# to solve various tasks.? This comprehensive coverage is one of the key selling points of previous versions of the book, and is maintained and enhanced with this new edition by adding new chapters on Generics, ObjectSpaces, Yukon, and Indigo. Some reference material is included either as appendices or is available to download from the Wrox website. After the introduction and initial chapter, the book is divided into a number of sections that cover both the C# language and its application in a variety of areas. Coverage includes: Writing Windows applications and Windows services Writing web pages and web services with ASP.NET Manipulating XML using C# 2005 Understanding .NET Assemblies Using ADO.NET to access databases Integration with COM, COM+, and Active Directory Distributed applications with .NET Remoting Generating graphics using C# 2005 Accessing files and the Registry, and controlling .NET security

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764575341
• ISBN13: 9780764575341
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Wrox Press
• Length: 1540 Pages
• Weight: 4.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Another excellent Wrox publication

This book is an excelent resource for C# development. It is a must have. I have already purchased this book 4 times. Everytime I get a copy someone borrows it and never returns it. I totally understand why they would want to keep this book for themselves. It is well written and easy to understand. This book provides a great overview of the language. I typically find the information I was looking for when I open this book.

C# Prof. A 1300 page turner!

Great book, good examples. I don't think they missed anything in this book.

Fantastic Book For Quick Start

Our team decided to use this book as our primer to begin the daunting task of a total rewrite of our quality and regulatory metrics software using C#. We chose this particular book because of the manner in which it allows developers, well-versed in other languages, to hit the ground running with C#. The chapters are very well laid out and the content is a perfect match. Some on our team have been in the industry for nearly 20 years and made comments on how much they have enjoyed the book. Obviously we are in the "child" stages of the development cycle, but this book has enabled us to kick the design phase up a few gears. So all in all, in our opinion, this book is a must have!

C# 2.0 IS COOL! This book is great for 2.0

I have the 2nd edition of this book for .NET 1.0 and recently got this recent new edition focused on .NET 2.0. My big comment after reviewing this book is that C# 2.0 is dang cool! I love the new features and really am anxious to apply generics now into my applications. I give this book a big thumbs up in getting me up to speed in C# 2.0. It is a BIG book - 1540 pages and is heavy enough to leave dents in your legs. The authors do a good job of explaining C# from start to finish. There is also a tremendous amount of what I will label as 'tips and tricks' throughout. Here's my big reasons to get this book: * It's big and covers so much from the C# world in an `applied' manner * It covers all the core C# items and then expands out to areas that are less covered in other books - such as working with Active Directory or GDI+ * Covers working with SQL Server 2005 quite nicely * Even covers futures such as working with WCF Basically if you are a developer in the C# world of .NET - then this is something you would want next to your keyboard.