Beginning Visual C# 2005

<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: normal">The programmer-to-programmer series of Wrox is one of the best book series for developers to learn, and even master, languages from. The book &lsquo;Beginning Visual C# 2005&rsquo; is one such effort. The books do a very good job of getting a novice programmer learn the nuances of C# programming very fast. </span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana">You&#39;ll first learn all aspects of the C# language, right from fundamentals to object oriented techniques. You&#39;ll then quickly progress through Windows and Web programming to making use of data sources, and finally to some advanced techniques such as XML documentation and graphics programming with GDI+.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana">The first seven chapters are all about C# fundamentals. You loop through loops, familiarize with controls and learn the types. Then you learn Object Oriented Programming and understand concepts like Generics, which is an idea that originated with .Net 2.0. There is an exclusive chapter on some advanced programming concepts.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana">The second part on Windows programming teaches you Win Forms and common Dialogs. The section closes with a discussion on deploying Windows applications.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana">Web Programming is the third part in the series. ASP.NET 2.0 is introduced though you would have preferred a better coverage on the topic. There is an exclusive chapter on Web Services, which helps developers learn these aspects faster.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> The fourth part is on Data Access. Here, you are provided with a detailed overview of the database concepts. The book is an excellent example of how a beginner&rsquo;s book should be written. If you have never worked on Visual C# 2005, this is a book that should make it to your shelf.<!--[endif]--></span></p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;"></span>