What is the best Visual C++ .Net book I should start with?

[Tsotne]

My goal is not to learn C++ but to learn .NET... So, GUI is the way to go if I want to learn .NET Framework ?

Thanks.

Thanks a bunch, guys.
I will start with one of the C# books suggested here...

Then you should definitely go with Pro C# and .NET framework. It is very good book. You'll like it...

 

[bigbadwolf]

Thanks a bunch, guys.
I will start with one of the C# books suggested here...

Which ones? Not all the ones recommended on this thread are good.

 

[Tsotne]

Which ones? Not all the ones recommended on this thread are good.

Isn't the above book good?

 

[bigbadwolf]

Isn't the above book good?

It's a very good book (I have the 2008 version rather than the even heftier 2010 one). But I would not recommend it to someone starting out on C#; as we say in English, "horses for courses." The problem is you get lost in an avalanche of detail when you're only trying to understand the core constructs of C#.

(By the way, I assume you mean the book by Troelson, published by Apress.)

 

[Tsotne]

It's a very good book (I have the 2008 version rather than the even heftier 2010 one). But I would not recommend it to someone starting out on C#; as we say in English, "horses for courses." The problem is you get lost in an avalanche of detail when you're only trying to understand the core constructs of C#.

(By the way, I assume you mean the book by Troelson, published by Apress.)

Exactly that version. I learned the 2010 version when starting out on C# and it was very good. I don't know if you mean the simple anatomy of C# constructs in "understanding core constructs of C#" but it gives you very deep knowledge of the language itself. Really great book.

 

[roni]

Which ones? Not all the ones recommended on this thread are good.

Actually,
I went through Amazon and I think I'll get this one (what do you think about it?):
Programming C# 4.0 (Animal Guide)- Ian Griffiths

I'm assuming
Programming C#: Building .NET Applications with C#

Programming .NET 3.5

Learning C# 3.0

are just older versions of the first book.

There is also:
Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform as @Tsotne is suggesting.

I don't know if the book CLR via C# is good for a beginner.

 

[AWilliams]

I don't know if the book CLR via C# is good for a beginner.

It isn't.

 

[roni]

It isn't.

cool, thanks... what do you about the first one I mentioned?

 

[bigbadwolf]

Actually,
I went through Amazon and I think I'll get this one (what do you think about it?):
Programming C# 4.0 (Animal Guide)- Ian Griffiths

I'm assuming
Programming C#: Building .NET Applications with C#

Programming .NET 3.5

Learning C# 3.0

are just older versions of the first book.

The first one is okay, and one of the better ones. However you will learn the basic constructs better from the fourth (Learning C# 3.0) as it doesn't try to be encylopedic and is oriented more towards newcomers. Jesse Liberty explains things clearly.

If there are two books I would recommend, they would be:

1) C# 4.0: The Complete Reference. Herb Schildt, and published by McGraw Hill.

2) C# in Depth. Jon Skeet, published by Manning (and make sure you get the recently published 2nd edition).

 

[roni]

If there are two books I would recommend, they would be:

1) C# 4.0: The Complete Reference. Herb Schildt, and published by McGraw Hill.

2) C# in Depth. Jon Skeet, published by Manning (and make sure you get the recently published 2nd edition).

Looks like these two books will provide me with a good introduction...
Thanks for the help.

 

[hrico]

Hi I am using right now the following "C # 2008 for Programmers: Deitel® Developer Series, Third Edition", I am really satisfy with it, very easy to follow and perfect to start C# from the beginning.

HR

 

[Tsotne]

Saying that Pro C# 2010 and .NET framework is a bad introduction for the three letters based (abbrev) C# language reveals that the opinion comes from a reader who has never read the book mentioned.