Name: C# in Depth
ISBN: 9781933988368

C# in Depth

This is a book about C# from version 2 onwards -- it's as simple as that. I barely cover C# 1, and only cover the.NET Framework libraries and Common Language Runtime (CLR) when they're related to the language. This is a deliberate decision, and the result is quite a different book from most of the C# and.NET books I've seen. By assuming a reasonable amount of knowledge of C# 1, I avoid spending hundreds of pages covering material that I think most people already understand. This gives me much more room to expand on the details of C# 2, 3, and 4, which is what I hope you're reading the book for. I believe that many developers would be less frustrated with their work if they had a deeper connection with the language they're writing in. I know it sounds geeky in the extreme to talk about having a "relationship" with a programming language, but that's the best way I can describe it. This book is my attempt to help you achieve that sort of understanding, or deepen it further. It won't be enough on its own -- it should be a companion to your coding, guiding you and suggesting some interesting avenues to explore, as well as explaining why your code behaves the way it does. - Publisher.

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littlecranky67Feb 2025

How can you not consider venerable Jon Skeets "C# in Depth". The fourth edition is from 2019, so not that many latest features will be in there. But the fundamentals of the language, runtime etc. are still the same.

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Aisen8010May 2022

C# In Depth is indeed a good read. Unfortunately, the C# language is getting more and more complex, especially when you compare it to Java.

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jvilaltaOct 2021

Instead of a blog I'd recommend Jon Skeet's C# in Depth book.

Unfortunately it has fallen behind on the newer language features, but for folks new to the language, it's great.

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ripley12Aug 2021

Yes, it's a truly fantastic book for beginners and veterans alike. It's too big for most people to read cover to cover, but as a reference book it's invaluable (and much better than C# in Depth IMO). It covers just about everything in C# and is remarkably up-to-date.

Joe Albahari has had to work with just about every feature in C# (he's the author of LINQPad) and it really shows in the book.

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runevaultAug 2021

c# in Depth (4th edition) is also a good book for data dumping how things work in c#, though I think it only covers through c# 8.

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nicloJan 2021

C# in Depth does exactly what you need, starts from C# 2.0 and cover all new features added in newer versions. https://www.manning.com/books/c-sharp-in-depth-fourth-editio...

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