Paperback: 592 pages
Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (January 3, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1590595890
ISBN-13: 978-1590595893
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
Mastering .NET development is as much about understanding the functionality of the .NET Framework as it is about the syntax and grammar of your chosen language. Visual C# 2005 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach recognizes this fine balance. This book meets your need for fast, effective solutions to the difficulties you encounter in your coding projects.
The recipes included in this book have been chosen and written with emerging pros in mind. The book features an equal balance of code and text. The supplied code gives you everything you need to solve the problem at hand, while the accompanying text provides supporting information.
This is a fully up-to-date reference for .NET 2.0 programmers. All code comes as a stand-alone Visual Studio 2005 solution. The book even covers advanced concepts that take you past basic recipe solutions&emdash;you'll be able to distill entire concepts and theories.
User Review:
Much like the 'Cookbooks' series by O'Reilly, the Apress 'recipes' books are a mix of different techniques and common solutions to common problems that you will find. 'Visual C# 2005 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach' by Allen Jones and Matthew McDonald does exactly what it says it will, looking at a wide range of topics and providing over 200 tidbits that will help C# programmers of all levels! This book weighs in at over 550 pages and these tricks are spread out over 14 chapters, covering topics such as data manipulation, application development, XML, database access, graphics, etc. etc. etc.
I like this book but like most Apress titles I feel the overall design internally is very lacking. No color, boring layout, and nothing eye catching that really makes this title stand out from others on the market. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with this title but when you are faced up against O'Reilly on the bookshelf you need to do something marketing-wise that makes you stand out from the leader. If you are only interested in content pick up this book but expect a dry layout, font, and design that really feels dated.
All in all, a thumbs up for C# developers.
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