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I've had good luck with the SAMS books. Each is a series of lessons that typically take an hour to do, although anyone with programming experience will zip through the first third of the book. For people that learn best by doing (like me), the lessons with examples and programming assignments works well. A lot of the books include a CD/DVD, and programming examples are available for download.
The current book is SAMS Teach Yourself C# in 21 Days[^].
Note: I have not personally used this book, although I've had good luck with a number of SAMS titles in various areas. If I was learning C# now, it's the first book I'd buy. I do have WROX Professional C# 2008 (which tells you when I learned C#). That kind of book is an excellent reference, valuable to own, but not (IMO) a good learning tool.
I spotted another book on Amazon, this one is supposed to be a platform independent book on C#: SAMS Teach Yourself the C# Language in 21 Days[^].
Although I haven't seen it discussed, I tend to buy in ebook format, as it's easier to cart the books around. I open books on a tablet and have that standing next to the monitor when learning something new, and even better when using a book as a reference. However, I prefer hard copy for learning, but space and weight considerations have pushed me to ebooks.
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I was going to make an elements pun, but ... all the good ones Argon.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Fe E's sake, U must Ti harder!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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A very noble thought indeed.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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OriginalGriff wrote: elements pun
Perhaps you should barium.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Looks like you call 'em like you caesium.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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That's sodium funny!
/ravi
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Good to know, I thought people might be starting to sulfur from these puns.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Nah - they're gold!
/ravi
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Au shucks, that's KInd of U.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I want to hear your thoughts on potassium. K?
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My thoughts are none of your Bismuth.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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The big question is whether paronomasia can be curium.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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I think it's too late Fermium.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Fell asleep in those lessons, total boron ... it's all Greek to me
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Lopatir wrote: total boron
Wouldn't that be Bohrium (element 107)?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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You'll get no reaction from me.
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These puns? I can't stannum! Even if you posted when we slept, the nitrate for such posts is no hire then the day rate. That the way it is; I kalium the way I cesium. So, time for your nitride outta' here.
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I try to understand your point but I xenon.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Please don't make us sulfur through anymore bad puns.
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You don't have to be an Einsteinium to figure that out.
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Our boss has decided what we will be doing on Sunday, 1. October:
He has reserved a table at the Oktoberfest (Augustiner Festhalle), took care of getting us admitted and two coupons for two 'Maß Wies'n Edelstoff'.
No need to fight with the Australians over a place to sit
Edit: And yes, Nagy (if you ever see this), we are bastards
The user can't update the up: we update it for them (Choice in the CP poll)
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CodeWraith wrote: No need to fight with the Australians over a place to sit If you want to really keep your sit after the 2nd round... I would get a PVC bottle inside. Once you stand up and go to the toilette, no one can guarantee that your sit is still there when you come back.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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CodeWraith wrote: Our boss has decided what we will be doing on Sunday, 1. October Would this happen to be your boss?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous
- The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944
- I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. Me, all the time
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