C# Bible

I'm new to C# and this is my first book on it, I've had some experience over the past several years in C/C++ but am new to C# and .net in general. This book is a good read, and the first several chapters give you a clear understanding of how to do tasks in C#. It doesn't spend a lot of time going over the basics that you should probably already have learned from other languages (controls, variables, etc.) but has gotten me up and running with C# in no time flat. I wouldn't say it's 100% comprehensive and I have purchased other book to accompany this one as I finish reading it, but it is definitely a good read for someone who has some knowledge of other C languages (some background in C++ OOP is definitely helpful, the author starts in talking about object oriented structures from the beginning and assumes that you know what he is talking about) will do fine with this book.

First of all, let me state that this is not my first C# book. So I can't offer the perspective of someone who is new to the language and wants to learn it from this book. My objective for buying this book was to expand my C# library with a book covering some advanced features of the language.Simply stated, this is a good book filled with useful information that comes at a very reasonable price. I don't think it's a "comprehensive" reference to C# (what book is?) and it doesn't go into great depth on any one topic. But it does offer a very broad cross-section of the language.Since I've purchased the book I've found myself opening it to find out information that is not clearly explained in the MSDN library and not mentioned at all in other books. And the majority of the time, that information was covered in this book in a simple, succinct manner. For example, very few books out there cover asynchronous I/O in C#, but C# Bible devotes 6 pages to the topic - with sample code.For the price, this book is a worthwhile addition to your C# library.