C# Precisely, second edition

Dont hesitate to buy this, this is the BEST programming book I have ever seen. Its loaded with tons of info the keeps you reading. You wont get board with this because its not loaded with words that dont relate to anything like most books, its just 'to the point'. Everything is explained clearly and precisely with the excellent precise explanations on the left and perfect examples on the right. One thing I have noticed is the english can be confusing(commas in a place were it shouldnt be) but who cares. If your trying to learn C# this may not be a good place to start unless you know Java or a similar langugage. I have been looking for a book that explains the C# language without trying to teach me how to program and this is it. For those wanting to learn how to program or come from VB you need 3 books, a C# "Primer", this book, and a .NET Framework book (mabe Pro C# 2005 and the .NET Platform) Also, the errata is very small, the part on nullable types tells you that you could make a nullable nullable by saying int i?? but that was removed from C#, and something is wrong with IEnumerable ...

This book has the same style as Sestoft's companion text, "Java Precisely". Concise explanations, that are perhaps best suited to a programmer already experienced in other languages, but who now wants to learn C#. You can rapidly pick up the essence of computational coding in C# using the book. The major classes are well treated. Be aware however that for making widgets, you really should consult another text.

This book is incredibly concise and precise, as its name. The example is very concise, too, and "get to the point". The book's "layout" is also easy to read: the descriptions of the language are given on the left-hand page, and corresponding examples are show on the right-hand pages. Having this one on my desk, I will not buy any other books about C# language. I will give it more than five stars if I can. Note one thing: this book came early, there are minor fixes for C# 2.0 beta 2, you can find them on the book's Web site.

A great reference to the C# language, and the fact that almost every (if not all) the left page has an english description of the features and the right page a code example of tha feature. This makes using this book as a reference awesome. Moreover, the examples are very simple and to the point. Excellent resource.

Instant classic! This is THE best computer language book I have ever seen in my life! This book's achievement is unprecedented. Anders Hejlsberg used 432 pages to describe C#, Jesse Liberty spent 672 pages to achieve the same with better accessibility. Make a guess, what are the minimum pages to achieve the same goal? 182 pages!!! 182 pages achieved even higher level of accomplishment than 400-700 pages! You can't find any useless or meaningless word in this book. If a word is taken from the book, it's not complete. If a word is added, it's too much. I read the book as if I were reading a collection of beautiful poems, I almost forgot it's a computer book. The language is so fluid that you only feel perfection and harmony, the descriptions are so accurate that it reaches the level of precision as mathematics. After I finished reading, I noticed that the author lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. I am really astonished by his mastery of English the same as his mastery of C#. Another excellence of this book I'd like to mention is that: When the book is opened, the left hand pages give you high precision descriptions of C# constructs and logic, the examples are given on the right hand pages to support and clarify these concepts. Highly recommended, software engineers and computer scientists will be benefited from this book on multiple aspects.