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Not sure where to learn C#. (Recommend a book)

skyboxskybox Registered User regular
edited May 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
So, I have two problems. The first is that I don't know C# very well, but would love to. The second is I want to write a program for a personal need, but not sure which variation of C# I need. By that, I mean I don't know if I could learn what I need to do from your basic C# book, or if it would be better for me to get one more specific to what I have in mind. Your basic text window application isn't really practical for what I have in mind, so I'll need to make use for Form or some such. (I say forms because I remember them from my days when I fooled around with VB. I don't actually know if they're still called this.)

So, does anyone have a recommendation for a book I could pick up to do this? I keep seeing books teaching C# .Net, but, in truth, I don't know what the addition of the ".Net" does for the syntax. Considering I'm in my early years of earning my degree in CS, I'm sure it's going to be fairly important for me to know this. Any ideas? Any and all help is much appreciated.

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Basically, the .Net Framework serves as the core API for C# - you're going to use .Net to do things in C#. That said, there are two types of programs that you see in .Net - stand alone apps and web-based apps. Figure out which you're going to be working on, as they require different approaches.

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  • DVGDVG No. 1 Honor Student Nether Institute, Evil AcademyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    While I haven't used the book specifically, I have nothing but praise for the Head First Series of Books, which has a C# book out

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  • AndorienAndorien Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    If you have any previous programming experience, especially in C or C++, I recommend the .Net Book Zero. Completely free, and it's what I used to learn the language.

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  • skyboxskybox Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    AngelHedgie wrote: »
    Basically, the .Net Framework serves as the core API for C# - you're going to use .Net to do things in C#. That said, there are two types of programs that you see in .Net - stand alone apps and web-based apps. Figure out which you're going to be working on, as they require different approaches.

    To answer your question, I'd be using a stand alone app. With that, what resources do you recommend?

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