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October 22, 2010

Book Review: C# 4.0 How-To

I have recently started to attempt to learn more about the latest .NET 4.0 release, primarily where C# is concerned. I have been primarily a Java developer, but have dabbled in C# from time to time so I like to see some of the new things the language has added. Luckily, I won a contest on Ben Watson’s blog for a free copy of his book, C# 4.0 How-To. I received the book a week ago and have slowly been making my way through it.

C# 4.0 How-To is a book is written in the cookbook style. It provides numerous examples of how to do the most basic things using the framework. It has examples on WCF, WPF, Silverlight, and even includes a simple example on using ASP.NET MVC. I have really enjoyed it so far.  It is not a book for someone just getting started with programming, but is the perfect book for someone like me who has experience with modern OO languages, but does not know the ins and outs of the .NET framework. I am pretty sure that as I get started with some personal projects I have in mind, this book will sit by my side the entire time.