I know some people on this forum are C# users and would like to get some tipsof good C# books for a programmer with a c/c++ background. The syntax etcseems familiar when used to c++ - the thing to learn would more be the featuresof the standard library and such things.

QuoteOriginally posted by: PatrikI know some people on this forum are C# users and would like to get some tipsof good C# books for a programmer with a c/c++ background. The syntax etcseems familiar when used to c++ - the thing to learn would more be the featuresof the standard library and such things.Bruce Eckel has generously made his "Thinking In ..." series freely available on the web at http://www.linuxguruz.org/ebooks/eckel/. "Thinking in C#" is in MS Word format. I browsed it -- there's a little bit about numerical programming in there, including a Cholesky routine.

Thanks for the tip - free is always a good thing for a student

Best thing for a C/C++ programmer learning a new language is start *using* thenew language and then maybe as you identify exactly what parts you need, to scan a book store.In terms of the language, there's not much that's new.

james,I've picked a first project to start off with, I agree with your position on divingin ang getting dirty. And as you predict I have already found that I need somebasic knowledge of what can be accomplished with the standard library. Justreading the reference isn't really that funny - a book with a "story-line" ismuch more efficient.I think "C# essentials" from O'Reilly would be a good choice, I'll try to get holdof that one somehow. Any comments on that book?

Sorry, have not seen it. I had a copy of 'Professional C#' from Wrox Pressauthored by Simon Robinson, Ollie Cornes,... which has been reasonableas a reference to fill in some gaps and to quickly get to grips with someof the features in C#.For C# (or equivalently any .NET language, of which there are about 20) understanding the 'Standard Library' is a big task, because it's muchbigger than say STL or C stdlib. On the other hand, in C# it's useful tobe aware of what's there. E.g. if you needed to calculate an MD5 hash,in C++ you can be sure that there is no 'standard' function to do it - in C# there is.

>For C# (or equivalently any .NET language, of which there are about 20) >understanding the 'Standard Library' is a big task, because it's much>bigger than say STL or C stdlib. On the other hand, in C# it's useful to>be aware of what's there. E.g. if you needed to calculate an MD5 hash,>in C++ you can be sure that there is no 'standard' function to do it - in >C# there is. that's exactly what I gathered also. I don't need a book about programming,I need a book about the already existing pieces of .net. I'll have a look atProfessional C# also.

I would recommend any book with the words "Karli" and "Watson" on the cover.MP

Make that "Karli Watson C# programming book .Net" - we have to give Paul as inescapable a Google footprint as possible.MP