C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition (Cookbooks (O'Reilly)) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jay Hilyard, Stephen Teilhet
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Pages: 1184
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ISBN: 0596100639
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN: 9780596100636
Publication Date: January 30, 2006
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Amazon.com Review
The O'Reilly Cookbook series, with its to-the-point but illuminating coverage of programming subjects, meets the challenge of explaining how to write software as well as anything else on the market. When you're facing a coding problem--particularly in a language you're new to or haven't used in a while--and know there must be a proven way to solve it, the right Cookbook can often get you going in a hurry. C# Cookbook applies the formula to the language of Microsoft .NET, and is an addition to the line that more than a few programmers will appreciate. Don't count on this book to solve big tasks for you. "I need some C# software that integrates with Avaya telephone switches and Siemens databases...:" No. Rather, this book shows you how to do the little jobs (converting an array to a delimited string, monitoring the event log, creating a bounded hashtable, and so on) that can stand in the way of prompt completion of a project. What's more, the coverage isn't limited to code samples. Stephen Teilhet and Jay Hilyard take advantage of the Cookbook series' Problem-Solution-Discussion format to teach you a thing or two about C#. You'll refer to this book often for quick answers and explanations. --David Wall Topics covered: How to solve small but non-trivial problems in the C# programming language. Each of 17 chapters covers a major area of C# functionality--networking, regular expressions, filesystem, security, and so on--and contains a dozen or two entries on how best to solve programming problems.
Product Description
With "C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition," you'll be able to learn and improve your mastery of both the C# language and the .NET platform. This updated bestseller has been completely revised to account for C# 2.0, the latest version of this popular object-oriented programming language. It also includes more than 100 new code solutions (over 300 overall) to common problems and tasks that you're sure to face as a C# programmer. Nearly every solution, or "recipe," contains a complete, documented code sample showing you how to solve the specific problem, as well as a detailed discussion of how and why the underling technology works. This question-solution-discussion format is a proven teaching method, as any fan of O'Reilly's "Cookbook" series can attest to. In fact, no other source offers a learn-as-you-go format quite like this. "C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition" is organized into 20 chapters, each of which focuses on a particular topic in creating C# solutions. Here are just some of what's covered: Numeric data types Strings and characters Classes and structures Generics Exception handling Delegates, events, and anonymous methods Filesystem interactions Web site access XML usage (including XPath and XSLT) Networking Threading Unsafe code Best of all, you don't have to be an experienced C# or .NET developer to use "C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition," You just have to be someone who wants to solve a problem now, without having to learn all the related theory first.
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 Outstanding C# Reference Book September 22, 2005
Daniel McKinnon (Tewksbury, MA USA)
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
This is exactly what a cookbook should be, it's as simple as that. If you are a C# programmer you would be making a mistake to not have a copy of this fantastic reference book by your side. For any book to be named a "cookbook" I would expect a myriad of problems to be tackled, and a variety of subjects. I wouldn't want a thin reference manual, yet I wouldn't want problems to go on for pages and pages and pages. Ideally an examination of a wide variety of issues with concise, straightforward solutions is optimal, and that's exactly what this book provides.
Topics Covered:
01. Number-Related Tips & Tricks
02. String Abilities
03. Working With Classes & Structures
04. Enumerations
05. Exception Handling
06. A look at Diagnostic Tools
07. Working with Delegates & Events
08. Regular Expressions
09. Collections
10. Data Structures in C#
11. Filesystems in C#
12. Reflection
13. Networking code and issues
14. Security Matters
15. Working With Threads
16. A Look At Unsafe Code
17. XML Analysis
From that list of topics, is there any subject that a C# developer doesn't run into some issue with at some point?
I'm trying to write a longer, drawn out review about why you should pick up this book, but it's really hard to do so because I instantly found this book so useful.
Save yourself the time and aggravation and pick up "C# Cookbook" by Stephen Teilhet and Jay Jilyard, I can assure you that you will not regret it.
***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Buy it - yesterday January 23, 2005
David N. Thielen (Boulder, CO United States)
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
A friend lent me their copy of the book when I was trying to figure something out. Ten minutes later I ordered my own copy. This book is great.
What it is is for about 70 small programming problems, it shows you how to write it. Both the code and the explanation. So in many cases you can just copy the code. And if what you need is a little different, the explanation gives you the knowledge you need.
One note - I did find one place where the code they gave was more complex and less efficient than necessary. So it's not perfect. But the code they gave did work.
A Must Have C# Reference February 8, 2006
R. Walling (Los Angeles, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Jay Hilyard and Stephen Teilhet have put together an outstanding collection of C# sample code. Newly revised and updated for C# 2.0 (it covers generics), the book is aimed at intermediate and advanced developers who wants a slew of sample code at their fingertips (all is downloadable, of course).
With 20 chapters, each consisting of between 10 and 30 "recipes," C# Cookbook extends to the level of detail not seen in tutorial books or standard references. This book provides completed, debugged code snippets ready to use in your applications. From simple tasks like "Determining if a File Exists" to more advanced ones like "Using Event Logs in Your Application," I expect to use this book extensively.
Vital reference for solving problems and learning C# April 14, 2007
James Holmes (South Central Ohio)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Another book that's great as the occasional reference. This is another huge tome and it's chock full of topics from generics to security to XML.
Each topic is a recipe in a Problem/Solution/Discussion/See Also format. The solution is a snippet or set of snippets to solve the specific problem and the discussion is s walkthrough of the ins and outs of both the problem and how the solution fits the bill. Occasionally there's a good discussion of the pros and cons of solutions.
This isn't a book for reading cover to cover, but there's a lot to be learned browsing through the recipes, and you're sure to get answers on a wide range of topics including solid use of generics, exception handling, I/O, web bits, and networking. The chapters on security and reflection are particularly useful because they offer up good insights on approaching secure coding correctly and good techniques for dealing with reflection.
Excellent C# 2.0 Resource July 12, 2007
Mitchell Wheat (Australia)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The C# Cookbook, Second Edition has been updated and revised for C# 2.0 and version 2.0 of the .NET framework, and despite the fact that version 3.5 of the .NET framework is imminent, it remains a must have book to have on hand. It is essentially a collection of examples showing how to solve specific programming problems (some of which you might not have even realised you have, such as boxing/unboxing and efficient string handling, to name just a few...)
The C# Cookbook has over 1100 pages and is arranged into 20 chapters, each of which focuses on a particular area in C#. Despite its size it is not daunting to read. Here are the topics covered:
1. Numbers and Enumerations
2. Strings and Characters
3. Classes & Structures
4. Generics
5. Collections
6. Iterators and Partial Types
7. Exception Handling
8. Diagnostics
9. Delegates, Events and Anonymous methods
10. Regular Expressions
11. Data Structures and Algorithms
12. Filesystem I/O
13. Reflection
14. Web
15. XML
16. Networking
17. Security
18. Threading and Synchronisation
19. Unsafe Code
20. Toolbox
This book is in O'Reilly's `cookbook' series Problem-Solution-Discussion format, and like other books in the series can either be read from cover to cover, or be used as a reference to shed light on a particular problem. Each `recipe' starts with a description of the problem, followed by a complete, documented code sample showing you how to solve it, along with a detailed discussion of how and why it works, and any drawbacks. This format can also serve as an excellent way of mastering aspects of C#.
Like the other O'Reilly cookbooks, this book manages to strike a perfect balance between reference and instruction on real problems developers encounter every day. Hats off to Jay and Stephen for creating such a useful resource.
If you are a developer who writes C# code for a living, I would be surprised if you do not find something useful the first time you pick this book up. If you are thinking of buying just one book on C# 2.0, make it this one. Highly recommended for beginners and experts alike.
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