Press Release
December 19, 2007
"Programming C# 3.0" and the "C# 3.0 Cookbook"--New from O'Reilly Media: Two Essential Texts Updated for C# 3.0
Sebastopol, CA--After Jesse Liberty was introduced to C# back in 2000, it
took him less than a day to decide to switch his career. He set aside
programming in and writing about C++ for an exclusive focus on C# and
.NET, saying, "I won't go back and you can't make me." The key feature
that was so attractive in 2000 was garbage collection. With .NET 2.0,
there came a much enhanced development environment, generics, and a number
of other features that greatly expanded what could be done and the ease of
development.
And now it's even better. "C# 3.0 represents a maturation, both of the
language, the framework (.NET 3.5), and the tool (Visual Studio 2008), and
may represent, along with Silverlight, the most significant step forward
for Windows and Internet development since the release of .NET 1.0--if not
the release of Windows 3.1," says Liberty.
And Liberty adds that Programming C# 3.0 (O'Reilly, US $49.99) is
certainly the most important revision to a book he's ever done. The work
was do daunting and so comprehensive that he brought on board a coauthor,
Donald Xie, with whom Liberty has worked with and trusted for more than a
decade. "I can easily say that we spent more time reviewing and editing
this book than we did writing it. Even chapters that have not been
significantly changed since the first or second edition were substantially
reviewed and revised."
Both authors agree that such exhaustive treatment was spurred by the
release of C# 3.0. "With version 3.0, C# has evolved from fully
object-oriented C++ for .NET into a modern programming language," observes
Xie. "The new C# features such as LINQ and anonymous types have made C# a
versatile language that greatly simplifies the development of .NET
applications. For people who are considering picking up C# and broadening
their exposure to .NET programming, there has never been a better time."
Nor has there been a better guide for learning. Now in its fifth edition,
the bestselling Programming C# 3.0 teaches the essentials of the C# and
the .NET Framework Class Libraries, and explains how to use these tools
for developing windows and web applications. Written for beginning to
intermediate programmers. As Liberty says, "This is a comprehensive
tutorial that tells the story of C# 3, it does not reiterate the Microsoft
documentation, but rather walks you through the language, putting each
feature into context with example code, best practices, and highlighting
not only what you need to know, but why you need to know it and how you
will put it to use."
More information about Programming C# 3.0, including table of contents, index, author bio, and samples
Programming C# 3.0, Fifth Edition
By Jesse Liberty and Donald Xie
ISBN: 0-596-52743-8, 607 pages, $49.99 USD
For those who are ready to put the new capabilities of C# 3.0 right to
work, authors Jay Hilyard and Stephen Teilhet have updated their
bestselling title, C# 3.0 Cookbook (O'Reilly, US $54.99). The new
edition offers more than 250 code recipes to common and not-so-common
problems that C# programmers face every day, including a new chapter on
LINQ (language integrated query), two expanded chapters for recipes for
extension methods, lambda functions, object initializers, new
synchronization primitives and more.
According to Hilyard and Teilhet, revising the book allowed them to
experience closely how the language has evolved with the addition of LINQ,
extension methods and other constructs that allow a more functional style
of programming, while continuing to be a great object-oriented language as
well. "We tried to convey how LINQ and functional programming can blend
with object-oriented programming," they explain. "This allows programmers
to pick the best method for solving their problems and lends a lot of
flexibility and power."
Moreover, the new edition shows how to use a declarative style of
programming in everyday problems. "Once you understand LINQ and the
supporting pieces in C#, you can do amazing things," say Hilyard and
Teilhet. "We've tried to help shorten the learning curve for our readers."
The new edition is also complemented by a public wiki, which not only
includes all of the C# 2.0 recipes from the previous edition unchanged by
the release of C# 3.0, but invites readers to suggest better ways to solve
those tasks.
More information about C# 3.0 Cookbook, including table of contents, index, author bio, and samples
C# 3.0 Cookbook, Third Edition
By Jay Hilyard and Stephen Teilhet
ISBN: 0-596-51610-X, 886 pages, $54.99 USD
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