Appendix A: Resources

for Further Study

Contents

Resources for C# 1

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 Appendix A: Resources for Further Study 1

u Resources for C#

n Books About C# Programming

n C# Development Resources
n .NET Development Resources

You can use this appendix as a resource to help you locate the latest news and
information about C# and the Microsoft® .NET Framework. It provides you
with book titles and links to key locations of interest to developers:
n Books about C# programming
n C# development resources
n .NET development resources
2 Appendix A: Resources for Further Study

Books About C# Programming

n A Programmer’
s Introduction to C#
n Inside C#
n C# Essentials
n C# Programming with the Public Beta
n Presenting C#

To learn more about programming in C#, try the following books:

n A Programmer’s Introduction to C#, by Eric Gunnerson, Apress, 2000.
n Inside C#, by Tom Archer, Microsoft Press®, 2001.
n C# Essentials, by Brad Merrill, Peter Drayton, and Ben Albahari, O’Reilly
and Associates, 2001.
n C# Programming with the Public Beta, by Burton Harvey, Simon Robinson,
Julian Templeman, and Karli Watson, Wrox Press, 2000.
n Presenting C#, by Christopher Wille, Sams Publishing, 2000.

To find information about other C# books and publications, visit:

n http://www.dotnetbooks.com
 Appendix A: Resources for Further Study 3

C# Development Resources

n http://www.dotnetwire.com
n http://discuss.develop.com
n http://www.csharphelp.com
n http://www.csharp-station.com
n http://www.csharpindex.com
n http://www.codehound.com/csharp
n http://www.c-sharpcorner.com

You can find valuable information about developing C# applications at the

following Web sites:
n To access Microsoft’s premier site for .NET news, visit
http://www.dotnetwire.com
n To access archives of developer discussions from DeveloperMentor, visit
http://discuss.develop.com
n To access articles, information, and feedback about C#, visit
http://www.csharphelp.com
n To access information about C# programming, visit
http://www.csharp-station.com
n To access reference information about C#, visit
http://www.csharpindex.com
n To access a C# search engine, visit
http://www.codehound.com/csharp
n To access a C# and .NET developer’s network, visit
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com
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.NET Development Resources

n Resources
l http://www.microsoft.com/net
l http://msdn.microsoft.com/net
n Articles

Information about developing solutions for the .NET Framework is available

from Microsoft’s Web sites. The following sites include information about the
C# programming language:
n http://www.microsoft.com/net/
n http://msdn.microsoft.com/net/

The following articles provide further insight into the .NET Framework and
related technologies:
n “Microsoft .NET: Realizing the Next Generation Internet,”at
http://www.microsoft.com/business/vision/netwhitepaper.asp
n “Microsoft .NET Framework FAQ,”at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/faq111700.htm
n “The .NET Framework and COM,”at
http://www.microsoft.com/net/developer/framework_com.asp
n “C# Language Specification,”at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/nextgen/technology/csharpdownload.asp
n “C# Introduction and Overview,”at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/nextgen/technology/csharpintro.asp