C# 3.0 Cookbook: More Than 250 Solutions for C# 3.0 Programmers

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. [...]

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.

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.

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

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.