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Learn C# in One Day and Learn It Well C# for Beginners with Handson Project Learn Coding Fast with HandsOn Project Volume 3 Jamie Chan 9781518800276 Books Reviews

• I am 74, not a recommend age to start learning programming. Did a lot of programming back at the time of VisualBasic 1 thru 3 and then decided there were more interesting things... I am now a SOA specialist and I have decided it is time to start programming again, with a more modern tool and chose .Net C#. I intend to start writing web services (soon) ).
  The book I am reviewing has turned out to be perfect I now understand OOP quite clearly as implemented by C# and I love debugging step by step the code which comes with the book. It makes everything so clear.
  the book makes sure every single line of code is explained. I am now adding my own comments, step by step into the code (can't rely much any more on the old neurons) and feel I am progressing quite steadily. Isn't this what a beginner's book should be about?
  Make sure to comment a copy of the code since for some reason, a nasty "Error CS0501 'Program.Main(string[])' must declare a body because it is not marked abstract, extern, or partial" has begun appearing in the code (
  Will keep updating this post.
  Update Although I was aware of it, I failed to mention that the error mentioned above had nothing to do with the author's code -which presents no mistake that I am aware of - but rather came from my fiddling with the code. The error disappeared without explanation)
• This book is absolutely great at what it is intended for- a "quick and dirty" run through of C# programming Semester 1 and Semester 2- based on many easy to do, practical exercises. I really, really liked that I didn't have to stop every 2 minutes to go check out related content online nor "see author's website for the practical exercises". It's all here in the book.
  
  You may want to supplement it though with a second textbook however, to slightly better flesh out some of the concepts that are covered fairly quickly- this is a bit of a barebones book. Which frankly I enjoyed, this book didn't suffer from any of the page bloat or arcane technobabble that plague some of the developer's references and college course textbooks.
  
  My single critique- and one that I am subtracting 1 full star from my review for... is the title. It is wrong, and greatly misleading. This book will not teach you C# well in one day. It probably takes about 2 or 3 weeks to get through the book (assuming you are practicing and drilling into memory what you have learned) and even though this book is an excellent "starter guide", you will not "know C# well" from this book alone.
• I have been programming for 30 years including C# and other OO languages. But I never had any formal OO training. This meant I could make programs work and get correct output but my style sucked, I was usually confused and I certainly never exploited the strengths of the languages I was using. (Apology here to all the folks that had to maintain that crap after I left.) I needed conceptual help not programming techniques. The first 6 chapters teach basic programming techniques. I skimmed them but didn't learn much. Starting with chapter 7 the emphasis changed to OOP. Lightbulbs are flashing all over the place. I am having a series of epiphanies. I am thrilled with the clarity and depth of the writing. This book is exactly what I need at this point in my career. It is everything I hoped for. It gives me the vocabulary to discuss my work with my team. I cannot overemphasize that last point. Having the vocabulary is essential to understanding the tool. Well done, Jamie Chan. Well done.
• Of course, if I am writing a review on a beginner book on C#, that suggests that I am a novice at C#, so what would I know about it? But I can tell if a book is clear, concise, well laid out, well written, accurate, etc. Compared to other books I have read in this price range and category, this is totally superior. It has an index, page numbers, good examples, well chosen content, and presented in reasonable order as to building of content. And the code is well laid out on the page also - not confusing to read.
  
  I even contacted Jamie, the author, who is extremely personable and actively involved in making any improvements to make this the best publication on the market.
  
  If you are going to get a first book on C#, I would put this at the top of the list. Until I read this book I was thinking of writing my own because of the huge incompetence or indifference as to accuracy, etc. that I have found in other entry-level publications to C#. Like I said, I am a novice, but I still thought I could write a better book than others have done - until Jamie's book.
  
  Of course, you are not going to learn C# Well in One Day - perhaps if you have a photographic memory or better. So, perhaps the title is misleading. Don't let the title throw you off though. It is a great publication.
• The book makes assumptions without clarifying previously the location or directions. It's not tremendously clear for a brand new coder and is missing critical components in it's projects, such as Console.ReadLine();. Without that line, which isn't included on the 2nd task, you cannot view output and won't know it was successful.
  
  Overall, this book is for individuals changing coding languages, not someone new to coding at all.
  
  Worth it if you know a language and just need to learn C# syntax.
  
  If you are brand new to coding, skip it.