Version of C#

[chinu123]

Hi,

I am interested in learning C# progrmming language. Can anyone please tell me the recent version of the software released and whether it is possible for me to download from the net ?

Also can anyone suggest me the books for the beginners in C#. I come from a C++ background.

I have done some research , but can't find what I'm looking for.Any suggestions would be helpful.


Thanks,
chinu123

 

[AtomicChip]

The .net framework comes with a compiler (CSC.exe). You can get this free from either microsoft.com or asp.net.

The better choice, of course, is to buy Visual Studio.NET. However, this is pretty costly.

As far as books go, I haven't read this one (yet), but I've been told that the C# core language little black book (

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...03-4001964-8444601?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

is the way to go.

Hope that helps you get started

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[KarveR]

Coming from a PHP background, thebest book I've found to get me started is Sams : Teach yourself MS C# in 24 hours, it doesnt go into great depth, however as a crossover its a fasttrack solution.

Visual Studio .NET is very ice too, I'll go so far as to say worth the cash

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[chiph]

When you go to Microsoft to download the framework, you need to make sure you get the one that says ".NET Framework SDK". This is the free developer one. The other one is just a runtime and doesn't contain any tools.

See:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A6-3647-4070-9F41-A333C6B9181D&displaylang=en

Chip H.


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[chrissie1]

or you could get the free IDE named sharpdevelop just look for it on the internet. it looks a lot like vs.net.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

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[effennel]

I just wanted to repost chinu123's question to find out if there is any new suggestions out there, one year later.

I am finding myself in the same position, wanting the same information...

Thanks,
FnL

 

[NeilTrain]

Atually Visual Studio isnt that expensive if you get the version that is just C#

I got my copy of Visual Studio 2003 off of ebay for $90, and it came with two free books.

I hear Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition (free) is pretty good, but I have yet to check it out.

If your doing just web pages, I recommend web matrix, a free .Net IDE for asp.net pages. It's very light and powerful, the only thing its missing is intellisense, which if your used to, can be hard to work without.