Csharp - Appendix A_resources For Further Study

Appendix A: Resources for Further Study Contents Resources for C#

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Appendix A: Resources for Further Study

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Books About C# Programming

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C# Development Resources

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.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

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.NET development resources

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Books About C# Programming

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A Programmer’ s Introduction to C#

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Inside C#

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C# Essentials

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C# Programming with the Public Beta

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Presenting C#

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A Programmer’s Introduction to C#, by Eric Gunnerson, Apress, 2000.

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Inside C#, by Tom Archer, Microsoft Press®, 2001.

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C# Essentials, by Brad Merrill, Peter Drayton, and Ben Albahari, O’Reilly and Associates, 2001.

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C# Programming with the Public Beta, by Burton Harvey, Simon Robinson, Julian Templeman, and Karli Watson, Wrox Press, 2000.

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Presenting C#, by Christopher Wille, Sams Publishing, 2000.

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http://www.dotnetbooks.com

Appendix A: Resources for Further Study

C# Development Resources

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http://www.dotnetwire.com

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http://discuss.develop.com

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http://www.csharphelp.com

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http://www.csharp-station.com

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http://www.csharpindex.com

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http://www.codehound.com/csharp

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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

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To access archives of developer discussions from DeveloperMentor, visit http://discuss.develop.com

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To access articles, information, and feedback about C#, visit http://www.csharphelp.com

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To access information about C# programming, visit http://www.csharp-station.com

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To access reference information about C#, visit http://www.csharpindex.com

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To access a C# search engine, visit http://www.codehound.com/csharp

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To access a C# and .NET developer’s network, visit http://www.c-sharpcorner.com

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http://www.microsoft.com/net

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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/

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/net/

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“Microsoft .NET: Realizing the Next Generation Internet,”at http://www.microsoft.com/business/vision/netwhitepaper.asp

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“Microsoft .NET Framework FAQ,”at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/faq111700.htm

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“The .NET Framework and COM,”at http://www.microsoft.com/net/developer/framework_com.asp

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“C# Language Specification,”at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/nextgen/technology/csharpdownload.asp

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“C# Introduction and Overview,”at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/nextgen/technology/csharpintro.asp