Murach's C# 2008 Available for Review
- From: dgreene@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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- Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:18:48 -0500
Greetings,
Murach has the following book available for review.
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Thank you for your interest in this program.
Pat Byrne
LANUG Book Review Coordinator
Murach's C# 2008
Mike Murach and Associates has just published a 2008 edition of
their core C# book, "Murach's C# 2008." It's described in detail at
the Murach web site:
http://www.murach.com/books/cs08/index.htm
It teaches how to develop Windows forms applications for business
the way the best professionals do. To do that, it incorporates the
features that have made earlier editions such popular choices among
developers.
#1: It focuses on the essential skills that C# developers need
every day
That may sound obvious. But too often, critical skills are glossed
over or ignored in C# training.
So as this book teaches how to use Visual Studio 2008 and C# 2008
to create business applications, it covers the skills that
developers need most on the job. That includes skills like how to
validate input data, how to work with different data types, how to
use arrays and collections, how to do structured exception handling,
and how to read and write text, binary, and XML files.
#2: The OOP section deals with business objects, not cats and dogs
Many books explain object-oriented programming by using examples
that are meant to be easily understood, like illustrating objects
by creating animal classes such as mammals, cats, and dogs. However,
the analogy breaks down as developers try to figure out how to
apply it to business applications.
So this book presents business objects like customers, invoices,
and products to show how OOP is applied in the real world. Likewise,
it explains critical concepts like inheritance, polymorphism, and
interfaces within the context of business applications so there's
no confusion.
#3: There's a 4-chapter section on database programming
Because database handling is so critical in business applications,
this book presents more coverage than is usual in introductory
texts.
To begin, it teaches how to prototype database applications using
rapid application development tools like the data sources feature,
datasets, and bound controls. But beyond that, it shows developers
how to start using ADO.NET to work directly with databases for more
processing control than the RAD tools offer.
#4: It provides practical coverage of new features, especially
LINQ
LINQ is the big news in C# 2008. Using constructs that are built
into the C# language, developers can now use the same language to
access a variety of data sources from their applications, from
databases to arrays to XML files. The introductory chapter on LINQ
in this book gives you a practical overview that will prepare you
for more in-depth LINQ training.
#5: Complete applications show how all the pieces interact
One key to mastering C# development is to have plenty of
applications that show how the features you're learning interact
and what problems you might run into as you work on your own. So
this book shows complete Windows forms applications for everyday
business functions. These can be downloaded for free from the
Murach web site, along with coding starts for the practice
exercises in the book.
#6: The paired-pages format lets developers set their own pace
Murach books have a distinctive format, where each two-page spread
presents a single topic. Both beginning and experienced developers
find that this format makes it easy to focus on the information
they need, whether they're using the book for training or reference.
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