Head First C# is a complete learning experience for object-oriented programming, C#, and the Visual Studio IDE. Built for your brain, this book covers C# 3.0 and Visual Studio 2008, and teaches everything from language fundamentals to advanced topics including garbage collection, extension methods, and double-buffered animation. You'll also master C#'s hottest and newest syntax, LINQ, for querying SQL databases, .NET collections, and XML documents. By the time you're through, you'll be a proficient C# programmer, designing and coding large-scale applications.
Every few chapters you will come across a lab that lets you apply what you've learned up to that point. Each lab is designed to simulate a professional programming task, increasing in complexity until-at last-you build a working Invaders game, complete with shooting ships, aliens descending while firing, and an animated death sequence for unlucky starfighters. This remarkably engaging book will have you going from zero to 60 with C# in no time flat.
What you need for this book
We wrote this book using Visual C# 2008 Express Edition, which uses C# 3.0 and .NET Framework 3.5. All of the screenshots that you see throughout the book were taken from that edition, so we recommend that you use it. If you're using Visual Studio 2008 Standard, Professional, or Team System editions, you'll see some small differences, which we've pointed out wherever possible. You can download the Express Edition for free from Microsoft's website—it installs cleanly alongside other editions, as well as previous versions of Visual Studio.
Media Reviews
"For computer programmers who do not have a solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP), learning the C# programming language can be rather challenging, even if they have experience with C or C++, which at least would give them a head start over non-C programmers. Any developer in this situation may well want to begin the learning process with a book that aims to teach both OOP and C# in as gentle a manner as possible, with plenty of patient explanations and illustrative diagrams—such as those found in the book Head First C# by Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene."
—Michael J. Ross, Slashdot
"Head First C# is absolutely the best introduction to the C# language for C# beginners...I have already expressed myself elsewhere on the Head First Series and my enthusiasm remains strong. And, I would like to remind the reader not to skip around in the text; rather, they should work methodically through the various steps and sections in order to benefit from this structured teaching style. Trust the authors; and, let the book work its magic on you. (What? No "Hello, World!" program?!)"
—Will Wagers, C# Online
Advance Reviews
"I've never read a computer book cover to cover, but this one held my interest from the first page to the last. If you want to learn C# in depth and have fun doing it, this is THE book for you."
—Andy Parker, fledgling C# programmer
"Head First C# is a great book for hobbyist programmers. It provides examples and guidance on a majority of the things [those] programmers are likely to encounter writing applications in C#."
—Peter Ritchie, Microsoft MVP (2006-2007), Visual Developer, C#
"With Head First C#, Andrew and Jenny have presented an excellent tutorial on learning C#. It is very approachable while covering a great amount of detail in a unique style. If you've been turned off by more conventional books on C#, you'll love this one."
—Jay Hilyard, Software Developer, co-author of C# 3.0 Cookbook
"Head First C# is perfect blend of unique and interesting ways covering most of the concepts of programming. Fun excercises, bullet points, and even comic strips are some of the catchy and awesome works that this book has. The game-based labs are something that you really don't want to miss. [This book is] a great work... the novice as [well as the] well-experienced will love this book. GREAT JOB!"
—Aayam Singh, .NET professional
"Head First C# is a highly enjoyable tutorial, full of memorable examples and entertaining exercises. Its lively style is sure to captivate readers—from the humorously annotated examples, to the Fireside Chats, where the abstract class and interface butt heads in a heated argument! For anyone new to programming, there's no better way to dive in."
—Joseph Albahari, C# Design Architect at Egton Medical Information Systems, the UK's largest primary healthcare software supplier, co-author of C# 3.0 in a Nutshell
"[Head First C#] was an easy book to read and understand. I will recommend this book to any developer wanting to jump into the C# waters. I will recommend it to the advanced developer that wants to understand better what is happening with their code. [I will recommend it to developers who] want to find a better way to explain how C# works to their less-seasoned developer friends."
—Giuseppe Turitto, C# and ASP.NET developer for Cornwall Consulting Group
"Andrew and Jenny have crafted another stimulating Head First learning experience. Grab a pencil, a computer, and enjoy the ride as you engage your left brain, right brain, and funny bone."
—Bill Mietelski, Software Engineer
"Going through this Head First C# book was a great experience. I have not come across a book series which actually teaches you so well…This is a book I would definitely recommend to people wanting to learn C#"
—Krishna Pala, MCP
让人完全不会打瞌睡的一本教材,十分的生动,使人非常有学习的欲望和动力,并且尽量减少初学者的挫折感,增加学习的信心,我觉得是很好的入门教材。现在正在边看边学~挺值得推荐的,特别是那些非计算机专业,无人指导的情况下! 打算尝试一下Head First系列的其他教材,比如Excel~
评分让人完全不会打瞌睡的一本教材,十分的生动,使人非常有学习的欲望和动力,并且尽量减少初学者的挫折感,增加学习的信心,我觉得是很好的入门教材。现在正在边看边学~挺值得推荐的,特别是那些非计算机专业,无人指导的情况下! 打算尝试一下Head First系列的其他教材,比如Excel~
评分让人完全不会打瞌睡的一本教材,十分的生动,使人非常有学习的欲望和动力,并且尽量减少初学者的挫折感,增加学习的信心,我觉得是很好的入门教材。现在正在边看边学~挺值得推荐的,特别是那些非计算机专业,无人指导的情况下! 打算尝试一下Head First系列的其他教材,比如Excel~
评分非常不错的一本书。 假如你已经用C#写过程序,可以用来温故知新,本书对不少问题的阐述都很好。还有,面向对象软件开发的过程包含在一个个例程里面,也是一个亮点,不仅仅C#,对于其他语言的学习者价值也很大。 不过,如果你是个C#新手,则不太适合。Head First系列都是...
评分让人完全不会打瞌睡的一本教材,十分的生动,使人非常有学习的欲望和动力,并且尽量减少初学者的挫折感,增加学习的信心,我觉得是很好的入门教材。现在正在边看边学~挺值得推荐的,特别是那些非计算机专业,无人指导的情况下! 打算尝试一下Head First系列的其他教材,比如Excel~
我必须说,这本书在讲解 C# 的基础概念方面做得非常出色,特别是那些关于面向对象编程(OOP)的解释。我之前学习其他面向对象语言时,常常会对类、对象、继承、多态这些概念感到模糊不清,觉得它们离实际编程很远。但 Head First C# 使用了非常生动形象的比喻,比如把类比作“蓝图”,对象比作“实际建造出来的房子”,继承比作“子类继承父类的所有特性”,等等。这些比喻非常贴切,而且贯穿了整个章节,让我在不知不觉中就建立了对 OOP 的深刻理解。而且,书中并没有一上来就抛出大量的语法细节,而是先从一个宏观的视角,让你看到这些概念是如何协同工作的,然后再逐步深入到具体的代码实现。我特别喜欢那些“让你动手”的练习,它们不是那种简单的“复制粘贴”任务,而是需要你思考如何运用新学的知识去解决一个小问题。这种“学以致用”的过程,极大地增强了我的学习信心,也让我觉得编程不再是枯燥的代码堆砌,而是一种创造性的活动。
评分这本书的封面设计实在太吸引人了,那种充满活力的色彩搭配和那个标志性的“Head First”风格的插画,刚拿到手就觉得它不是一本枯燥乏味的编程教材。我一直对 C# 语言很感兴趣,但市面上很多教程要么过于理论化,要么就是简单罗列代码,读起来让人昏昏欲睡。Head First 系列的图书以其独特的“认知科学”教学法而闻名,这一点对我来说非常重要。我是一个视觉型学习者,需要大量的图示、类比和互动元素来帮助理解抽象的概念。看到这本书的排版和内容组织方式,我就知道它能让我以一种更轻松、更自然的方式进入 C# 的世界。那些穿插在其中的小故事、对话框式的解释,以及各种“思考一下”的练习,都让我在学习过程中始终保持一种积极的参与感,而不是被动地接收信息。感觉就像是在和一个经验丰富的老师面对面交流,他懂得如何抓住我的注意力,如何用最容易理解的方式讲解最复杂的知识点。这本书的有趣之处在于,它不是简单地告诉你“怎么做”,而是让你理解“为什么这么做”,并鼓励你去探索和发现。
评分我一直认为,一本好的技术书籍应该能够激发读者持续学习的兴趣,而不是读完一两章就感到厌倦。《Head First C#》在这方面做得非常成功。它的语言风格非常活泼,充满了轻松幽默的元素,读起来一点都不枯燥。而且,书中的插图和排版设计也非常用心,每一页都充满了视觉吸引力,让我在阅读过程中不会感到疲劳。我特别喜欢书中那些“脑筋急转弯”式的练习和“思考一下”的提示,它们能够有效地激活我的思维,让我主动去思考和探索。即使是对于一些比较抽象的概念,比如 LINQ(Language Integrated Query),这本书也能通过非常形象的类比和逐步深入的讲解,让我轻松理解。它让我觉得,学习编程也可以是一件充满乐趣的事情,而不是一件需要死记硬背的任务。这本书真正做到了“寓教于乐”,让我在不知不觉中掌握了 C# 的核心知识。
评分对于我这种已经有一些编程基础,但想系统学习 C# 的读者来说,这本书提供了一个非常好的切入点。它并没有回避一些技术细节,而是以一种循序渐进的方式将它们呈现出来。我尤其欣赏它在讲解委托(Delegates)和事件(Events)时的处理方式。这两个概念在 C# 中确实是比较核心且初学者容易混淆的部分,但这本书通过大量的图示和具体的场景模拟,将它们解释得非常透彻。它不是简单地给出语法,而是告诉你为什么需要委托和事件,它们在实际应用中能解决什么问题,以及如何去设计和使用它们。书中的代码示例也非常实用,不是那种为了演示某个特性而编造出来的“玩具代码”,而是能够直接应用到实际项目中的例子。另外,它的章节结构安排得很合理,每一章都建立在前一章的基础上,确保你在学习新知识时不会感到突兀。这本书让我觉得,学习 C# 并不是一件“难于上青天”的事情,而是可以通过一种有条理、有趣的方式来掌握。
评分这本书在提升我的问题解决能力方面起到了意想不到的作用。我之前学习编程,往往是遇到问题就去网上搜答案,或者直接看别人写好的代码,缺乏独立思考和分析的能力。Head First C# 的一个核心理念就是“让你自己去思考”。在讲解每个新概念时,它都会设置一些“挑战”或者“提示”,引导你去猜测、去尝试,甚至去犯错。这种“犯错-纠正”的学习模式,比被动接受信息更加有效。我记得在学习泛型(Generics)的时候,书中并没有直接给出泛型的定义,而是先让我尝试用普通集合类处理不同类型的数据,然后引出泛型能够解决的性能和类型安全问题。这个过程让我深刻体会到泛型的价值,也让我学会了如何在实际编程中主动思考,寻找更优的解决方案。这本书的设计让我觉得,我不仅仅是在学习 C# 的语法,更是在学习一种解决问题的思维方式。
评分简单掠过,这本书适合C#初学者吧,很细致,不过不适合我
评分很可耻,我不是一个纯粹的技术人员,不过我正在努力。 要努力 草草看了,:(,练习都没做,可耻
评分没用过vs和.net,现在才知道vs原来是个代码生成器
评分很好,看的pdf版本
评分还算是可以吧。。哈哈
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