Product DescriptionUsing game creation as a teaching tool, this book not only teaches C#, it also teaches the fundamental programming concepts you need to grasp in order to learn any computer language. You will be able to take the skills learned in this book and then apply them to your own situation. Microsoft C# Programming for the Absolute Beginner is a unique book aimed at the novice programmer. Developed by computer science instructors, this series is the ideal tool for anyone with little to no programming experience.
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Rating: - The ABSOLUTE Best C# Beginner book!
If anyone has a problem with this ABSOLUTELY PERFECT C# Programming book it's because they never bothered to READ the cover! If you are a BEGINNING programmer and want to make GAMES, don't look any further. This is the book you've been looking for.
Rating: - Exactly what the title says!
For beginners who have not been exposed to any programming languages or their structures. He makes this subject very interesting by using games as examples. It is an easy read. I have been out of touch with programming for a long time and I needed a little basic introduction to get started into object oriented programming. It may be used as a stepping stone to understanding complicated subjects like threading, windows forms and event handling in other books.
Rating: - Great book for starting in C#
I previously had started with Beginning C# Game Programming by Ron Penton, which was a disaster since much of his code doesn't work with DirectX 9.0c. I picked up this book and started back over from scratch.
Harris does an excellent job of introducing a concept, explaining what it is and how to use it, then implementing it. Some of the code is a little dated and has to be altered to run in C# 2.0, but I was able to do it with only a little effort. Same with a few of the form components. ... Read More
Rating: - Perfect for newbies!
I hadn't done any programming since I took Fortran in college 20 years ago and before that, I had taught myself DOS when it first came out (okay, age giveaway!). I did teach myself the basics of HTML, but I had no idea of where to even start with the newest languages out there now. This book led me from total ignorance through the basics of C# in a fun way and now I'm ready to progress into more advanced coding. I'm just a hobbyist, so this book was a perfect place to start for me!
Rating: - The Best book for beginning C#
This book is exactly what it says, a book to teach C# to absolute beginners. I was just that. New to programming. I wanted to learn programming and after a reaserch on the internet I decided to start programming using C#. I bought myself a MS Visual C# step by step. Soon after a friend gave me C# Programming for the Absolute Beginner. I was amazed. The book is straight to the point, and everything you learn is supported by examples. So if you didn't get the idea by reading you figure it out by doing it. ... Read More
- The ABSOLUTE Best C# Beginner book!
