Rating:  - HeadFirst C#
i was trying to learn C# on my own, when i was searching through the web i cam across this book on your site which was also at a reasonable price. I checked on other sites but i found the price of this book more reasonable.
The book si really good as it explains most of the concepts very detailed way which helps everyone to understand. It is a book which is very worth than other books. I already heard about headfirst on java, but haven't read it. But now i read this book which is very informative.
Thanks a lot.
Rating:  - Book isn't boring, but needs an editor.
I really wished I would have researched this book further before purchasing it! The book description really caught my attention because I have read enough boring, overly technical books in my day. I was really hoping this `Brain-Friendly Guide' would be a welcomed alternative.
However, I have only finished 198 pages and have no intention of picking this book up ever again. (Kicking myself firmly for writing in the book, otherwise I could return it) There are several grammatical and technical mistakes for starters.
I spent hours thinking I did something incorrectly, several more hours re-reading chapters because things didn't work as expected. After talking with several experienced C# programmers I was assured that several of these examples were difficult for them to understand and that they didn't understand the logic either.
So with grammatical, technical and logical mistakes I do not view this as a good investment. (Please go to http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514822/errata/ and see all the corrections made for the January and April revisions there is 25 printed pages worth of corrections.)
Sorry O'Reilly and authors. I cannot imagine how difficult it is to write a technical book that isn't boring but I view this as a complete strike out. Hopefully your next at bat will end better.
Rating:  - Head First C#: beyond what I was looking for!
This book was beyond what I was looking for at the time when I was looking for a way to learn C#. After having read through most of the book already, I feel that this book is the way to learn C#. Everything is clearly presented in a logical and fun way that doesn't bore like a textbook normally would. However, as with any book, nothing is perfect and there are some good-found errors throughout the book that I have found. BUT! Do not worry about the errors. On the Head First website you can find an error page that shows all the bugs people have found for the book. Also, if you go on the Head First C# forums you can find someone who learned C# from this book and wrote a program that holds all the bugs for each of the editions.
Beyond what I was looking for is right! This book comes with a whole fan base behind it that is ready to help you--they've helped me as a matter of fact. If you go to the head first website, you will find the head first C# forums where the authors actually do come on to help as well as the people learning with you. I was just looking for a book on C# and found a whole wonder of help.
Rating: - It is that good!!!
I bought this book based on the reviews already written. I have a library of computer books and they was my third C# book. Simply put, it is as good as everyone says. Follow the plan outlined by the authors and you will learn and quickly. I have already ordered two more head first books and started reading Design Patterns yesterday. From now on, I will always see if a heads first book is available before buying any others.
Rating: - Useless
Shall it be called "C# for Dummies" or "C# for Managers"? A lot of sales pitch for the brain friendliness and almost zero essence. I work in IT for 30 years and can not imagine working with someone who learned C# by reading this book. This approach may work as introduction to Internet for housewives, but they do not code in C#.
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