Good C# Books - RunUO

WeedGod · 03-16-2006, 09:44 PM

I'm currently reading C# Core Language from the Little Black Book Series. I rate it about a 3.5 on read ability due to sometimes I dont feel like reading it for the way its worded. How would you rate this book and any books you suggest.

**Jeff** · 03-18-2006, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WeedGod

I'm currently reading C# Core Language from the Little Black Book Series. I rate it about a 3.5 on read ability due to sometimes I dont feel like reading it for the way its worded. How would you rate this book and any books you suggest.

I love Oreilly books, and so do many others i've talked to. If you are just learning I would suggest Learning C# from them, I read about 4-5 chapters and it all made sense, everything else is rather self taught from that point on

Marlberg · 05-13-2006, 09:40 PM

I like O'Reilly and Wrox Press books as well. A really good beginners book for C# that ISNT dry and incomprehensible is surprisingly from MS Press Programming in the key of C# by Charles Petzold

Augustus · 05-14-2006, 05:10 PM

I'm reading a book by John Smiley.

Dipset · 05-16-2006, 02:45 AM

I never liked reading programming books, then all seemed to teach me the same shit a different way. Once I got the basics down and could code stupid console apps I started looking at other peoples code (thanks to everyone who shares their code, I never do, its TOP SECRET!).

It's sort of like swimming, some asshat can tell you how to swim for hours and will expect you to know how to swim but you'll really just end up drowning. Just get your ass in the pool and teach yourself how to swim, baby steps, baby steps.

you can learn just about anything you need to know @ codeproject.com it is simply the best website when it comes to everything code. go though all the articles, pick out some of them you like, and read though them. then try and use everything you read about in some type of program, who cares how stupid it is and you'll learn much faster then by reading words on a piece of paper i could have used to wipe my ass. reading can only teach you so much, experance is where its at.

Lynyrd · 08-21-2006, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dipset

I never liked reading programming books, then all seemed to teach me the same shit a different way. Once I got the basics down and could code stupid console apps I started looking at other peoples code (thanks to everyone who shares their code, I never do, its TOP SECRET!).

It's sort of like swimming, some asshat can tell you how to swim for hours and will expect you to know how to swim but you'll really just end up drowning. Just get your ass in the pool and teach yourself how to swim, baby steps, baby steps.

you can learn just about anything you need to know @ codeproject.com it is simply the best website when it comes to everything code. go though all the articles, pick out some of them you like, and read though them. then try and use everything you read about in some type of program, who cares how stupid it is and you'll learn much faster then by reading words on a piece of paper i could have used to wipe my ass. reading can only teach you so much, experance is where its at.

my aunt just told me to move my arms and legs and i started swimming :l

noobie · 08-25-2006, 07:09 AM

google is the best I have seen so far

Liacs · 08-25-2006, 08:21 AM

hehe.. I never touched a book on C# (and you can see that in my scripts).
I tried webtutorials and as I am no mothertongue english I understand shit! That is why I am a regular in the script support and search function of RunUO.
You can find almost anything there.
And I learned sooo much reading through it.
I made my own little compendium on how to handle what.
I think that makes much more sense.
And when you try to think logically, it will come to you like magic!

PS: My first script I made in April and I am activly scripting for 1 month now...

Slayer706 · 08-25-2006, 09:25 PM

Yeah but there is a lot more to C# than just what RunUO offers. One of my friends that only codes for RunUO (and is pretty good at it, he can make about anything for RunUO) wouldn't even know where to start on a blank slate.
I bought C# for Dummies and it was a great book for beggining or just sharpening C# skills.

BeTrayed · 08-31-2006, 02:44 PM

The problem with all programming books is that they only bring you to a certain point and then the examples are never anything practical (IE something you need or want to know specifically about), you really don't learn that much.

I have come to find that the best way to learn a language is to think of something that you ACTUALLY want to implement in your game/application and then find an already pre-built script that does something similar (or exact) then hack away at it. Truly this is the best way to learn, first your motivated to learn it because it has true intrinsic value right now, It's a feature you actually want and/or need. Second your not attempting it from scratch with no guidelines, therefore it's less likely for you to get frustrated and give up -- you have real examples right there that deal with exactly what you are trying to do.

The best training course I have ever taken was the one where I was able to create the syllabus, basically they asked me exactly what I wanted to learn to do or what I wanted/needed developed and then taught me by actually developing that application. It was a breeze to learn that way and as I said above, it had intrinsic value right from the start.

These of course are my opinions and your entitled to steal them or crush them.

03-16-2006, 09:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
WeedGod Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Smoke Shop Age: 21 Posts: 49	Good C# Books I'm currently reading C# Core Language from the Little Black Book Series. I rate it about a 3.5 on read ability due to sometimes I dont feel like reading it for the way its worded. How would you rate this book and any books you suggest. __________________ I will not sign anything. Last edited by WeedGod; 03-16-2006 at 09:46 PM.

05-13-2006, 09:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Marlberg Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 45 Posts: 155	I like O'Reilly and Wrox Press books as well. A really good beginners book for C# that ISNT dry and incomprehensible is surprisingly from MS Press Programming in the key of C# by Charles Petzold __________________ "If you've nothing to say, say it any way you like. Stylistic innovations, contorted story lines or none, exotic or genderless pronouns, internal inconsistencies, the recipe for preparing your lover as a cannibal banquet: feel free. If what you have to say is important and/or difficult to follow, use the simplest language possible. If the reader doesn't get it then, let it not be your fault. " - Larry Niven. Nivens Laws for writers

08-25-2006, 07:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
noobie Forum Expert Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Istanbul/Turkey Age: 27 Posts: 425	google is the best I have seen so far __________________ "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it."

08-25-2006, 08:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
Liacs Forum Expert Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Belgium / Germany Age: 31 Posts: 1,036	hehe.. I never touched a book on C# (and you can see that in my scripts). I tried webtutorials and as I am no mothertongue english I understand shit! That is why I am a regular in the script support and search function of RunUO. You can find almost anything there. And I learned sooo much reading through it. I made my own little compendium on how to handle what. I think that makes much more sense. And when you try to think logically, it will come to you like magic! PS: My first script I made in April and I am activly scripting for 1 month now... __________________ ;)My C# Bookshelf (carpented by Soultaker);) BTW: Please ask questions in the adequat forum and not on a private message! Otherwise nobody can learn from it!

08-31-2006, 02:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
BeTrayed Forum Expert Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 30 Posts: 880	The problem with all programming books is that they only bring you to a certain point and then the examples are never anything practical (IE something you need or want to know specifically about), you really don't learn that much. I have come to find that the best way to learn a language is to think of something that you ACTUALLY want to implement in your game/application and then find an already pre-built script that does something similar (or exact) then hack away at it. Truly this is the best way to learn, first your motivated to learn it because it has true intrinsic value right now, It's a feature you actually want and/or need. Second your not attempting it from scratch with no guidelines, therefore it's less likely for you to get frustrated and give up -- you have real examples right there that deal with exactly what you are trying to do. The best training course I have ever taken was the one where I was able to create the syllabus, basically they asked me exactly what I wanted to learn to do or what I wanted/needed developed and then taught me by actually developing that application. It was a breeze to learn that way and as I said above, it had intrinsic value right from the start. These of course are my opinions and your entitled to steal them or crush them. __________________ --BeTrayed / The Dev http://www.gamemusketeers.com http://www.wecentral.com

05-14-2006, 05:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Augustus Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 28 Posts: 54	I'm reading a book by John Smiley.

05-16-2006, 02:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dipset Account Terminated Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York Age: 22 Posts: 476	I never liked reading programming books, then all seemed to teach me the same shit a different way. Once I got the basics down and could code stupid console apps I started looking at other peoples code (thanks to everyone who shares their code, I never do, its TOP SECRET!). It's sort of like swimming, some asshat can tell you how to swim for hours and will expect you to know how to swim but you'll really just end up drowning. Just get your ass in the pool and teach yourself how to swim, baby steps, baby steps. you can learn just about anything you need to know @ codeproject.com it is simply the best website when it comes to everything code. go though all the articles, pick out some of them you like, and read though them. then try and use everything you read about in some type of program, who cares how stupid it is and you'll learn much faster then by reading words on a piece of paper i could have used to wipe my ass. reading can only teach you so much, experance is where its at.

08-25-2006, 09:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Slayer706 Forum Expert Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,424	Yeah but there is a lot more to C# than just what RunUO offers. One of my friends that only codes for RunUO (and is pretty good at it, he can make about anything for RunUO) wouldn't even know where to start on a blank slate. I bought C# for Dummies and it was a great book for beggining or just sharpening C# skills.

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