Just published: Murach’s C# 2010

Mike Murach and Associates has just published a 2010 edition of their best-selling C# book, now entitled Murach’s C# 2010. It teaches how to develop Windows forms applications 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 professional C# developers need every day
That may sound obvious. But too often, critical skills are glossed over or ignored in C# training.

So in teaching how to use Visual Studio 2010 and C# 2010 to create business applications, this book 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 C# 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…plus a chapter on LINQ
Because data handling is so critical in business applications, this book presents more coverage than is usual in introductory C# books.

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 code to work directly with databases for more processing control than the RAD tools offer. It also includes an introductory chapter on LINQ, with a practical focus that prepares developers for in-depth LINQ training.

#4: 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 website, along with coding starts for the practice exercises in the book.

#5: 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.

Murach’s C# 2010 is available in both printed and eBook format directly from the publisher at www.murach.com. The print edition is also available from all major retail outlets.

Murach’s C# 2010
Author: Joel Murach
Pages: 812        ISBN: 978-1-890774-59-2        Price: $54.50