$58.24

FREE delivery May 20 - 22. Details

Select delivery location

Only 1 left in stock - order soon.

$$58.24 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details

Ships from

Basi6 International

Ships from

Basi6 International

Sold by

Basi6 International

Sold by

Basi6 International

Returns

Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt

Returns

Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt

This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt. You may receive a partial or no refund on used, damaged or materially different returns.

Read full return policy

Payment

Secure transaction

Payment

Secure transaction

We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more

Details

$10.31

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! See less

$3.99 delivery May 20 - 24. Details

Or fastest delivery May 16 - 21. Details

Select delivery location

Only 1 left in stock - order soon.

$$58.24 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details

Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. Details

${cardName} not available for the seller you chose

${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}.

Ships from and sold by Half Price Books Inc.

Other sellers on Amazon

New & Used (14) from $10.31 + $3.99 shipping

C# and the .NET Platform, Second Edition 2nd ed. Edition

by Andrew Troelsen (Author)

3.8 15 ratings

See all formats and editions

There is a newer edition of this item:

Pro C# 10 with .NET 6: Foundational Principles and Practices in Programming
$48.25
(40)
In Stock

{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$58.24","priceAmount":58.24,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"58","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"24","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"UBbvbt0eiY8CagrX1%2BejtdwQ%2F1Vx77s1jDjh%2FocpN%2F8GTpCOPT8Pe5lzNy7OQAuMU%2FnBug12EfaXfPUzgXmaIWfapo5qSJf9%2FMhWzaXEG3kBZ3GyYfKgxkB%2BHud%2BzaYc79hlzyDn0Bpm5lJpHhbj8NlRC8EtB%2BhE%2FZSB6agf59diGKI0Om0oGm5XimObuxGv","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$10.31","priceAmount":10.31,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"10","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"31","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"UBbvbt0eiY8CagrX1%2BejtdwQ%2F1Vx77s1oAqSgaRaNTvmT%2Bzv3UE%2BOwh42hbX3Cu9P6MJeUgne6GOcnUzM%2BtDOoDQPvxbA5GVG5P6hiSk5YTNnfoAa6RILM9G%2BaLM%2Fcm3MH1bGOGpNAHfSnFOzo2yMtpXSas%2B7f%2BE%2FFbSFKKT%2BAB9PTITwfD1N3UkCoQZWOhy","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

I REMEMBER A TIME years ago when I proposed a book to Apress regarding a forthcoming software SDK named Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS). As you may already know, NGWS eventually became what we now know as the . NET platform. My research of the C# programming language and the . NET platform took place in parallel with the authoring of the text. It was a fantastic project; however, I must confess that it was more than a bit nerve-wracking writing about a technology that was undergoing drastic changes over the course of its development. It pains me to recall how many chapters had to be completely destroyed and rewritten during that time. Thankfully, after many sleepless nights, the first edition of C# and the . NET Platform was published in con junction with the release of . NET Beta 2, circa the summer of 200 1. Since that point, I have been extremely happy and grateful to see that the first edition of this text was very well received by the press and, most importantly, the readers. Over the years, it was nominated as a Jolt award finalist (I lost . . . crap!) as well as the 2003 Referenceware programming book of the year (I won . . . cool!). Although the first edition of this book has enjoyed a good run, it became clear that a second edition was in order not only to account for the changes brought about with the minor release of the .

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Andrew Troelsen is a partner, trainer, and consultant at Intertech Inc., and is a leading authority on both .NET and COM. His book Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform won the prestigious 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award and is in its third edition. Also of note are his earlier five-star treatment of traditional COM in the bestselling Developer's Workshop to COM and ATL mirrored in his book, COM and .NET Interoperability, and his top-notch investigation of VB .NET in Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide. Troelsen has a degree in mathematical linguistics and South Asian studies from the University of Minnesota, and is a frequent speaker at numerous .NET-related conferences. He currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Amanda, and spends his free time investigating .NET and waiting for the Wild to win the Stanley Cup. You can check out his blog at AndrewTroelsen.blogspot.com.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1590590554
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Apress; 2nd ed. edition (June 5, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1200 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781590590553
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1590590553
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.64 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 2.25 x 9.5 inches

Customer Reviews:
3.8 15 ratings

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Videos

Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video!

Upload your video

Customer reviews

3.8 out of 5

15 global ratings

1 star

0%

How customer reviews and ratings work

Sort reviews by

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

ashok sharma

Excellent book on C# and .NET

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2003

Verified Purchase

First, I would like to thank the Author, Andrew Troelsen for writing such an excellent book on C#.
I have read several books on C#, but this book I am reading word by word, sentence by sentence. I liked the way author has introduce new keywords/concept by enhancing the existing code and then explaing the facts about the code (Why and How). The Author has taken a full advantage of his experience in teaching. He has structured this book accordingly.
The author has mentioned, this book is for the developer who already has some expousre to modern object language, but I feel this book can help beginners who wants to learn C# and .NET technology.
If you want to learn more about C# or enhance your existing knowledge, this is the book. I highly recommend this book.

3 people found this helpful

Helpful

irnbru

Be aware, lot of rubbish reviews!

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2005

First, that book is not bad, I have to be honest, it is pretty ok. But god that book's boring, the author always repeats himself and often uses "let's assume you want..." expressions. Bloody annoying. Moreover I don't like the fact the code's incomplete. If you want to properly learn C# you need complete code, if not for Internet and dowloading the code you would be f***ed. So, yes that book is pretty okay but far from being The Classic!

IRNBRU

12 people found this helpful

Helpful

Robert Riley

Can be a good book - at times

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2004

I got this book a while ago (when I was a Java developer) but never really read much of it until I got my latest contracting job - which primarily involved c#/.net as well as some COM interoperability. For the longest time I never understood why I kept getting frustrated whenever I read this thing. It finally hit me - the book is somewhat of an anomoly. On one hand, it misses some major areas of .net functionality (doesn't even cover xml document creation nor COM interoperability) and on the other hand it goes into excrutiating detail on other points. A lot of times he will start a topic off by going into a lot of detail - but then will admit that he is explaining something very obscure that 99% of people may never need to know. My question is - then why cover it? Cut out some of this obscure stuff and put in some more of the topics that most people would encounter. Although I have painted a negative picture so far, there are some areas where this book really shines. I am finding that as I progress from being an intermediate to advanced c#/.net developer I am starting to appreciate this book more.

In summary, I would recommend this only as a 2nd or 3rd book to your c#/.net collection - there are too many holes in the text for it to be considered a primary text (I personally fell in love with Wrox's Professional C# - 2nd ed).

8 people found this helpful

Helpful

Amazon Customer

Great primer!

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2004

As someone who is making the switch to C# from MFC/C++, I find that this book is an excellent primer and reference. I'm a "doer" rather than a "reader", and this book has answered every question I've had.

Helpful

Mike

Deserves the awards it has won!

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2004

Verified Purchase

This book is the best book I've purchased on the subject of .Net. I've been using .Net since the pre-release version and have a few books sitting on my shelf, but none of them are as indepth as this book. Troelson did a fantantic job making the chapters easy to read and full of detail at the same time. His examples cover what they need to cover and do not waste your time with uneeded, off-topic lines of code. I have never learned some much from one book as I did by reading this one.

4 people found this helpful

Helpful

Ron

A great intro, good depth, easy to read

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2004

Occasionally you read a book and the writing style and content just grab you - it's as if the author is writing at exactly the level you're at. For me, this is one of those books.
I've done a lot of Java and Windows C++ programming and wanted to jump into .Net, C# and ASP.NET and this is was the perfect source for me. The language, the environment (.Net CLR, etc.), the classes and ADO and ASP.NET are all explained well and thoroughally. Comparisions are made to pre-.Net techniques (COM, ASP, etc.) for doing things and the .Net/C# way and the benefits are shown. Most obvious details are skipped (they're easy to look up if required)and more interesting ones drilled down into.
For instance, I've been failing away with my first ASP.NET application, playing with ASP.NET Web Matrix and consulting random web sources for examples/class info, etc. and having some success by not getting the big picture - there is "magic" going on under the covers and to really understand ASP.NET you have to understand what the system is doing for you. I then read ASP.NET chapters (not thinking at first this book would even cover it), and the whole ASP.NET scheme became crystal clear - after an hour of (great) reading I have what I need to know in depth. It couldn't have been more clear. When I was done the chapters I was so elated that I wanted to find Andrew's email address (I haven't been able to yet) and personally thank him - it was that good.
Note: I had also read 'Programming ASP.NET' and the two chapters in this book on ASP, in my opinion, are much better than that whole book.
The ADO.NET chapter was also amazingly clear, describing in detail the rational behind the classes and interfaces in that area.

Helpful