From Java to C#

The title caught my eye, thinking that this could be a book for an experienced java developer that wishes to transition to .NET development. Since the Java and .NET platforms are very similar, instead of having to thumb through one of those 1000-page tomes for beginners to extract the essence, and finding that, "ah, that's how this java thing I know so well is done equivalently in .NET", thus saving alot of time trying to filter out the obvious, well, this book comes short. It is, after all, a beginner's book for C#. No java experience required. Too bad. (but it was interesting nonetheless...) Just that the title was misleading.

Are you familiar with Java or another OO language? Do you now want to develop programs using C#, or learn about the .Net framework? Then this book is for you.

Features

• Comprehensive coverage of C# as a stand-alone language

• The main features of .Net framework are explained, showing how C# can make use of them

• Advanced topics such as graphical interfaces and graphics, databases and XML are discussed

• Uses C# to produce and access interactive web pages
• An adventure game case study shows how to build a substantial program based around the topics covered

Glenn Rowe teaches at the University of Dundee and is the author of several books in the areas of Java, computer graphics and data structures.

This book introduces programmers, already familiar with object-oriented programming, to the C♯ programming language. It reviews basic object-oriented concepts when C♯ implementations are discussed. The book begins by discussing the nuts and bolts of C♯ before delving into the area of the .Net libraries of code. It then moves on to show how GUI programs are created, and how to populate them with graphics. Advanced topics such as networking, using C♯ to interface with databases, and using C♯ with ASP to produce interactive Web pages, are covered at the end of the book. This book is designed for programmers, experienced with object-oriented concepts, who are transitioning to C♯ or are interested in learning a new programming language