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Introducing Visual C# 2010 (Expert's Voice in .NET) ReviewOn page 3 the target audience of this book is described by the author as: "This book was written for programmers who have no experience with C# and/or little to no experience with object oriented programming". If this was truly the targeted group, then Mr. Freeman missed the mark. The title of Introducing Visual C# 2010 should have been Visual C#: A refresher + .NET 4.0 Features. The author's knowledge of the subject matter is very deep and his love of the C# language shines through in most chapters. As a reference material or a refresher of the nuances and intricacies of the C# language this book is excellent. For a programmer, who is new to the object oriented model of .NET and C# the book is poorly organized. Chapter 3 lightly skims over the .Net Framework. Chapter 4: "C# Fundamentals and Keyword Reference" is a mix of weak introduction material and a listing of keywords where some of the keywords are given a cursory explanation but the most annoying is the constant reference to future chapters where more detailed discussion can be found (I thought that is what the Table of Contents is for). One will also discover that upon reviewing those "future" chapters, the depth of discussion is shallow and it is irritating when the author references back to chapter 4 as the source of the original introduction of the particular keyword or concept in question. Chapter 5 provides the definition for Numeric and Boolean Types and it is strange that the discussion of the String and Character types are not encountered until Chapter 16. The material in-between is a fairly comprehensive tutorial on the most important components of C# but beginner C# programmers will often scratch their heads trying to understand the new concepts with not very clear and simple examples. Their confusion will be compounded upon reaching Chapter 17, Attributes. The .NET platform provides automatic memory management, known as Garbage Collection. The author makes it clear that in most cases one need not be concerned about how this component works but then proceeds to explain how the Destructor works without giving a clear explanation of when to use it. The beginner C# programmer will be left wondering when told that "Some objects need to perform actions before they can be safely destroyed; the most common examples are where connections to databases and other servers need to be explicitly closed. The actions you take will depend on your object, but whatever you need to do can be included in a destructor". After reading the above statement, the beginner reader will be left wondering what he has just read. The chapters covering the various aspects of Linq are by far the best and Mr. Freeman is second to none when it comes to this subject. As a refresher for one who had already some exposure to Linq, these chapters are excellent but for a beginner C# programmer they will provide additional frustration. In summary, if you are a beginner C# programmer with little or no understanding of the object oriented model then this book is not for you. Mr. Freeman attempted to put down in this book, his wealth of knowledge of the C# language along with the .NET platform but he did not present it for a beginner. I suggest you buy one of the simpler introductory books and then come back to this one and I am sure you will agree with me then that this book is an excellent refresher and reference source. I give it 5 stars as a reference source but only 2 as a beginners' aid.Introducing Visual C# 2010 (Expert's Voice in .NET) Overview

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