Learn .NET and C#

Programming C#: Building .NET Applications with C#

203 reviews
Jesse Liberty

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

Excellent explanation of how C# programming works

+ This might just be the only C# book you'll ever need
+ Good writing style, lots of good content.
+ Very thorough and descriptive. For beginners as well as advanced readers.

CLR via C#, Second Edition (Pro Developer)

39 reviews
Jeffrey Richter

Microsoft Press, 2006

Another five-star review

+ CLR + C# = MSIL On Steroids.
+ Another 5 star from Richter
+ Fun to learn about virtual machines in general...

Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed (WPF) (Unleashed)

56 reviews
Adam Nathan

Sams, 2006

Great content to match the great presentation!

+ Excellent book
+ WPF made easy
+ Great For Learning
+ One of Two Books on WPF You Really Need to Own

Improving .NET Application Performance and Scalability (Patterns & Practices)

5 reviews
Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Press, 2004

Must have to any enterprise developer

+ Very good book
+ Very Important Book!!
+ Must have
+ simply great

Debugging Microsoft .NET 2.0 Applications

4 reviews
John Robbins

Microsoft Press, 2006

An Excellent Source of Tips, Tricks, and How-To's

+ If you work in .Net 2.0 or higher - use this book!
+ Very good book
+ Filled with information

Programming WPF

51 reviews
Chris Sells, Ian Griffiths

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007

Ignore the 2 and 3 star reviews

+ Even better than the 1st edition
+ Essential Reading for Getting Started with WPF
+ This Book is a Valuable Resource
+ Not Just XAML, Great on 3D

Programming .NET Components, 2nd Edition

62 reviews
Juval Lowy

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

.Net on Steroids !

+ One Of A Kind On .NET Components And C# Programming
+ Great, but....
+ Excellent book with an eye for Component Oriented Design

Programming Microsoft Windows Forms (Pro Developer)

6 reviews
Charles Petzold

Microsoft Press, 2005

The BEST Introduction to C#, WinForms. and .net 2.0

+ Easy to follow introduction into windows forms
+ Updated to 2.0!
+ nice book to start c# and writing code for forms

Debugging

15 reviews
David, J Agans

Amacom, 2006

Critical work for anyone who works on any sort of system, machine, or software

+ Excellent and practical book on debugging
+ Quite liked it. I now have a game plan for approaching bugs in a nonrandom manner (including intermittent bugs).
+ I've Seen These Rules in Action
+ For Those Who Need Debugging

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation

74 reviews
Tony Northrup, Shawn Wildermuth, ...

Microsoft Press, 2006

I consider this book my .net programming bible...

+ Great book, easy to work through
+ Hundreds! If not thousands!

Comming from the 1.0 and 1.1 framework, this book really helped me get up to speed with 2.0. It covers many new capabilies and enhancements of the new framework (isolated storage, generics, etc...). This is my "MAIN" reference book now... its almost like my programming bible. :)

Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries (Microsoft .NET ...

29 reviews
Krzysztof Cwalina, Brad Abrams

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005

Passionate About Quality?

+ Good ideas for a Framework designer
+ One of the best on the subject
+ Simply the best
+ A must have for any C# Developer or Architect

LINQ in Action

21 reviews
Fabrice Marguerie, Steve Eichert, ...

Manning Publications, 2008

A great book from start to finish

+ Very, very nice and good book
+ The only Linq book you will need
+ Highly Recommended

Programming Microsoft® Visual C#® 2005: The Language (Pro Developer)

34 reviews
Donis Marshall

Microsoft Press, 2006

It's all there

+ a must for all interested in c# 2005

Not only is this book a complete reference, it has relevant examples. This author seems to have years of real experience and it shows. The sections are logically ordered so that everything i'm looking for is in easy reach. This book has saved me a lot of time.