Your selected language is US English
 How to find a suitable job?
 
 
Nevron Gauge for SharePoint
Skip Navigation Links
C# Corner Home
Forum Home
Latest 50
Unanswered
Win Prizes
All Time Leaders
Jump to CategoryExpand Jump to Category
Login 
    Welcome Guest!
 Search Forum For :  
X
 Login
Please login to submit a new post, reply and edit exiting posts, see user profiles, and access more features. If you are not a registered member, Register here.
User Id / Email:
Password:  
Forgot Password | Forgot UserName
   Home » .NET Books » Shall I Buy C# 4.0 Books Or Wait For 5.0?
       
Author Reply
Jan Kowalski
posted 2 posts
since Feb 05, 2012 
from

Shall I Buy C# 4.0 Books Or Wait For 5.0?
  Posted on: 05 Feb 2012       
Hello!
I am a completely new to programming, and I would like to learn C#. My college gave me really poor materials and I'm looking forward to buy some good books ("Head First C#" and "C# in a Nutshell"). However AFAIK in April MS is going to release new Framework 4.5, C# 5.0 and Visual Studio 2012. Because of that I am totally confused to buy or not books for ~50 £. Driven by frugality I am warmly asking you for advice - shall I wait till new versions will be released OR jumping from 4.0 to 5.0 will be like a one weekend reading changelog with no reason to buy new books.

Thanks in advance!

*Sorry for terrible English
Mahesh Chand
posted  4021 posts
since  Oct 29, 2004 
from  Philadelphia

 Re: Shall I Buy C# 4.0 Books Or Wait For 5.0?
  Posted on: 05 Feb 2012   Accepted Answer     1  
If you can wait till C# 5.0 is launched, you should. I am sure there are many free books out there. Start here: 
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Beginners/ 

But even you get a book on C# 4.0, language will still be same accept some minor upgrades. But you do not want to buy Visual Studio 2010 book because Visual Studio 2012 will have a lot more UI changes. 
Admin
Sam Hobbs
posted  6490 posts
since  Sep 07, 2009 
from  Los Angeles, California, USA

 Re: Shall I Buy C# 4.0 Books Or Wait For 5.0?
  Posted on: 05 Feb 2012        2  
If you can get a good deal on the books that will soon be outdated then they will likely still be useful. There are many books that booksellers in Amazon sell for a penny or a little more plus postage. You can probably find the bookseller's direct web site and save on postage for multiple books.
Thinking is a feeling; pleasant for some and unpleasant for others.
Jan Kowalski
posted  2 posts
since  Feb 05, 2012 
from 

 Re: Shall I Buy C# 4.0 Books Or Wait For 5.0?
  Posted on: 06 Feb 2012        0  
Thank you both for answers!
       
Sponsored by
Nevron Gauge for SharePoint
Become a Sponsor
Our recommended articles
Latest Articles
Nokia 808 PureView
Facebook Killing Innovation
Learn .NET and C# in 60 Days Lab20(Day 10): - Creating a Web application
Working with Arrays in C#
Custom Extension Method to Compare List in C#
Working With Drives and Directories in ASP.NET
Silverlight ListBox Control
SharePoint 2010 - Web Parts Programming
A Walk Through on Windows Azure
Style Element in Metro Apps
View all »
Latest News
Entity Developer with Numerous Enhancements
Windows Phone Ahead Iphone Market in Chaina
DynamicPDF Core Suite v7.0 for .NET Released
C# Corner is hiring iPhone Developers
Windows 8 Release preview will Include Metro Multiple Monitors Improvements
View all »
Latest Blogs
Free Ride is Over for Desktop Developers in Visual Studio 11
DotNet developers most used application/tools launching through 'Run'
80-inch Windows 8 Tablet
Data encapsulation
Option to access the Column Names in Data table
Open multiple windows in browser startup. (Multiple homepages option)
I'm Sorry
const and readonly
Address, Binding and Contract in WCF
JQuery Maxchars Plugin
View all »
Top Articles
Crystal Report in Visual Studio 2010
11 Important Database Designing Rules
Learn .NET in 60 days – Part 1 (13 Labs)
Learn .NET in 60 days - Day 1
Learn MVC (Model view controller) Step by Step in 7 days – Day 3
Learn C# Corner - Home
Learn .NET in 60 days Lab 2 - Day 1
Data Binding in WPF DataGrid Control Using SQL Server Database
Rounded Tab Menu Using jQuery and CSS
Metro UI Guidelines vs Real Windows 8 Metro App
View all »
Free Book Chapters
Chapter 15: Customizing the Display
Chapter 9: OpenType Font Support
Chapter 1: SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions and Enhancements
Chapter 1: Workflow Program
Chapter 7: iNotes and Sametime-Chatting from the Web
Chapter 6: Improving Class Quality
Chapter 12 - Delegates and Lambda Expressions
Chapter 11 - Adding Client Capabilities to Server Controls Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit
Chapter 8: C# 4.0 Features
Chapter 2: Creating Versatile Types
View all »
Team Foundation Server Hosting
Dynamic PDF
ceTE software specializes in components for dynamic PDF generation and manipulation. The DynamicPDF™ product line allows you to dynamically generate PDF documents, merge PDF documents and new content to existing PDF documents from within your applications. Visit DynamicPDF here
Introducing MaxV - one click. infinite control. Hyper-V Hosting from MaximumASP.
Finally – a virtual platform that delivers next-generation Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization technology from a managed hosting partner you can truly depend on. Visit www.maximumasp.com/max for a FREE 30 day trial. Hurry offer ends soon. Climb aboard the MaxV platform and take advantage of High Availability, Intelligent Monitoring, Recurrent Backups, and Scalability – with no hassle or hidden fees. As a managed hosting partner focused solely on Microsoft technologies since 2000, MaximumASP is uniquely qualified to provide the superior support that our business is built on. Unparalleled expertise with Microsoft technologies lead to working directly with Microsoft as first to offer IIS 7 and SQL 2008 betas in a hosted environment; partnering in the Go Live Program for Hyper-V; and product co-launches built on WS 2008 with Hyper-V technology.
Nevron Chart for .NET 2010.1 Now Available
The leading .NET charting control now features PDF, Flash and Silverlight export, visualization of large datasets and more. Deliver true charting functionality to your BI, Scorecard, Presentation or Scientific apps. Download evaluation now.
ASP.NET 4 Hosting
Get 2 Months Free of ASP.NET Hosting for Only $4.95/month! Receive FREE MS SQL and MySQL Databases Including ASP.NET 4/3.5, MVC 3.0, Silverlight 4, Windows 2008/IIS 7.0 Plus FREE IIS 7 Modules. Host UNLIMITED ASP.NET Web Sites - Click Here!
Team Foundation Server Hosting
 Hosted by MaximumASP  |  Found a broken link?  |  Contact Us  |  Terms & conditions  |  Privacy Policy  |  Site Map  |  Advertise with us
Current Version: 5.2011.3.12
 © 1999 - 2012  Mindcracker LLC. All Rights Reserved