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The C# Programming Yellow Book: Learn to program in C# from first principles Paperback – October 19, 2018

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Learn C# from first principles the Rob Miles way. With jokes, puns, and a rigorous problem solving based approach.You can download all the code samples used in the book from here:http://www.robmiles.com/s/Yellow-Book-Code-Samples-64.zip
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (October 19, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1728724961
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1728724966
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.17 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
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S. Octopus
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely buy this book!
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2019
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What I love about this programming book compared to others is that the author provides context.

Most "learn to program" books are written like dictionaries. They give you the concepts and basic definitions with a short example of each, but no real sense of how to fit things together in different ways. If you're trying to learn to speak a language, a dictionary is nice, but not enough... you need to understand how, why, and when to use the words in different contexts.

This book is amazing because it walks you through not just the ideas, but how they fit together to do things. It explains concepts by walking you through how they fit into actual programs, then dives in to help you understand how, why, and when you'd use them. Reading this book is a revelation... now suddenly ideas that seemed abstract and disconnected make sense, and I know how to use them together in practice.

The entire book is written in a conversational, plain-English tone. It doesn't use a lot of technical language to explain things, which is incredibly helpful for a beginner... I didn't need to look up every third word of an explanation just to understand it. The book offers pointers on what to look for and common stumbling blocks when you're coding, clear examples of how things fit together in real life, and was a pleasure to read. The author has clearly worked with enough people just starting their programming journey to understand common roadblocks for learners, and I'm deeply grateful for how thoughtfully he put this book together.

I strongly recommend that anyone who is learning to code buy this book. Even if you weren't planning on starting with C#, buy it anyway. It will help you understand not just this language, but programming in general. It's the friendliest programming book I've found for beginners who really want to understand what they're doing.
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emmanuel johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best C# book I ever picked up.
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2017
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This book really breaks it down for you. If you are learning C# or learning a programming language for the first time then you want this book.
If you are already a programmer then this is a good reference and an entertainment. It is also an entertainment for the learner.

I say an entertainment because the author says some very funny things here and there within the book. I think what this would do for a person new to programming would be to take away the fright that programming is complicated thing which in fact it is not. It makes you look at programming from a different perspective.

One thing that this author does is that there is an updated version to this book every year or two as I have seen so far.
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Mel Hull
4.0 out of 5 stars Great explanation of C# concepts
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2014
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This book explains the C# language and object oriented programming very well, in a lighthearted, even humorous, manner. I am an experienced programmer but unfamiliar with the newer object oriented style of program design (yeah, I'm old), and I found this very helpful. It does not take a hands-on approach, which is a drawback for actually becoming proficient, but an advantage for learning the theory and concepts. In addition to specifics regarding the C# language, he offers good advice concerning recommended practices of a professional programmer.

There are some formatting issues which can be annoying. Extra spaces occur randomly in the middle of words, and occasionally a space is missing between words.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Yellow Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2017
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Wow! Rob Miles did it again. What a great read. I'm just getting started in the world of coding and because of Rob I have found my favorite programming language. C# is powerful and its easy to learn thanks books like Robs. I love the way Rob writes his books. Not only are they full of knowledge but they are fun to read. For me, as I'm reading, typing in his examples and then running the code. I have so much fun it's almost like Rob is there sitting next to me. He encourages me to tweak his examples and try my own ideas. Thank you for another great book Rob!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for C# code
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2019
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This book took me deep into the weeds just where I was hoping to go. If you're hoping to get a thorough grasp of the coding side of C# this book is a must. It does briefly touch on UI and XAML but this is not a great resource for that. If I could change one thing about this book, it would be to showcase a full project to show how to use classes and methods. It is full of info on what the code is and what the code does, but almost no reference to design patterns or even basics like adding classes. Overall, this is a great book on C# coding.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not updated
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017
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I look forward to reading this however the ebook version, which is the only one for sale, has not been updated. I believe it's at least two "versions" older than the more recent ones available on his website for the generous price of free (in .pdf format only). Maybe someday it will be updated?
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Liz Young
5.0 out of 5 stars A God-send for Learning C#
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2015
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This is an AWESOME teaching manual! It's very interactive by giving phenomenal examples for each new concept. It doesn't rush through the process of learning (basically) an entirely new language. The author, Rob Miles, is also very witty in his dialect.

My husband is currently in school for Game Design and I wanted to be able to follow along with what he was trying to tell me. Not only did this book teach me to keep up with my husband's programming talks, but now I'm actually able to help him with his homework!
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cooldgamer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Beginning Programmers
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017
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This book does a great job of walking you through the basics of C# in a way that is easy to understand, and legitimately funny (even if in a corny way). It's a great resource to have along with online courses for starting off in the world of coding, and sure as heck worth more than the dollar it costed. If you have any question you may want this book, get it.
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Miles McDonald
5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky - but good
Reviewed in Canada on July 24, 2022
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A beginner text that will provide reasonable background on the topic
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Aina
5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfaite
Reviewed in France on March 1, 2021
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Très satisfaite.
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David
3.0 out of 5 stars Si eres muy novato te puede ayudar
Reviewed in Mexico on February 8, 2018
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Lo compre por curiosidad para ver como estaba pero no me encontré realmente nada interesante. Si eres por completo nuevo en la programación te podra dar buenas ideas, de otra forma es muy obvio todo
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newtmonkey
3.0 out of 5 stars Becomes impossible to follow in the final chapter
Reviewed in Japan on October 10, 2020
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I'm surprised to see this book getting five-star reviews, and I imagine the reviewers have not read the book to the end.

The book starts out strong as the author starts with simple concepts and builds upon them to create an account management system for a fictional bank. However, the book has two (possibly three depending on your appreciation for his sense of humor) major issues:

First, it is edited poorly. I understand that this is an independently published book that is even available free of charge from the author himself, but the grammar is quite bad in sections. It definitely needs a look over from an editor.

Second, the author's sense of humor and jokey asides added nothing to the text for me. I can appreciate a casual writing style, but this kind of nerdy humor is better off in forum posts rather than an instructive text. If you're into nerdy humor, it may not bother you as much.

Finally, like a lot of otherwise decent books on programming, the book goes off the rails beginning toward the end of chapter 4. The author begins covering C# features one after another with very little explanation as to why or how you would want to use these advanced techniques, and continues to update the account management system application he's been building throughout the book—but unlike other books that take a similar approach does not clearly indicate what is being changed. He will give you a new block of code to add to some existing code without indicating the page number of the original code, which means you need to search back 20-30 pages or more through all his jokey asides just to get it all working. Even if you go through all the work, you'll get all sorts of compilation errors unless you manually update older code without being told what to do. Chapter 5 is especially frustrating as it requires dropping the new blocks of code into the bank application developed at the end of Chapter 4, but the code is spread out over dozens of pages in Chapter 4, with the author replacing code here and there to introduce new features. This makes Chapter 5, in which everything is supposed to be tied together, pretty much useless... which makes the book itself nearly useless.

Chapter 5 should begin with a full listing the final version of the application developed through the book until that point, and should be revised to include clear instructions as to where additional blocks of code should be added. Other books (for example "C# 4.0 The Complete Reference") do this and are thus much easier to follow despite being much drier in style.

With a bit of editing and the last 60 pages completely revised for clarity, this would have been a fantastic introduction to C# programming indeed. However, as is, I cannot recommend a 200 page book where the final 30% of the book is frustrating and very hard to follow.
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Daniel
5.0 out of 5 stars Bem escrito, um pouco palhaço mas ótimo para iniciantes
Reviewed in Brazil on January 12, 2015
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Quem nunca programou na vida pode começar sem medo pelo Yellow Book. Realmente trata não só de código, mas da carreira de programador e explica bem o be-a-bá de programação. Tem uma abordagem bem humorada e leve, dá pra acompanhar numa boa.

Pra quem já programa, não vale tanto à pena. Eu aproveitei mais a teoria do que a prática, que fica arrastada pra quem já tem experiência com linguagens dinâmicas. Se você já conhece tipagem forte então, imagino que seja um suplício, prefira um livro mais avançado ou resumido.
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