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

I had used C# intermittently before purchasing this book and, while I could read and adapt code to suit my needs, I felt I could understand the fundamentals better - not just how to code things in a certain way, but why.Rob Miles has put together a great little book that guides you from the very basic concepts through to how these can be utilised and built upon with his demonstrative "Banking App". Each chapter builds on the previous work, opening your eyes to new features and then demonstrating how they can be put to use by refactoring the banking app. The book also points out techniques you could use (but probably shouldn't) and better alternatives to these, which I found useful for a greater all-round understanding of the language.I do agree with some of the other reviewers about parts of the book being poorly written (the standard of English, rather than his description of the coding language) and the formatting of code in places leaves a lot to be desired. That being said, I don't feel like this impacted on my learning in any way and I feel a lot more comfortable with the language now than I did prior to reading this book.I wholeheartedly recommend this book, and At 77p I consider it fantastic value for the knowledge passed on.

This book is amazing. I came into the book with some c# knowledge from unity, however I wasn't confident with the language myself. For £0.77 this book is an absolute steal, it goes from the bottom and leaves with just enough to create basic GUI apps in windows. It doesn't leave you alone, it tells you some things you should look into and some places to find other information.The actual writing is great, it mixes in some mild comedy (I personally liked it, your opinion my differ). It also addresses the art of programming and how you should design systems, on-top of teaching you the language.Overall really happy, and for 77p you can't really go wrong

Explains everything in easy to understand terms, easy to follow, great addition to university course

I have done some programming, but not familiar with C#. This is a good read and quite humorous - I confess I am enjoying it, although it is probably written with a beginner in mind. The Kindle format is not ideal for a text book like this, as one really needs to keep referring back to the program examples while reading the text. This is easier with a printed book, despite setting bookmarks in the Kindle App I was using. Maybe there is a way to split the screen, but I haven't found it. It seems very inexpensive for a quality textbook and I don't think you will be disappointed.

This is a great place to start if you want to learn C#.It is written in a way that makes it easy to get the principles without making it too daunting or getting bogged down in detail. I had used a previous version in 2010 and was so impressed I bought this kindle version as a nod to the author for helping me with that version.I used this along with various web pages and the Microsoft C# Step by Step book to retrain myself. I have been developing for over 30 years on mid range platforms but I wanted to move into C#.

It made my understanding of c# so much better, helped me a lot with my uni programming assignment. I will definitely keep it on my shelf, to be able to reach for any time I need it. Good stuff.

A very good introduction to C# as a language with some good examples flavoured with just enough humour to keep it light. Going deeper and gaining expert knowledge would take a much bigger book and of course a lot of practice using the language in the real world. But for a beginner it is ideal. Those looking to move from other .Net based languages should also find this book useful but might have to skip through some of the first few pages of ‘what is a program‘, what are variables, etc. For the price it is well worth a read.

FANTASTIC value! A brilliant writer, one of the best how-to books for tech I've ever seen. Short and to the point, with good humour and a very friendly and easy delivery. I used it as a primer for UNITY and I am super impressed with this book.