Okay I would like to get into the C# language. I am only gonna be using it to develop web application.

These are the books I would like to start out with.

# Beginning C# 3.0: An Introduction to Object Oriented Programming

# Beginning Microsoft Visual C# 2008

Now can anyone tell me what is the difference between C# and Visual C#.

Which is most suited for me (regarding web development) among these two books?


Sincerely

Sam

I think the "Visual" mo****r of "Visual C#" is purely marketing fluff to bridge the gap to "Visual Basic".

Visual C# is just C#. You can build any kind of .NET application using C# (or VB.NET or J# or ...).

If you want to focus on developing web applications, I'd recommend you go with a book targeted at that, such as Wrox's Beginning ASP.NET 3.5: In C# and VB. This covers the basics of C# (and VB.NET) but focuses on its use in web development.

-Peter
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He he he, no s h o e s promotion here, you know.... ;)

Imar


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Is "m o n i k e r" possibly the only word in English that contains the work "n i k e"? And since when is "n i k e" a prohibited word?

-Peter
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Its likely a high 'spammy' word.

/- Sam Judson : Wrox Technical Editor -/

There's a lot of spam for s h o e s indeed, so it makes some sense.

Still, I wouldn't want to try to get help for a project or site involving s h o e s. ;)

Imar


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http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 : in C# and VB, ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Dreamweaver MX 2004
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PLEASE DO NOT MISUSE THIS THREAD.

As I see it Visual C# is focusing on development in Visual Studio, while C# is not focusing on any platform.

At last I don't need recommendation on other books. I'm just trying to understand the difference between C# and Visual C#

P.S. Thanks for your answer "planoie"

OK, well if its a choice of just those two books then I'd say "Beginning Microsoft Visual C# 2008".

/- Sam Judson : Wrox Technical Editor -/

I respectfully disagree with this. I would venture a guess that the team behind SharpDevelop would consider their IDE suitable for "Visual" C# development. Also, I could just as successfully (although considerably more painfully) develop a "visual" application (windows/web forms) using nothing more than Notepad and the command line compilers. Similarly, I could develop a non-"visual" application (windows server, command line exe) in "Visual" Basic.

So I am willing to assert that "Visual" adds nothing to the technology of C# (or VB for that matter) and is nothing more than superfluous branding by Microsoft marketing. In my professional career I have seldom, if ever, heard or used it. We always just say "c-sharp". The only places I usually see it is on book covers.

Disregard the branding of the technology and focus on finding material that covers the area of it that you are planning to learn and use.

-Peter
compiledthoughts.com

If are intending to use Visual Studio then I recommend the second option. The difference between the two is that there are many options for developing using C#. It can be done entirely with a simple text editor such as Notepad and the .NET framework SDK command line tools. I know people who use emacs for development. The main advantage of using VS is that there are a lot of wizards and tools to stop you having to hand-craft long command line instructions.
On the other hand for your first steps it never hurts to learn how things work and writing and building a simple "Hello World" console or forms app is quite easy in Notepad and gives one a sense of satisfaction. Once you've proved you can do it it's time to move to a more productive environment.

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)