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Drone 605
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Reputation:

Reading Java book for .NET programming

It was suggested that Effective Java is a great book to read before programming in C#. What gotchas should I be aware of since the book is not targeted for the .NET environment?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 414

Answers (3)

Andrew Hare
Andrew Hare

Reputation: 351536

Effective Java will help you learn good some software development practices but it won't help you with anything specifically related to .NET. It is a great book and there is much that can be learned by reading it regardless of your language of choice.

If you are looking to polish your C# code then you will probably be better off reading Bill Wagner's More Effective C#.

That being said, Joshua Bloch is a very smart individual and I would recommend his book to any developer. Also he is a fantastic speaker and many of his presentations can be found on YouTube.

Upvotes: 3

Dror Helper
Dror Helper

Reputation: 30800

Reading books opens your mind to ideas no matter what language they use to show their examples. Having said that you should at least read another more C# focused book to learn how certain ideas are implemented in your language of choice.

Upvotes: 0

Jason Watts
Jason Watts

Reputation: 1040

Why not read a book specifically for c# 3.0 if that is the language you plan to target?

Upvotes: 0

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