I was surprised at how much the additions to C# 3.0 have changed (and improved) the C# language. Yes, C# 3.0 is backward-compatible, so older C# programs will still work, but using LINQ and the other new features can make a big difference in your new code. It's worth learning the new material.
I currently have four books from O'Reilly that cover C# 3.0, including LINQ, lambda expressions, extension methods, implicitly typed variables, and more. Here's a quick listing for each of them:
Programming C# 3.0 , Fifth Edition
By Jesse Liberty, Donald Xie
December 2007
$49.99 USD
This thoroughly updated tutorial for beginning to intermediate programmers covers C# 3.0 and the newest .NET platform for developing Windows and web applications. Now in its fifth edition...
C# 3.0 Design Patterns
By Judith Bishop
December 2007
$39.99 USD
Want to speed up the development of your .NET applications? Tackle common programming problems with C# design patterns. This guide explains what design patterns are and why they're used...
C# 3.0 Cookbook , Third Edition
By Jay Hilyard, Stephen Teilhet
December 2007
$54.99 USD
Completely updated for C# 3.0 and the .NET 3.5 platform, the new edition of this bestseller offers more than 250 code recipes to common and not-so-common problems...
Head First C#
By Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene
November 2007
$49.99 USD
Head First C# is a complete learning experience for object-oriented programming, C#, and the Visual Studio IDE. Built for your brain, this book covers Visual C# 2008, Visual Studio 2008,…
I'm told that C# 3.0 in a Nutshell , Third Edition covers LINQ in more detail than Programming C# 3.0 , Fifth Edition, but I don't yet have a copy of the Nutshell book.
Posted by Martin Heller on January 9, 2008 11:50 AM
