+1 Code is a brilliant book for anyone interested in how the modern world actually works under the silicon. It's wonderfully written, accessible, and Petzold's clear love for the subject matter shines through in ever page. I gave one to my 70+ dad, and he loved it, and I probably blame it for getting me playing with hardware (RaspberryPis, Arduinos and the like).
From: Andrew Coates (DPE AUSTRALIA) Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 6:49 AM To: ozDotNet +1 – Code is a really good read. Andrew Coates, ME, MCPD, MCSD MCTS, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft, 1 Epping Road, NORTH RYDE NSW 2113 Ph: +61 (2) 9870 2719 • Mob +61 (416) 134 993 • Fax: +61 (2) 9870 2400 • http://blogs.msdn.com/acoat From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Preet Sangha Sent: Thursday, 4 December 2014 9:35 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Reading list I personally think aside from all the great books listed. Every programmer should read Code - by Petzold. At some point software has to magically jump into hardware and every programmer should have at least the modicum of understanding at this level. On 4 December 2014 at 11:02, Tom P <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks Greg, have been meaning to get the CLR via C# book everybody talks about Thanks Tom On 3 December 2014 at 22:31, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: What are some must read books for a newbie .NET developer? There are so many so I thought I'd ask the experienced folk here. I've raved about these book in previous years. You can't consider yourself a serious .NET developer if you don't have one of these books within reach at all times: C# 5.0 in a Nutshell (Joseph Albahari, author of LINQPad) CLR via C# (Jeffrey Richter) Once you've memorised those two and feel more confident, rewire your brain to look at problems and solve them in a different way: Expert F# (Don Syme et al) Cheers, Greg K -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland
