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.NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference, Volume 1: Base Class Library and Extended Numerics Library (Microsoft .NET Development Series)
by Brad Abrams
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (2004-03-22)
ISBN: 0321154894
EAN: 9780321154897
UPC: 785342154894
Dewey Decimal #: 005.2768
Hardcover: 560 pages
SKU: 100808000066
Condition: New
Comments: 0321154894 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
This book is the first of a two volume set that will provide .NET developers with a detailed annotated reference to the most common and useful parts of the .NET Framework Class Library. Also included are complete descriptions, methods, and diagrams. While the specs are available online, the annotations from the .NET Framework team have been written for this work, and are available nowhere else. These will be for .NET developers what Patrick Chan's Java Class Library books have been for Java developers. The complete spec is available in seven volumes from Microsoft Press, costing more than $385. We think ours will sell much better because: - We know how to publish specifications. Ours will have the thorough index and navigational tools that developers need. - We have the creators of the technology writing and promoting our book - Rather than cover in print all the arcane seldomly used parts, we are concentrating on the most used pieces of the spec - Ours has detailed annotations, descriptions, and code samples from the .NET Framework team which will be available nowhere else
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Customer Reviews
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an authoritative and essential reference for all .NET developers
Rating  (5)
Date: 2006-06-24
12 out of 27 customers found this reveiw helpful
Excerpt from C# Online.NET Review (wiki.CSharp-Online.NET):
"This book is the authoritative reference to the .NET Framework libraries: Base Class Library (BCL) and Extended Numerics Library. Each type has its own chapter with the following features;
- Header - namespace name, type name, library name.
- Type summary - C# declaration syntax for all members.
- Type description - detailed usage description.
- Annotations - annotations by key Microsoft design team members including Anders Hejlsberg.
- Example - C# source code and program output."
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A must have for every .NET developer.
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-11-07
12 out of 26 customers found this reveiw helpful
Out of all of the technical books I own, this book is by far one of the best. It covers most of the areas .NET developers will encounter during development. It clearly tells you the information in a easy to understand focused manner.
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Best reference on BCL. The series should be extended to other .NET Framework class libraries
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-08-05
12 out of 26 customers found this reveiw helpful
The other reviewers didn't left too much to say. So I'll remember a credit card TV ad:
SLAR volume 1: $42.89
Shipping & Handling: $12.98
Having BCL authors commenting on types, design decisions, dos and don'ts: priceless.
You can find references about the BCL on innumerous places. For an insiders perspective, SLAR.
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Now that I have it, I can't live without it!
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-07-22
16 out of 28 customers found this reveiw helpful
Looking for a handy reference for the .NET Framework classes?
If you are looking for a handy reference style book for the .NET Framework BCL (Base Class Library) then look no further. This book is packed to the brim with information, code samples and other goodies. Of coarse you can find this sort of information on MSDN, but wouldn't it be nice to have a well laid out hard-copy on your desk?
This book comes with a couple of really handy tools. First, you get a pretty handy .NET Framework map, which is a pretty large poster that maps out the BCL nicely. Also, you get a really nice CD which includes a .pdf file with almost 4000 pages (it's like a super-detailed version of the book). That's not it - the CD also has a HUGE library of code samples. The CD alone is worth the price in my opinion.
I am very happy with this purchase, I only wish I would have bought it sooner. I am very much looking forward to the next volume!
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Didn't disappoint
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-12-13
18 out of 32 customers found this reveiw helpful
Having been an avid reader of Brad Abrams blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/brada) for a year and a half, I was eagerly anticipating this book from the moment it was announced; it didn't disappoint. The SLAR provides an extensive description and example of each type, as well as comments from the likes of Anders Hejlsberg, Kit George, Jeffrey Richter and Brad Abrams himself. These comments provide hints and clues into the inner workings of the Base Class Library (BCL) types and why Microsoft chose to implement types in certain ways. This book was an interesting read and like Sean below, I am also left wanting more. However, with Volume 2 on the horizon, I enthusiastically wait...
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