C# 9.0 in a Nutshell: The Definitive Reference

I really like these C# Nutshell books. I've had several over the years, all the recent (7/8/9) versions have been excellent, and with Microsoft making a lot of changes they are great reference books.As to "not a good book to learn" reviews - true but that's true for PHP, Java and other languages. The Nutshell series explain the syntax for people who are somewhat familiar but haven't seen the latest version - or especially for C# - have experience and know from reading articles online that there is something like xxx but haven't used it and aren't sure exactly how it works. That's where these books shine. I have yet to use nullable reference types only because I've been busy on some Java code at work but once I get back in C# I'll have to look up the new stuff.I have found the books to be well written and very useful. But it's like a SQL reference guide for a major database (MS, Oracle or one of the My SQL derivatives) - you know there is a function to (think of dates or something) but don't know the parameter order - if it was C# this is the book you'd reach for. But learning C# or SQL, never. That's not the audience. If you are coming from, say, Java, this book could be very useful because you are familiar with many similar, but implemented differently, constructs and need to know "how do they do that in C#?" Likewise LINQ, which is in no other language I know of (beans and Hibernate and such have nothing similar, let alone PHP) - so this can be a good reference, but overwhelming at first (try the MS docs for the basics, then come here for the details).Recommended. Very much.Now for C# 10 and all those changes. I've been following Hanselman but I hope the author brings out a book for version 10, due out 5-6 weeks from when I write this. I pre-ordered C# 9 in a nutshell that early, I wish I could do the same for 10 so this wish is not out of line.

this book get's right to the point ; every page of the book is filled with useful information. If you are looking for a book to entertain you...this isn't it; but, if you want to learn the rules of C# this IS the book for you. I like the fact that it is based on console application, because all I am interested in is learning C#, not "real world applications" which I can learn on my own or from a book created for that purpose. If you just want to start programming with the minimum knowledge possible this book is overkill; you should just get one of those learn C# in a day books. or go watch a You tube video, but egnore the part where they try to explain what they are doing, because a lot of time they are just plain wrong, but their code is usually well written.

Every few years I buy a big fat C# book so I can keep up with the language. Last time that book was Nagel's on C# 4.5, and before that Troelson. But those writers' C# 9.0 books aren't out yet, so Albahari gets the nod. At 1060 pages this "nutshell" is more a coconut than a pistachio, but it seems to have everything a practicing programmer needs today. The writing style is clear and to the point, as it must be to cover this much material.

Good reference for every C# developer

Brilliant book. Every page is crammed with useful facts, although it reads like a novel.

This like many other technical books has so many pages that it should either be a hardback with the pages sown in, or split into multiple volumes so that the cheaper binding can be used. Laying the book on it's back to lay flat will break the binding. The price of the book so include better binding.

Book just arrived at the doorstep minutes ago.As soon as I open it I see that at least the first 28 pages are missing!How does this happen?

This book reads like dissertation paper to be submitted to a professor. Its purpose is to prove that the author knows the subject matter. There is ZERO attempt to impart ANY new knowledge to the reader. If you already know C# and just need to "brush up", then maybe it would prove useful. Look elsewhere if you want to learn the language. The author only occasionally makes an attempt to ground the material in any real-world example. If you do not know C# already, this book is of no value. It truly is the worst reference/tutorial book I have read on *ANY* topic.

Handy size to carry and seems to be well written.

Ótimo livro, gosto bastante da linguagem C# e comprei esse livro que é uma das referências da linguagem. Porém é um livro sobre o C#, se vc quiser um livro que se aprofunde nos frameworks, UWP, WPF, Xamarin e etc, sugiro ir atrás de outros livros. Esse livro é sobre a linguagem C# e faz muito bem sua função.

Este es un libro increíblemente detallado. Súper extenso con todo lo relacionado con c#.

Zuerst mal, es ist wirklich kein Buch für einen Programmieranfänger. Bei einem fortgeschrittenem Programmierer sollte es sich allerdings immer in Griffweite befinden. Seitdem die Entwicklung von .NET Framework mit der Version 4.8 zu einem Ende gekommen ist, begrüße ich es sehr, dass im vorliegenden Buch .NET 5 die Grundlage ist. Wer also über die ersten Programmierschritte hinausgekommen ist, macht mit diesem Buch nichts falsch. Höchste Empfehlung!

Una Bibbia per lo sviluppo in C#. Affronta gli argomenti in modo graduale e completo.