good books

[DirtyHowi]

unsure if this belongs here or over in developers...but rather than spam the board....

i am looking to purchase a couple of good books on the .NET framework, if they include vb examples then that's just icing on the cake so to speak.


I found one that i want to (and probalby will get) in search of the lost win32 api, .NET framework solutions. unless previously read opinion states that it's a waste of my hard earned sheckels (dollars for those of you in rio linda).

any suggestions?

[mendhak]

I like "Lord of the Rings" and "Wrox Press Professional VB.NET"

But I like "Lord of the Rings" more... and while you're at it, get the H2G2 series.

[chenko]

I like "Lord of the Rings" and "Wrox Press Professional VB.NET"

But I like "Lord of the Rings" more... and while you're at it, get the H2G2 series.

You know, before I opened this thread I was planning to say LOTR (or anything by Tolkien... Its harry potter defiance tbh!

[StrangerInBeijing]

MS Press - Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming (Jeffrey Richter, 2002).pdf

Not language specific (though where needed, C# is used), but gave me a good insight into the whole Framework and all that. It's really good, and you get a good shot at MSIL.

LOTR? They're nuts. FHM & Maxim is cheaper and much more educational.