25 Free eBooks On C#

CodeKill brings 25 free ebooks on C# programming for you to read, download and have fun! 

C# or C sharp is a multi-paradigm programming language encompassing strong typing, imperative, declarative, functional, procedural, generic, object-oriented (class-based), and component-oriented programming disciplines. It is intended to be a simple, modern, general-purpose, object-oriented programming language. If you are also willing to learn or polish the skills of C#, we bring to you 25 eBooks, that too absolutely free!

1. Fundamentals of Computer Programming with C# by Svetlin Nakov, et al. - Telerik Software Academy, 2013

This book aims to provide novice programmers solid foundation of basic knowledge regardless of the programming language. The book covers the fundamentals of programming that have not changed significantly over the last 10 years.

2. Object-oriented Programming in C# for C and Java programmers by Kurt Nørmark - Aalborg University, 2010

This is a teaching material about object-oriented programming, illustrated with use of the programming language C#. It is assumed, as a prerequisite, that the readers have some knowledge about imperative programming, preferably knowledge about C.

3. Design Patterns in C# by Jean Paul V.A, 2012

This book will give good designing edges to the developers and enhance their Object Oriented skills. Jean Paul V.A is a Software Developer working on Microsoft Technologies for the past 10 years. He has been passionate about programming...

4. Revisiting C# by Anoop Madhusudanan - amazedsaint.com, 2011

This book is intended to be a value adding reading material for beginner to intermediate C# programmers. It may also be used for accelerating the learning about new features in C#, and also to get an introduction about new libraries in .NET.

5. Windows Phone Programming in C# by Rob Miles - Microsoft Press, 2010

This material is an introduction to Windows Phone development for anyone learning to program. It assumes some knowledge of programming fundamentals, but will teach you programming concepts in the framework of Windows Phone development.

6. Threading in C# by Joseph Albahari, 2007

An extensive online book on multithreading in C#. This tackles difficult issues such as thread safety, when to use Abort, Wait Handles vs Wait and Pulse, the implications of Apartment Threading in Windows Forms, using Thread Pooling, etc.

7. How to Become a C# Programmer by Scott Whigham - LearnItFirst.com LLC, 2009

In this free ebook, LearnItFirst.com founder Scott Whigham talks about how you can become a C# programmer by following a step-by-step approach that requires minimum investment, no college degree, and no prior experience.

8. C# From Java by Rob Miles, 2009

These notes should help you convert a program from Java to C#. This is based on the author's original journey from Java to C#. If you are an experienced Java programmer who wants to find out what C# is all about you might find it useful.

9. C# Query Expressions by Jamie King, Bruce Eckel - MindView, Inc., 2008

This is a sampling of a full book, which covers C# 3.0 fundamentals, and provides a full grounding in C# 3.0 Query Expressions. The full text includes more material from Query Expressions chapter, LINQ to SQL and LINQ to XML, respectively.

10. C# for Sharp Kids - Microsoft Corporation, 2009

This book teaches you about the C# language. Writing programs is Fun! This e-book will have you coding your very own C# programs in no time! With fun cartoons and easy to follow code samples, you'll be creating your own inventions in no time!

11. Rapid C# Windows
Development by Joseph Chancellor - Lulu.com, 2006

Through the exercises in this workbook, you will learn how to use C# with Visual Studio .NET 2005, SQL Server 2005, and an invaluable tool called an O/R Mapper (LLBLGen Pro) to rapidly develop database-driven applications.

12. HTTP Programming Recipes for C# Bots by Jeff Heaton - Heaton Research, Inc., 2007

The programs that access the web much like a human user would, which are called bots, can collect information or automate common web programming tasks. This book presents a collection of very reusable recipes for C# bot programming.

13. Standard ECMA-334 C# Language Specification - Ecma International, 2006

This Standard specifies the form and establishes the interpretation of programs written in C# programming language. It specifies the representation of C# programs, syntax of C#, semantic rules for interpreting C# programs, etc.

14. C# Essentials - Techotopia, 2007

The book provides everything necessary to gain proficiency as a C# programmer. It gives a detailed overview of the C# environment, the fundamentals of the C# programming language, manipulating strings, arrays and collection classes.

15. Visual Studio.Net: Controls and Add-ins by Vijay Mukhi, Sonal Mukhi, Manish Purohit - BPB Publications, 2008

User-controls and the extensibility features offered by add-ins are probed in detail. The text covers controls-attributes, properties and events, creating a UI type editor, type conversion, designers, writing C# code, web controls, add-ins.

16. Visual Studio.Net with C# by Vijay Mukhi, Suraj Godhwani, Sonal Mukhi - BPB Publications, 2008

Introduction to Visual Studio.Net and C#. The text covers working with the framework, building database applications, building Web applications, setup and deployment projects, the basics of C#, the C# code in .Net applications, C# and ASP.Net.

17. C# Classes by V. Mukhi, V. Kalantri, S. Mukhi - BPB Publications, 2008

This online e-book presents myriad fascinating concepts about C# classes. It is divided into three sections: Threads, Winforms and XML, with each of them converging on distinct facets of classes available in the .NET framework.

18. C# - The Basics by V. Mukhi, S. Shanbhag, S. Mukhi - BPB Publications, 2008

Introductory C# book, no prior programming knowledge is assumed. It covers namespaces, constructors and destructors, components and databases, web enabling data, function overloading and inheritance, modifiers, virtual functions, and more.

19. Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours by James D. Foxall - Sams, 2002

Light, but thorough introduction to C#. The author guides readers step-by-step through a cohesive presentation of the basics of C#. Once the basics are understood, he shows how to apply this knowledge to real-world Windows programming tasks using C#.

20. Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C# by Bruno R. Preiss - SOMA Networks, 2004

Author promotes object-oriented design using C# and illustrates the use of the object-oriented design patterns. The book shows how these patterns are used to create good software designs. Written for second- and third-year students.

21. C# Development y Rob Miles, 2008

The book on C# used by the Department of Computer Science in the University of Hull as the basis of the first year programming course. The key features: practice - do a lot of programming, study - look at programs written by other, and persistence.

22. C# Programming by Rod A. Smith, Jonas Nordlund - Wikibooks, 2007

C# is a multi-purpose computer programming language suitable for a wide variety of development needs. This book introduces C# language fundamentals and covers a variety of the base class libraries (BCL) provided by the Microsoft .NET Framework.

23. Dissecting a C# Application: Inside SharpDevelop by Christian Holm, Mike Kruger, Bernhard Spuida - Wrox Press, 2004

Dissecting a CSharp Application teaches advanced techniques of .NET programming by getting an insiders' look at the complete Integrated Development Environment, SharpDevelop, written in C#. It includes all advanced features of a modern IDE.

24. .NET Book Zero by Charles Petzold

This book covers everything that the C or C++ programmer needs to know about C# and the .NET framework. Object-oriented programming concepts are approached from scratch. Some programming experience with a C-family language is expected.

25. C# in Detail by Jon Jagger, 2001

This is a presentation course, containing over 300 Powerpoint slides, created by Jon Jagger. He has taught this course to Microsoft's developers and trainers, and his course is now a part of Microsoft's official training curricula. 


Author : Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill

C, C++ Or C# Programming Contests Around The World

You think you are the best programmer out there? Well here are some challenges!

So, are you a C,C++ or C# programmer who is looking forward to get some coding adventure and test your skills in some coding contests? You have landed on the right page. We bring to you, 10 C/C++/C# contests from around the globe! Have a look:

Annual contests:

1. International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP) This has been running for a decade and happens in June or July each year. Though it's based in Germany, anyone can enter using any programming language, from any location. It's free to enter and your team isn't limited by size.

2. The BME International: The BME International is an intense free to enter contest that takes place in Europe once a year for teams of three, and you have to bring your own computers and software. This year, the 7th edition took place in Budapest. This contest has had some interesting challenges in the past including driving a car over a virtual terrain? Other past tasks included controlling an oil-company, driving an assembly line robot and programming for secret communication. All programs were written in a 24-hour intense period!

3. International Collegiate Programming Contest: One of the longest running- this contest started in 1970 at Texas A&M and has been run by the ACM since 1989 and has IBM's involvement since 1997. One of the bigger contests, it has thousands of teams from universities and colleges competing locally, regionally and ultimately in the a world final. The contest pits teams of three university students against eight or more complex, real-world problems, with a gruelling five-hour deadline.

4. The Obfuscated C contest: The Obfuscated C contest has been running for nearly 20 years. This is done on the internet, with email submissions. All you have to do is write the most obscure or obfuscated Ansi C program in under 4096 characters length according to the rules. The 19th contest took place back in January/February 2007.

5. The Loebner Prize: The Loebner Prize is not a general programming contest but an AI challenge to enter a computer program that can do the Turing test, ie talk to a human sufficiently well to make the judges believe they are talking to a human. The Judge program, written in Perl will ask questions like "What time is it?", or "What is a hammer?" as well as comparisons and memory. The prize for the best entrant is $2,000 and a Gold Medal.

6. Chatterbox Challenge: It is similar to the Loebner Prize is the Chatterbox Challenge. This is to write the best chatter bot- a web based (or downloadable) application written in any language that can carry on text conversations. If it has an animated display that syncs with text then that is even better- you get more points!

7. International Problem Solving Contest (IPSC): This is more for fun, with teams of three entering via the web. There are 6 programming problems over a 5 hour period. Any programming language is allowed.

8. The Rad Race: Competitors in teams of two have to complete a working business program using any language over two days. This is another contest where you have to bring along equipment, including a router, computer(s), cables, a printer etc. The next one will be in Hasselt, Belgium in October 2007.

9. The Imagine Cup: Students at school or college compete by writing software applicable to the set theme which for 2008 is "Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment." Entries started August 25th 2007.

10. ORTS Competition: ORTS (Open Real Time Strategy game) is a programming environment for studying real-time AI problems such as path-finding, dealing with imperfect information, scheduling, and planning in the domain of RTS games. These games are fast-paced and very popular. Using the ORTS software once every year there is a series of battles to see whose AI is best.

11. The International Obfuscated C Code Contest: Abbreviated IOCCC is a programming contest for the most creatively obfuscated C code. It started in 1984 and the 20th competition started in 2011. Entries are evaluated anonymously by a panel of judges. The judging process is documented in the competition guidelines and consists of elimination rounds. By tradition, no information is given about the total number of entries for each competition. Winning entries are awarded with a category, such as "Worst Abuse of the C preprocessor" or "Most Erratic Behavior", and then announced on the official IOCCC website. There's no prize except if your program is featured on the site then you won!

12. Google Code Jam: Running since 2008, it's open to anyone aged 13 or other, and you or a close relative don't work for Google or a subsidiary country and you don't live in a banned country: Quebec, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Syria, Burma (Myanmar). (The contest is prohibited by law). There's a qualification round and three other rounds and the top 25 travel to a Google office for the Grand Final.

Ongoing contests:

13. Hutter Prize: If you can improve on the compression of 100 MB of Wikipedia data by 3% or better then you can win cash prizes. Currently the smallest compression is 15,949,688. For every 1% reduction (minimum 3%) you win €500.

14. Project Euler: This is an ongoing series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. computationally the problems should be solvable in less than a minute. A typical problem is "Find the first ten digits of the sum of one-hundred 50-digit numbers."

15. Sphere Online Judge. Run at Gdansk University of Technology in Poland, they have regular programming contests - with over 125 completed. Solutions are submitted to an automatic online judge that can deal with C, C++ and C# 1.0 and many other languages.

16. Intel's Threading Programming Problems: Running from September 2007 until the end of September 2008 Intel have their own Programming Challenge with 12 programming tasks, one per month that can be solved by threading. You get awarded points for solving a problem, coding elegance, code execution timing, use of the Intel Threading Building Blocks and bonus points for posting in their problem set discussion forum. Any language but C++ is probably the preferred language.

17. Codechef: Codechef is India's first, non-commercial, multi-platform online coding competition, with monthly contests in more than 35 different programming languages including C, C++ and C#. Winners of each contest get prizes, peer recognition and an invitation to compete at the CodeChef Cup, an annual live event.

Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill