eXtreme .NET Programming Book
Thanks to Nick Randolph, I got a chance to read Neil Roodyn's book eXtreme .NET Programming (ISBN 0-321-30363-6). I had preordered a copy from Amazon when Neil had mentioned it some months back but it must have had delays in arriving because they eventually cancelled my order. Nick had picked up a copy from Boffins.
I must say I enjoyed it. The writing style was friendly. Good to see fellow MVP Troy Magennis as a reviewer for the book. Much of it seemed like common sense but it was refreshing to see it spelled out in detail with examples for readers to work through.
Didn't really have many issues with it. In the section on refactoring, I noticed Neil tended to eventually move local variables to form (or class) level to simplify the code. Personally, I try to avoid class level (or even moreso global level) variables wherever I can.
Great to see another local author of note. Recommended. Well done Dr Neil !
From Dr Greg