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Ah, I forgot to ask the fundamental question for all new computer
software, and that is:
WHAT PROBLEM IS BEING SOLVED?
Or put another way,
IS THERE A PROBLEM AND IF SO DOES THIS SOLVE IT?
-Doug
Bob Walkden wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wrote:
>
>>>I have found
>>>a couple of books that look as though they're worth further
>>>consideration, but for now I can't find my references - when
>>>I do I'll post them.
>>
>
> CFB replied:
>
>>A book I would recommend for the developer's view of .NET is
>>'Programming in the .NET Environment' by Damien Watkins, Mark Hammond
>>and Brad Abrams. ISBN 0-201-77018-0.
>
>
> I had a quick look round the bookshops earlier today. The book I was
> thinking of is 'Think Microsoft .Net' by dePetrillo. I haven't read
> it yet, but it seems like a good choice of first book for a quick
> overview which doesn't go into details of code. Reviews on Amazon seem
> ok, though the reviewer on the co.uk site has some gripes about
> spelling errors.
>
> The book by Watkins et al. certainly looks like a better long-term
> buy. My inclination would be to spend a day in the library with
> dePetrillo, and perhaps buy Watkins et al. later.
>
> Two more books which look fairly good to me are:
>
> Manassis, E "Practical Software Engineering: Analysis and Design for
> .Net". This is too heavy on the RUP and UML for my taste, but it
> presents what looks like a fairly complete case study.
>
> Simmons and Rofail "Microsoft .Net Platform and Technologies" seems to
> cover much the same ground as dePetrillo.
>
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