It makes sense to read "G. Schildt. C# 4.0: The Complete Guide" in 2020?

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Does it make sense to read "G. Schildt. C# 4.0: The Complete Guide" in 2020, or is there an alternative way or books to learn the basics of C#?

Answer 1

In principle, it is possible, the fundamental foundations of the language do not change with new versions. By the way, the book is well written. When I mastered it myself, the C # 5 version was relevant, Schildt, Troelsen (I don’t like his tomes) and Richter were at hand - Schildt helped out when it was necessary to fill in a gap on some topic. And now, I think, the book is quite relevant (it is not for nothing that it is still being reprinted and sold).
Be that as it may, if your intentions are serious, then one book is not enough, after studying the basics of the language, in any case, you should familiarize yourself with the innovations in subsequent versions and further study the intricacies of .NET and C # according to Skeet and Richter, for example.

Answer 2

I won’t lie, I’m not familiar with C #, and I’m not familiar with the book either. But somehow it was discussed with one friend, for me it’s like books on programming - this is what they will print until they release it, until they go into circulation - then it’s all as old as the world. For me, only those books that provide a fundamental basis are relevant for programming. For it as a constant - does not change.

Answer 3

I read this book sometime in 2013. Very good, I recently wanted to read it again. So in 2020 it is still relevant in my opinion.

Answer 4

I agree with oxfn that fundamental knowledge never hurts.
But for accessibility and ease of learning, I recommend starting with "Andrew Troelsen. The C# 7 Programming Language and the .NET Platform and .NET Core (8th ed. 2018").
Yes, and it will be fresher.