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| Programming .NET Components: Design and Build .NET Applications Using Component-Oriented Programming | 
 enlarge | Author: Juval Lowy
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: £31.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 191318
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 644
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7 x 1.4
ISBN: 0596007620
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9780596007621
ASIN: 0596007620
Publication Date: June 2, 2005
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Condition: Mint interiors, no highlighting or markings, good covers
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 Not just for component developers September 7, 2007
An excellent, throrough and well written discussion of a number of advanced topics in .Net development such as asynchronous operations using delegates and threads, synchronisation, serialisation and others. Tells you not only the best way to get things done but also expalins the motivations for making a particular implementation choice.
Don't be misled by the somewhat specialised title - the book should be read by all types of developers not just those writing components for use by others.
 A bit too abstract...but all .NET developers should read it February 6, 2005
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
I've had to update my previous review of this book for the 2nd edition for 2 reasons:
1) The 2nd edition is better
2) It all makes much more sense now
That said my previous remarks about the book being dry, lacking in context, and reading like a thesis still stand. Even if you think you're a good .NET programmer then it's still very likely that this book will perplex (and possibly bore) you. That said you should read this for no other reason than Juval Lowy wrote it and he knows what he's talking about. He is, arguably, the best .NET guru on the planet and he wants us all to be more disciplined and professional in our .NET development, which is a good thing.
My suggestion is that you get a copy of this book in the first instance to cure your insomnia. But I guarantee that if you are a conscientious developer, you will find yourself referring back to it again and again (and wishing you were that clever). If we all read this then the quality of .NET apps would improve drastically and governments might not waste half a billion quid on systems that don't work.
I still wish it had more pictures and simple contextual explanations though!
Solid Foundation for .NET Development September 15, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book. The choice of subject matter, the order of the chapters and care with which he emphasises some of the most important patterns (e.g. Finalization/Dispose) make this the book I would choose, if asked to select just one book to give to a new .NET developer. Juval Lowy writes so well, too. Personally, I prefer technical books which are not flippant and playful, but this book isn't stilted or dull, either; it has an engaging style, and the material flows naturally. Highly recommended. Buy it, read it.
First Class September 17, 2003
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book covers many of the most difficult and obscure aspects of the .NET framework with the level of clarity and authority that has become the trademark of its publisher. It achieves this by breaking each topic down into detailed sections which examine the precise rationale behind various classes and illustrate each point with a concise code example.
I personally find understanding the 'why' is essential to understanding the 'what' and this book does an admirable job in explaining the reasons why many aspects of the .NET framework are the way they are.
I would not recommend this book if you are just starting out, as it makes no compromises about the level of understanding required, but for advanced users building real distributed applications, this book is invaluable.
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