I am new to C# but have a fairly decent C++ knowledge. What reference book would you advise ? One without the for/while/if chapters filling half of it. I found : - Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform, Third Edition, seems very good. - Pratique de .NET 2 et C#2 or "The practice of .NET 2 and C#2" (i can't find an english edition.) I also looked at "Inside C# 2nd Edition" by MSPress at my local store but got really desappointed contrary to all the positive feedback I read on the internet. Maybe I am missing something. On the other hand, would you advise this Effective C# ? (I already own both Effective C++ books by Meyer which are great.) Thanks for your time.

Well, i will prefer to learn c# from totally beggining.Because if you know c# syntax clearly, you can continu very well.

I will prefer you to buy "Microsoft C# Game Programming For The Absolute Beginner"

Here are some samples by me:
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IF

if(name == "XeeRox)
{
Console.WriteLine("HI XeeRox");
}
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SWITCH

switch(name)
case "XeeRox"
text = "Hi XeeRox"
break;
case "You"
text = "hi you"
break;
default;
text = "uhm, nothing!"

Console.writeline(text);
or
Console.writeline("Lol {0}", text);
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These are some samples by C# Language...

If you have any more question, feel free to ask ;)

Ok sorry for not replying sooner,

I finally bought the french edition of Pratical .NET2 and C#2. I haven't read the english translation but the original is great with a lot of different topics spanning the whole .NET technology.

You people might be interested.