Where can i find a good in depth guide to C# 3?

Question

It seems that C# 3 hit me without me even noticing, could you guys tell me about good in depth guides to C# 3? from lambda to linq to everything else that was introduced with the third version of the language.

Printed books would be nice, but online guides would be even better!

Answer 1

ScottGu has some great posts on C# 3:

• The C# ?? null coalescing operator (and using it with LINQ)
• LINQ to SQL: Part 8 (this is an 8 part series, check the top of the post for links to the first 7)
• Automatic Properties, Object Initializers, and Collection Initializers
• Extension Methods
• Lambda Expressions
• Query Syntax
• Anonymous Types

Some more useful links:

• MSDN: Overview of C# 3.0
• David Hayden: C# 3.0 Tutorials and Examples

Answer 2

There are some high quality blogs out there.

some of my favorites: Eric Lippert, Eric White, Scott Gu

Answer 3

I've been told this is a good book C# in Depth.

MS Training kits Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Training Kit and .NET Framework 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit

Channel 9 presentation\videos

Answer 4

I've read the first 4 chapters from 'C# In Depth' by Jon Skeet so far and would recommend this book.

Answer 5

Just another recommendation for C# in Depth; not only will it fully explain C# 3.0 - but it will also significantly improve your understanding of C# 2.0 - for example, a lot of the more subtle nuances of iterator blocks or captured variables.

Definitely worth a read.

Answer 6

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb308966.aspx

Answer 7

If your looking for some dead tree reference, I recommend Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform by Andrew Troelsen.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/reader/1590598849/ref=sib_rdr_toc?ie=UTF8&p=S006&j=0#reader-page

Answer 8

I've found C# 3.0 in a Nutshell to be very useful.

Answer 9

I found Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008 to be very helpful for this. It has a chapter which covers all the new language features in 3, and of course the rest of the book goes into a deep dive on LINQ. I would highly recommend it.

Answer 10

The C# 3 specification gives a complete description of the language, however this might be too much detail for your needs.