I've always been a huge fan of O'Reilly's "In a Nutshell" series. C# in a Nutshell was no exception. Simply put, it's the definitive desk reference for the C# programming language. One look at my copy of  the 4.0 edition in this series (below) and you'll see how much I get out of these books. … Continue reading In Review: C# 7.0 in a Nutshell

This book is incredibly well laid out and exceptionally easy to read and follow. Whereas other books seem to try to make the author appear smart and are therefore hard to read, this book is different.

ISBN: 978-0-32-115491-0 By A. Hejlsberg, S.Wiltamuth, P. Golde Addison-Wesley CodeProject Written by the Microsoft employees who literally created the C# language,  this is still by far and away the best book I've read about the C# programming language. Even though it was published way back in 2003, it still trumps everything I've read that was … Continue reading The C# Programming Language (Hardcover)

ISBN: 978-1-25-964179-4 By Dusan Petkovic McGraw Hill Education $45.00 USD CodeProject I bought this book because I wanted a definitive, hard copy reference that covers the basics of SQL Server administration, performance tuning, replication, and of course, T-SQL. I was hoping the author would tap into his real world experience to offer insight into the … Continue reading Microsoft SQL Server 2016 – A Beginners Guide