tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322941924784014396.post8875606844848280449..comments2009-03-17T17:38:21.123ZSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06800569994023594386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322941924784014396.post-61765618360445700012009-03-17T17:38:00.000Z2009-03-17T17:38:00.000ZSimon, <BR/><BR/>Great to hear from you. I agree the HF series seems a bit wacky but its genuinely worth a look and i'm sure you won't regret it. <BR/><BR/>Its very interesting to see your heading in the C# direction, coming from a vb background I can say that the .Net framework is great and very easy to work with, and dare I say it Visual Studio is the best IDE i've used (all the MS bashers will ber after me now!). I'm sure with your Java experience you will pick it up in no time. <BR/><BR/>The Syntax was always the barrier for me but after getting to grips with Java I don't think it will be a problem to crossover whatsoever. Lets face it you rarely find someone who programs in only one language these days. Let me know how you get on with it though.<BR/><BR/>P.S take a look at the videos on learnvisualstudio.net, there are some freebies you can watch that will start you off well.Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072355107724299165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322941924784014396.post-28106470392156636702009-03-17T13:46:00.000Z2009-03-17T13:46:00.000ZHi Simon, Great idea to do book reviews. I have the Java in a Nutshell" which I brought in the late 1990's (I think it was only the 1st edition then - and a sickly brown colour too) but things have changed a great deal since then!<BR/><BR/>The Head First books are quite striking - and I'm not sure whether I will adapt to the wacky style (although I'm willing to give it a go!). I've had the H-F Design Patterns in my Amazon 'save for later' list for a while now. I'm also toying with the idea of looking at the H-F C# book although the 1st edition of that came in for some criticism due to the number of errors. I hear the 2nd Edition is vastly improved.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, C# is where I'm heading these days (apart for some lousy PHP code that I have been given to comment on at work).<BR/><BR/>My OU studies are still on hold although I might squeeze in a 10 pointer later in the year.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Simon Knightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07374347147728669621noreply@blogger.com