Friday, August 18, 2006 5:05 AM
Recently, I added two books to my collection. The two books are Programming Role Playing Games with DirectX and Pro C# 2005 and the .Net 2.0 Framework.
Programming Role Playing Games has really helped out a beginner like me when it comes to programming video games. This book walks you through just about every area of creating a role playing game from writing the story to designing a simple game. As a novice this book has been a great resource for me. The one drawback for me is that this book has been out for a while so it uses DirectX 8 while I am trying to learn how to make games with DirectX 9. At times I have to look up the corresponding code from the book in DirectX 9, but I’m at least learning what that specific chunk of code is doing. So my official review: This book rocks!
Pro C# 2005 and the .Net 2.0 Framework is a great book for experienced .Net programmers. This book is great to use as a reference at work when you are trying to find a way to incorporate generics in to your code or learn about a Namespace like System. Reflection. In no way was this book meant for programmers who are just starting out in C#. Pro C# 2005 and the .Net 2.0 Framework has been the best .Net book I’ve found so far when it comes to content. The author crams about as much as you possibly can of C# in this book. My official review: If you’re a good C# programmer then this book is worth getting!