C# in depth by Jon Skeet

I just finished reading C# in depth by Jon Skeet, the book covers the evolution from the first version of C# until C# 5 (at least the edition I read). Explaining in detail all the new features that have been added during time.

The book is divided in 5 parts:

1. C# 1 core foundations This is an introduction to the book - experienced developers could skip it completely if they really wanted to

2. C# 2 new features
   • Generics
   • Nullable types
   • Anonymous methods in delegates
   • Yield statement
   • Minor features like partial types, stacic classes, separate getter/setter property access, namespace aliases, exposiing internals to selected assemblies…
3. C# 3 LINQ
   • Features contributing LINQ (automatically implemented properties, implicit typing of local variables, simplified initialization, implicity typed arrays and anonymous types)
   • Lambda expressions and expression trees
   • Extension methodds
   • Query expressions and LINQ to objects
   • LINQ beyond collections
4. C# 4 Dynamic typing and minor changes
   • Optional parameters, generic variance…
   • Dynamic binding in static language
5. C# 5 Asynchrony with async/await

I recommend this book to all the C# experienced developers who want to improve his knowledge about they language they use daily.