Definitive guide to C# at 30% off

Site Offer Is C# the biggest thing since Java? Simple yet modern, object oriented and type-safe - it offers the perfect answer to all your programming questions/dilemmas by combining the high productivity of Rapid Application Development languages such as VB with the raw power of C++.

This week, The Reg bookshop gives you the insiders' guide to getting the most out of C# - reduced by 30 per cent a whopping 30 per cent.

The C# Programming Language is the definitive technical reference for C#. Written by the language's architect and design team members, it moves beyond the online documentation, and provides the complete specification of the language along with descriptions, reference materials and code samples from the highly talented C# design team.

Just to whet your appetites further, we've got two FREE sample chapters for this book, Introduction to C# 2.0 and Generics.

If you're not quite ready for C# then why not browse our 13 other discounted titles including Samba-3 by Example and Exchange Server 2003 Distilled.

Don't forget that you also qualify for a 20 per cent discount on everything else in The Reg bookshop.

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Distilled
  RRP £37.99 - Reg price - £26.59 - Saving £11.40 (30 per cent)
  A concise yet deep guide to the most important tasks faced by Exchange administrators, from one of the most prominent experts on Exchange.
  
• Samba-3 by Example
  RRP £35.99 - Reg price - £25.19 - Saving £10.80 (30 per cent)
  If you want to deploy Samba-3 with least effort, or if you want to become an expert at deploying Samba-3 without having to search for every piece of detail from the HOWTO, this book is the ticket to your destination.
  
• J2EE™ Web Services
  RRP £37.99 - Reg price - £26.59 - Saving £11.40 (30 per cent)
  The comprehensive guide to the design, development and deployment of Web Services using J2EE Technology. Covers J2EE, XML, XSD and JAXP (the Java XML API) Web Services, SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, Web Services Security and Interoperability.
  
• Optical Network Design and Implementation
  RRP £46.99 - Reg price - £32.89 - Saving £14.10 (30 per cent)
  The book explains the technology differences between various Metropolitan Area Networks technologies, thus enabling IT professionals to get up-to-speed on the technology solutions they need to use.
  
• Cisco Frame Relay Solutions Guide
  RRP £46.99 - Reg price - £32.89 - Saving £14.10 (30 per cent)
  Design the perfect Frame Relay solution, using the detailed explanation of the Frame Relay implementation process.
  
• Principles of Communication Systems Simulation with Wireless Applications
  RRP £75.99 - Reg price - £53.19 - Saving £22.80 (30 per cent)
  This book is a hands-on, example-rich guide to modeling and simulating advanced communications systems.
  
• HP-UX 11i Tuning and Performance
  RRP £39.99 - Reg price - £27.99 - Saving £12.00 (30 per cent)
  The must-have performance guide for every HP-UX administrator and developer, completely updated for HP-UX 11i. Introduces the best UNIX and HP-UX specific tools for performance management and demonstrates practical ways to instrument HP-UX systems so that measurements truly represent real-world performance.
  
• Building Portals, Intranets, and Corporate Web Sites Using Microsoft Servers
  RRP £37.99 - Reg price - £26.59 - Saving £11.40 (30 per cent)
  Corporate Web portals are increasingly common, providing employees and customers with one easy to use online access point. This is the first book to show how to design, develop, and implement Web portals using Microsoft's servers and the .NET Framework
  
• Creating the Art of the Game
  RRP £30.99 - Reg price - £21.69 - Saving £9.30 (30 per cent)
  Witten by an experienced 3D game artist and instructor, this book provides readers with the opportunity to explore the workflow, tools, and techniques used to create the 3D art used for today's most advanced and creative video games.
  
• Absolute Beginner's Guide to Windows XP Media Center
  RRP £13.99 - Reg price - £9.79 - Saving £4.20 (30 per cent)
  This title shows you how to take the PC experience further with these fully powered PCs, loaded with audio and video extras.
  
• Start With a Digital Camera
  RRP £18.99 - Reg price - £13.29 - Saving £5.70 (30 per cent)
  The indispensable guide to getting the most out of your digital camera, with hundreds of step-by-step examples explain how to overcome the limitations of digital photography and maximize its unique advantages.
  
• The World in the Twentieth Century
  RRP £12.99 - Reg price - £9.09 - Saving £3.90 (30 per cent)
  Amazing developments took place across the century: men walked on the moon, the internet revolutionised communications; advances in health and medicine; developments in manufacturing and technology; economic globalisation - all have changed, but how?
  
• Get What You Want at Work
  RRP £9.99 - Reg price - £6.99 - Saving £3.00 (30 per cent)
  To be successful at work you need to be good at your job. You know that. And you are. However, to achieve your maximum potential, and to really get what you want at work, you need more than just to meet your targets. That's what this book is about.

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