Giving away Programming C# 4 – one per week…

[ Weekly Winners Listed at the bottom of the message ]

Want a free copy?

If you’d like a free copy of Programming C# 4 direct from O’Reilly, just leave a comment indicating your interest and agreeing that after you read it you’ll…

(a) write a review on Amazon and BN.com, (good, bad or other) and, (b) if you like it, tell friends and co-workers (if not, tell me 🙂  )

Each week for the next 3 months I’ll draw a name randomly (each entry will be assigned a number and I’ll use a (pseudo) random number generator to pick one).

My Hidden Agenda

Programming C# was, for a while, the best selling book on C# and O’Reilly’s #1 .NET book.  I want that back.  The single best way I knew of to get it, was to ask Ian Griffiths, the smartest C# programmer I know, if he would rewrite the book; keeping what was best, removing the cruft and adding his extraordinary insight.  He and Matthew Adams (an extremely sharp (pardon) guy who I don’t know nearly well enough) have done an extraordinary job.

Quite Note on Rules

This is a fairly informal system, but to make sure no one is upset, here are some rules that I hope are fairly standard:

1. I will do my best to ensure that the selection is random
2. I will select a winner sometime during every week of August, September and October 2010, though we may extend.
3. Please put your name into the comments only once
4. I will announce the winners on this blog post,  and announce the update on twitter (@jeseliberty)

5. Winners must provide me with their full name, shipping address, contact phone and email. Unless you specifically ask otherwise, O’Reilly may add you to one or another of their mailing lists.
6. This is a promotional give-away from O’Reilly Media, please follow their rules and all local laws, customs and rites.
7. Void where prohibited, Your mileage may vary, Not available in sector C.



Weekly Winners

  1. …The first winner is Twitter Follower 0x666 – @Darenmay.
  2. Winner for the week of August 9: Mark Lewin
  3. Winner for the week of August 17:  mclearwater@gmail.com
  4. Winner for the week of August 23: vaudette@gmail.com
  5. Winner for the Week of August 30: Shankar R.
  6. Winner for the week of Sept 7: Kevin
  7. Winner for the week of September 14: Niall D
  8. Winner for the week of September 21: Otsile Earl Kole
  9. Winner for the week of September 28: AxiomaticImpact
  10. Winner for the week of November 1: SilverArc
  11. Winner for the week of November 8: Graeme G
  12. Winner for the week of November 15: Robert.Waffles

Update: books will all go out the first week of January.

Winners: Be sure to email your full name and mailing address to me: jesseliberty@jesseliberty.com

About Jesse Liberty

Jesse Liberty has three decades of experience writing and delivering software projects and is the author of 2 dozen books and a couple dozen online courses. His latest book, Building APIs with .NET, is now available wherever you buy your books. Liberty is a Senior SW Engineer for CNH and he was a Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, a Distinguished Software Engineer for AT&T, a VP for Information Services for Citibank and a Software Architect for PBS. He is a Microsoft MVP.
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510 Responses to Giving away Programming C# 4 – one per week…

  1. Jos says:

    I agree.

  2. mrs says:

    I ready to learn…

  3. Bojan Bogdanovski says:

    I’am learning .Net 4 and C# 4 and all of it great new features. It will be cool to to go by the book this time.

    P.S.
    I promise to write a review, once I’ve read it and will definetly spread the word 🙂

  4. Tom says:

    I would love to read the book. Especially after seeing your talk at IndyTechFest.

  5. Alexey says:

    I would like to read and review this book.

  6. Arda Ozturk says:

    Hi, I would love to have a copy of the book. Thanks.

  7. Michael Crump says:

    I’d love to review your book for my blog or amazon.

  8. Ben Philpot says:

    Thanks Jesse,

    I would love a free copy of this book and would be happy to review it on Amazon and BN.com. Assuming I like it, I would certainly tell my colleagues and friends. Can’t wait to start reading…

  9. Syed Rizwan Shahzad says:

    I would love to have this book as we can not normally find books here in UAE on such topics. Please put me on the list too.

  10. Jeffrey A. Reyes says:

    Me too!!!

  11. Ken G says:

    I’d love a copy of your new book. Great job with the blog.

  12. Corbett says:

    Building my library from your top 10 list. This would make the second edition. Looking forward to it whether I pay or luck out and get it for free.

  13. wuzefacke says:

    i would love a copy of your book, too
    so far i’ve read your name often in the web so i would like to read it even it isn’t written in my native language 😉

  14. Yukon Willy says:

    Would appreciate the book and will offer up a real assessment after I read it. Many Thanks!

  15. Rajesh says:

    I would love to receive one. Thanks a lot

  16. I taught myself VB 6, VB.NET–time to learn C#!

  17. kiran says:

    i agree.

  18. David says:

    Oh, yeah – who could resist. Sign me up.

  19. pazz says:

    I’d love to have a copy of the book. I promise to write a review.

  20. Bryan says:

    Oh yeah I agree to all the stipulated conditions.

  21. Bryan says:

    heck yah sign me up! I love C# and the previous books!

  22. raj says:

    I am moving to C# 4 in our next project and actively write reviews on Amazon.

  23. damien says:

    I will write 20 star amazon review
    Can I have the book and the compiler (the super edition for team members?) I am learning programming so I can go work as a s/w engineer. What about asp/xml/sql are they still relevant or changing? ALso the cretifications for development is it best to get them and use them as a training for s/w engineering? At least they focus on the imp areas.

    Thank you

  24. FS says:

    I would love to get a copy and write a review.

  25. Manuel says:

    I want one! I am really getting into this stuff and my brain wants to take all what I can feed in.
    Keep up the great blog.

  26. Dave S says:

    Count me in! I’d love to read it!

  27. Kevin Dwyer says:

    Would love to read the book …

  28. Juan Medina says:

    Hi Jesse! I would be great to have a copy of the book. I do use the web a lot for reference, but there is nothing like a concise reference book. I would be happy to write a full review of the book!

  29. Rob Balyeat says:

    Would like a copy too!

  30. C. Bates says:

    Would like to read and review the new book…
    Thanks.

  31. Guilherme Melo says:

    I would love to read the book !!

  32. Zoltan Veres says:

    As many others, i would love to read this book too!

    May the Randomness be with me!

  33. Sachin L says:

    Definitely would like to have the book 🙂

  34. Would be nice if I could get one…

  35. Martin Glas says:

    Hi, i wish to have a copy of that book and tell my friends about it

  36. Adjai says:

    Put me down for one 🙂

  37. Aleksey Shcherbak says:

    Would like to participate 😉

  38. Bill Woodruff says:

    I lust for this book !

    thanks, Bill

  39. Abhinavk says:

    I read your blog regularly and would love to get one to read and display on my programming bookshelf.
    Good luck to me!

  40. I have owned the 2.0 and 3.0 versions and would love the 4.0. This is one of the few books I always have within reach.

  41. Chr. Lipp says:

    I own the 4th edition and really would like to upgrade 🙂
    And yes, I will follow your rules…

    Kind regards, CL

  42. tpham says:

    Love the O’Reily C# Essentials, want the current improved version. Spread the goods.

  43. Alexander DiMauro says:

    Yes, I would love to get a copy to help me grok C#!

    And, yes, if I win it I promise to (a) write a review on Amazon and BN.com, (good, bad or other) and, (b) tell friends and co-workers and even (c) write a review on my blog.

  44. Alex says:

    Everyone loves books!

    If win = Will read, will review, will spread the word =)

  45. Ian Ormesher says:

    I’d love a copy of your new book. I’m always looking to improve my code and always enjoy your blog.

  46. Jani says:

    I’d love to try…

  47. I’d looove to have a copy of the book as I’m eagerly spending most of my spare time trying to learn all the nooks and crannys of C# programming for ASP.NET and SharePoint, and I’d love to learn more about Silverlight/WPF and WP7 software development!
    I promise to a) put up a honest review it on amazon.com and bn.com, and b) tell my friends in accordance to your if..then statement.. 😉

  48. Debanjan Dutta says:

    I would love to lay my hands on the book.

  49. yaddamaster says:

    I would love to review your book.

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