Seeking recommendations for self-study C# or C++

[LizKarley]

I am an experienced Delphi developer looking to expand my skills into C++/C#.

Can anyone recommend a starter package that I can download to start learning either C++ or C# at home?

[S_M_A]

Download MSVC Express (free) from http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudi...itions/express and get yourself a book (see http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=231039)

Unfortunately I have no link to good books for C#

[LizKarley]

Thanks for your advice, I will take a look.

[Nez]

I'm starting to get into C# myself. Some good books are "Programming C# 4.0, 6th Edition", "C# 4.0 in a Nutshell", and "C# 4.0 Pocket Reference" from publisher O'Reilly. For better code-writing, there's "Effective C#".

For C++, there's "Thinking in C++"(Volume 1 and 2), "C++ in a Nutshell", "C++ Pocket Reference", "C++ Primer Plus", and "STL Pocket Reference". For better code-writing, there's also "Effective STL" and "Effective C++".