I have read at least 40 or 50 tech books, and this has got to be the best. The tutorial format is great and perfectly designed, and Brown explains everything completely so you're never lost. I learned both C# and windows forms programming from this book and it was a sheer joy every moment. I do ASP.NET programming using VB as part of my job, and this was the perfect way to extend my skills and knowledge. Effective and very fun. Plus you'll be amazed at the applications you end up with if you work all the tutorials. I've been using it as a reference ever since I finished it, and it's very effective for that as well, thanks in part to the excellent index.

I loved this book. The examples were very good and there were plenty of them. The book starts from scratch, and at a low level and works through a sample application, with each chapter building on the last(for the most part). I had played with C# a little before reading this book, and this book gives me a great start and understanding of Windows Forms and C# programming. This ranks as one of the better books I've read in a while. Highly recommend.

This book is by far one of the best intructional books on the subject of C# and Window Form programming I have come across. Not only does it work through the subject with a real world example, it approaches programming in such a manner that even if you've never programmed a line of code (much less OOP language programming) you'll be able to internalize the concepts and structure of the C# language in short order. Add to Erik's thorough tutorial on a windows form application the book's resourse rich appendix and you have one of the better books on C# progamming to become available in some time.