Reviews for C# Design Patterns: A Tutorial

1. Do NOT buy this book

   Rated 1 out of 5 stars, February 12st, 2006

   When oh When Oh When is someone going to write a decent book on OO and design patterns for the C# community.
   I've read them all, and out of desperation I've also read this one - Big Mistake.
   Firstly, the author is NOT a C# programmer, and uses example code that is essentially java with line-by-line translations into C# which makes it laughable. Secondly, the author doesnt know either his OO or his patterns (he even referes to objects as classes for pity's sake)
   His example code includes maths (where a degree in mathematical notation is requierd), and some complex 'thing' about swimming lanes.
   As a hard-nosed and well seasoned C# development professional who DOES know his OO and DOES know his patterns, I was hoping for a good confirmatory read, where I could nod sagely as I perused the chapters. However, I've just chucked the book into the cupboard with all the other 'C# design patterns' books out there.
   WHEN are they going to get someone who knows what they're doing (like me) to write one of these books except for a load of inexperienced author/trainers who last week wrote a book on Java, and the week before on bee keeping (or something)