ILASM language specification
I am working to enhance my knowledge of the .NET IL assembly language and was looking around for a definitive specification for the assembly language elements. Fortunately I spotted the latest ECMA spec on the MSDN web site which was good because otherwise the MSDN site and Visual Studio documentation rather overlook this key .NET framework language.
I downloaded the CIL specification in MS Word format and that has been a great help. I found I still needed to do a little experimentation to remove any remaining ambiguities but that is probably all to the good as I “learn through play”.
I have also ordered a copy of Serge Lidin’s “Expert .NET 2 IL Assembler” which I am confident will fill in most gaps once it arrives. By the way, this book is listed at £40.99 at Amazon UK but is only $13.54 at Amazon .com – with shipping to France being just about the same cost from both locations. Guess where I purchased my copy given that the UK price was about six times the USA price? I am going to be checking the US on-line book stores more closely in future if prices vary as much as that – and the value of the dollar makes the spread even more attractive as days go by.
Books for .NET debutants
My last post that mentioned the new flush on interest in VB Classic over at Visual Studio Magazine reminded me that there are still a great many development shops yet to make the leap to .NET or even to test the waters. For anyone wondering which books might help them make the transition to the .Net world I would recommend Rod Stephens’ “Visual Basic 2005 with .NET 3.0” without reservation and would strongly suggest Rod’s “Visual Basic 2005 Design and Development” for the development team leader/software architect. Mind if your team includes one or more who like to look “under the hood” I would also recommend a copy of Andrew Troelsen’s “Pro VB 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform” – a book I wish I had discovered a good while ago. The three books represent three different approaches to .NET development but combined provide both fantastic learning resources but also a very solid reference base for a substantial initial project.
I am working to enhance my knowledge of the .NET IL assembly language and was looking around for a definitive specification for the assembly language elements. Fortunately I spotted the latest ECMA spec on the MSDN web site which was good because otherwise the MSDN site and Visual Studio documentation rather overlook this key .NET framework language.
I downloaded the CIL specification in MS Word format and that has been a great help. I found I still needed to do a little experimentation to remove any remaining ambiguities but that is probably all to the good as I “learn through play”.
I have also ordered a copy of Serge Lidin’s “Expert .NET 2 IL Assembler” which I am confident will fill in most gaps once it arrives. By the way, this book is listed at £40.99 at Amazon UK but is only $13.54 at Amazon .com – with shipping to France being just about the same cost from both locations. Guess where I purchased my copy given that the UK price was about six times the USA price? I am going to be checking the US on-line book stores more closely in future if prices vary as much as that – and the value of the dollar makes the spread even more attractive as days go by.
Books for .NET debutants
My last post that mentioned the new flush on interest in VB Classic over at Visual Studio Magazine reminded me that there are still a great many development shops yet to make the leap to .NET or even to test the waters. For anyone wondering which books might help them make the transition to the .Net world I would recommend Rod Stephens’ “Visual Basic 2005 with .NET 3.0” without reservation and would strongly suggest Rod’s “Visual Basic 2005 Design and Development” for the development team leader/software architect. Mind if your team includes one or more who like to look “under the hood” I would also recommend a copy of Andrew Troelsen’s “Pro VB 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform” – a book I wish I had discovered a good while ago. The three books represent three different approaches to .NET development but combined provide both fantastic learning resources but also a very solid reference base for a substantial initial project.
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