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I started getting interested in C# after PHP, and I absolutely love it now!

If you google for "C# tutorial" you'll find articles which take it form the very beginning. Only make sure they're recently written.

If you want books, you can check out C# 4.0 The Complete Reference and C# 4.0 in a Nutshell: The Definitive Reference. There is also a free language specification available from Microsoft: C# Language Specification 4.0.

Considering that you're a network engineer, you might want to use C# for solving network-related stuff. There's a book for that, C# Network Programming (although, it might be a little bit old.)

When you start developing in Visual Studio 2010, make sure you also install the ReSharper extenion, which can be very helpful even for a seasoned developer.

A free edition of Visual Studio is available under the name of Visual C# 2010 Express Edition. If you want Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate version, a 60-day trial is downloadable. Alternatively, you can get the free and open-source .NET IDE SharpDevelop.

I hope you'll love the language as much as I do. :)

I've been using C# 4.0 by Herbert Schlidt. I had a basic understanding from other programming classes and am finding it very easy to understand.

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