Yes, I live. (c: I’m still swamped with work, and will be until the end of the contract, which is January 2008. I’m making the internal communications system for Minitry of Energy, Thailand. Mostly, its about training the trainers, who will later train the users on how to use the internet. It’s fun, but my XNA itch is developing into a rash, so guess what I will be doing in Februrary… You guessed right, except I’ve decided to switch to 3D. (c:

I’m very impressed with your ability to keep ZiggyWare.com going. It’s the major source for all things XNA during my downtime. Thank you for all you have done!

Cheers,
Joran

Thanks for the book list by the way. I’ve ordered Carter’s book because of it

Good luck at the ministry,

Ragura

Yes, I’ll get to that one. It takes a while for books to arrive here in Thailand, and it came out on Amazon.com in September. I’ll have patience. I haven’t finished the first batch of three books yet. I did check Joseph’s videos, and they were good, so I’m looking forward to the book:

http://www.codetopia.com/xnablog/

Cheers,
Joran

There were also some typos in the book that resulted in compile errors (chapter 3 or 4 somewhere).

I have been programming for 8 years, have read many programming books and know that it is essential to produce material that will enlighten someone in a considerable way. Next time you recommend a book to someone make sure you have facts to back up the recommendation.

By the way, you don’t need to read a C# book just because you haven’t done C# before. If you are smart enough to program and already know a C-style language then you can skip the intro books as they are written for the audience of someone who hasn’t programmed before. A good C# book for the experienced programmer is “Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform, Fourth Edition”. It explains things very well and covers many topics thoroughly.

“I have been programming for 8 years, have read many programming books… Next time you recommend a book to someone make sure you have facts to back up the recommendation.”

Please note the smilies. I’m not upset. (c:

For me, the key word in your statement is ’someone’. That’s vague. You’ve been programming for eight years and read many books on the subject, so what are you doing here at XnaTutorial.com? (c:

When reviewing a book or a movie, you have to pick an audience to review for. On Swedish national TV a few years ago, there was an artsy-type woman who reviewed ‘The Matrix’, and didn’t like the movie. During the course of the review, it became clear that she had not even understood the plot. She had the impression that the Matrix was the real world, and that the characters logged into some apocalytic game-world. (c: Talk about embarrasing yourself on national TV. (c:

My point is, if you like science fiction, review science fiction movies, not sobby chick flicks. (c:

If you follow XnaTutorial.com, buy a beginners book, not Nitschkes book.

If you have been programming for eight years, write a book for us beginners, don’t follow the advice of someone who has been programming for a year in his limited spare time (me). (c:

As a side note, the time stamp of the post is five months ago. As the comments say, I’ve been waiting for Hall’s book to arrive here in Thailand, and now it has. I have to say that I change my mind. Hall’s book is probably the best one _for my intended audience_.

Cheers,
Joran

if someone made a full supported dts importer that works in xna without the need for Torque, this multimedia designer (that’s me) could fully take the reigns. until then, i guess i’ll settle for codeplex XNA animation library with kw direct x exporter…

Its a very very good book!!!!

I am a C# programmer (Desktop Applications for Embedded Systems) and been doing programs for electronics and automotive companies… Which means I am totally new to game development…

I’m currently on chapter 4 and everything is well explained… I was able to absorb all the info from the first page up to the page I am currently reading… I saw some books about XNA, and they are nothing compared to Chad Carter’s book… One instance, I saw some book which implements collision algorithm using lots of math, but Chad used the Rectangle class’ Intersects method! With this, I am convinced that Chad’s book will be able to achieve objective using simpler process!

I believe this book was written in a way where he puts his self in a beginner’s perspective… EVERYTHING IS WELL EXPLAINED! THATS A HUGE PLUS!!!!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by a C# programmer who is totally new to game development…