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286c8cb04bda · 2015-04-23 · Original thread
I recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/-/dp/0321877586

It focuses on the language, not any specific implementation. The examples all use the command-line compiler, not Visual Studio. So you would be able to use the Mono Development Kit.

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