DevelopmentFilter: C# lessons
August 10, 2006 10:10 AM Subscribe
DevelopmentFilter: What's a good (free) site that offers C# programming lessons/courses. There are plenty of sites that offer tutorials, but I want something with structure that will guide me step-by-step from a novice to a skilled C# programmer.
I've had some programming experience in the past with java and c++ but I need to go back over the basics since I havent coded in a while.
I've had some programming experience in the past with java and c++ but I need to go back over the basics since I havent coded in a while.
if you want to be any kind of skilled programmer you should learn a couple languages and become familiar with the overarching concepts and fundamentals of computer science. C# is a good one, but realize that you're playing in a microsoft branded sandbox, and it [as a language] has been engineered with certain ideals in mind, that differ from those ideals other languages were developed with. thus giving it different strengths and weaknesses.
and your search for the 21-days to skilled programmer site is looking for the holy grail, it doesn't exist. maybe it's just my style, but i say learn by doing: pick a goal you think you can achieve, heck aim high, pick a goal you might be able to achieve, and code it up! when you get stuck, look up how to accomplish a specific task and you get Experience++, when you get enough points you'll be a skilled programmer.
btw, as long as you're "back" to programming, why not learn some good habits (cult ad:) learn perl, it's got the best documentation most extensive and well organized module library and a very helpful and knowledgeable, global community, teeming with jobs and generally out to do something interesting and fun. All this and it comes with a free Wall named Larry.
did i just answer the wrong question?
posted by qbxk at 8:47 AM on August 11, 2006
and your search for the 21-days to skilled programmer site is looking for the holy grail, it doesn't exist. maybe it's just my style, but i say learn by doing: pick a goal you think you can achieve, heck aim high, pick a goal you might be able to achieve, and code it up! when you get stuck, look up how to accomplish a specific task and you get Experience++, when you get enough points you'll be a skilled programmer.
btw, as long as you're "back" to programming, why not learn some good habits (cult ad:) learn perl, it's got the best documentation most extensive and well organized module library and a very helpful and knowledgeable, global community, teeming with jobs and generally out to do something interesting and fun. All this and it comes with a free Wall named Larry.
did i just answer the wrong question?
posted by qbxk at 8:47 AM on August 11, 2006
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posted by beowulf573 at 2:09 PM on August 10, 2006