M4tt_Envoy
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Can anyone recommend any good sites or books for .Net development?
VB.Net & ASP.Net
Cheers
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James
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Learning from scratch?
Any previous programming experience?
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M4tt_Envoy
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ive had some limited experience with ASP 3, but am really wanting to learning the basics of .Net
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James
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Ok, unless for some specific reason you want to learn VB.Net, I would recommend learning C#.Net instead. It's MUCH more widely used in industry.
The Microsoft Step by Step guides are a good introduction, I would recommend getting the one that introduces you to OO Programming as you will need a good grasp of that.
This book is a very good introduction to the overall ASP/C#/VB Setup but it doesn't cover many programming techniques so I wouldnt recommend it on its own:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Your-ASP-NET-Site-Using/dp/0975240285/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1201125456&sr=8-10
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M4tt_Envoy
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I've downloaded Visual Basic 2008 Express from Microsoft, any one recommend anything else that may be good?
Any good reference forums where i can ask and search for help?
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James
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The Asp.Net forums are awesome.
http://www.asp.net
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M4tt_Envoy
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Ok, unless for some specific reason you want to learn VB.Net, I would recommend learning C#.Net instead. It's MUCH more widely used in industry.
The Microsoft Step by Step guides are a good introduction, I would recommend getting the one that introduces you to OO Programming as you will need a good grasp of that.
This book is a very good introduction to the overall ASP/C#/VB Setup but it doesn't cover many programming techniques so I wouldnt recommend it on its own:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Your-ASP-NET-Site-Using/dp/0975240285/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1201125456&sr=8-10
Thanks Mate, how long does it take to pick up the basics of .NET and start building decent Web and Desktop based applications?
I'll be doing it mostly in my own time, evenings and weekends etc
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James
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Following that book through won't take you very long if you get into it, it's very easy and by the end of it you will have built a decent site with a lot of common basic features found on web apps.
As I said before that book doesn't cover much of the C#/VB side, you write little snippets of code but it doesn't really explain OO programming or any advanced techniques that would typically be used in industry, you would need an accompanying book for this.
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M4tt_Envoy
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I have a £75 voucher for WH Smiths, any topics i should be looking into? obviously .NET but should i get a books which explains some of the background of programming?
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James
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Dunno what this is like
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Programming-Basic-NET-Pro-Step-Developer/dp/0735619344/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1201125918&sr=8-10
Thats 2003 though, probably covers .Net 1.1, you wanna be learning .Net 2.0
Or this one for just covering the VB side:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Visual-Basic-2005-Step/dp/0735621314/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1201125918&sr=8-4
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James
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Does the voucher work online? Smiths is usually shit for geek books, you might be lucky though.
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M4tt_Envoy
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Does the voucher work online? Smiths is usually shit for geek books, you might be lucky though.
I must admit, the only had about a shelf of techy books last time i was in there.
Cheers for your help mate 
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James
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Do some of you own research on books as its a fair chunk of money to spend if it's gunna be crap.
Drop me a u2u if you have any questions as I do this for a living 
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Ok, unless for some specific reason you want to learn VB.Net, I would recommend learning C#.Net instead. It's MUCH more widely used in industry.
True but Vb is easier to pick up and grasp the concepts of the enviroment.
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