Re: New to .Net

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From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] (skeet_at_pobox.com)
Date: 05/29/04 

Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 18:51:31 +0100

Paul Ilacqua <Pilacqu2@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
> I have an Dell Axim with Windows Mobile 2003. I also have VB net and am
> experienced at VB 6 & SQL Server. How can I write a quick program to get to
> my SQL Server and then I can expand on the concept. Documentation is very
> little in writing a quickie and getting it onto the hand held. Please help
> if you can.

I would seriously suggest writing a desktop app to start with, to get
up to speed with .NET. Even your desktop app shouldn't start off going
to the database:

1) Write some simple console applications which just do looping,
printing out numbers etc, to get used to any VB.NET syntax and concept
changes.

2) Write some simple console apps which get data from a database using
ADO.NET.

3) Write some simple GUI apps which don't involve databases.

4) Write a more complicated GUI app which *does* involve databases.

5) Write a simple GUI app on the compact framework which is basically
just "hello world"

6) Build that up so that it fetches some data from a database in a
*very* simple way (no GUI interaction beyond "press a button to do a
query")

7) Include user interaction (data binding etc)

In my experience you'll get a lot less frustrated by breaking it up
like this than trying to go straight for what may *seem* to be a
relatively simple app but which actually has a whole bunch of new
concepts in. 

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