Re: Starting from scratch with .Net Framework -- Where to begin?
- From: "Scott M." <s-mar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:59:17 -0400
Here are a couple of tips:
Make sure IIS is installed and running when you in stall VS 2005. With XP
Pro., IIS is an optional Windows Component to add, but it is typically not
installed by default. You'll need your WinXP CD to install it if it is not
already installed.
Second, you definitely want to bump up your ram 256MB will make things very
slow going. The rule on RAM is more = better!
As for learning how to work with .NET, understand that there is the
Framework and then there is the language that you wish to interact with the
Framework in. Also, whicever language you use isn't really that important,
since they all perform more or less equally and have similar performance.
But, all the languages are Object Oriented. So, here's my suggestions:
Start out by learning OO concepts (if you don't already have a grasp of
this). You won't get too far without an understanding of OO.
Next, dive into the Framework and learn what it is comprised of and what
those pieces do (the Common Language Runtime [CLR], the Garbage Collector
[GC], the various compilers, the Base Classs Libary, etc.).
Finally, pick the language you want to work with and begin to learn the
sytax and behavior of that language.
It's tough to find one book that covers all this material well, more likely,
you'll need several resources. For a good begininng to all of this, I'd
recommend:
"Programming Visual Basic" by Microsoft Press
ASP.net
msdn.microsoft.com
Good luck!
-Scott M.
"Alex" <samalex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1181666699.106038.122160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hey Guys,
I'm about to take a job where I'll be doing .net programming, however
my forte to date has been more along the lines of web programming with
ColdFusion, PHP, etc. The last time I did application programming was
back in the MS-DOS days with C++, Pascal, and Basic. The company will
be giving me training, but being I probably won't start for a few
weeks, I want to start getting familiar with the platform and
hopefully learn as much as possible until I actually get on the job.
First off, hardware. My Windows box at home is P4-2.8 Ghz (not dual
core) with 256 Megs/Ram. I'm bumping this up to 1.5-2Gigs of RAM, and
hopefully this will be suffice for Visual Studio 2005. Speaking of
hardware, I'm going to school at nights working on my BS, and the
college bookstore has VS2005 Pro for $99... can't beat that :) Oh,
and my PC runs Windows XP Pro.
So, after I have the hardware and software, can anyone give me some
pointers on books or web resources? I know I'll need to focus on
Visual Basic, C#, and ASP.Net, and I'd like books or resources showing
from basic 'hello world' apps to database integration with MS SQL
2005. I'm investigating 180-day eval copies of Windows Server 2003
and MS SQL 2005 to test with MS SQL as well.
Thanks for any pointers. I believe my programming skills are strong,
so it's mainly learning the .Net framework and how to create the
processes I've used for years in that environment. Any help or
suggestions along those lines would greatly be unappreciative.
Thanks again --
Alex
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