Darryl Collins
Darryl.Collins at coles.com.au
Sun Oct 19 19:36:42 CDT 2008
Hi Andy, I would also suggest going with C#. Seems to be the way the world is moving... Cheers Darryl -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: Saturday, 18 October 2008 9:32 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] How to start .Netting Terrific stuff, thanks Gustav. Andy -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: 17 October 2008 23:22 To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [AccessD] How to start .Netting Hi Andy Look up the thread "Old Dog - New Tricks" from January, indeed the postings from Shamil and indeed these links: http://www.asp.net/get-started/ http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStartv20/aspnet/Default.aspx http://www.asp.net/learn/ http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/ The last may be the most important. This will learn you to stay off the low level stuff with SqlCommand etc. which in my opinion is waste of time. This site alone will keep you busy for a long time. I have never bought a book - there is so much free material to learn from including videos. Just start with the official site: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/vstudio/2008/default.mspx the amount of material is overwhelming. When I started with .Net I had the same considerations about VB or C# - picked C# as a challenge and I haven't looked back. In the beginning it's a mess but after a while you "picturise" the code and now I really like it. The Express versions are limited but in no way crippled. However, if you subscribe to the Microsoft Action Pack, the Standard version is either included or available after passing a tiny "test" (can't recall right now). Much bad can be said about MS and indeed the direction Access has taken for developers, but VS is really a star. It is wonderful to work with because you feel every feature is made with the developer in mind. It really shines with .Net 3.5 and the latest service pack where IntelliSense has reached a new level which gently catches most errors while you type without stopping you. As Charlotte mentions, a big challenge is to decide how to do things because quite often no single "right" method exists. But, as with everything else, you will learn and find your favourites. /gustav >>> andy at minstersystems.co.uk 17-10-2008 16:34 >>> Ok I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This has no doubt been answered before on the list but I wonder if a consensus has been arived at. The question is, coming from Access how do I start learning .Net? Which are the best books, or other resources? I don't even know the questions to ask really. Am I talking about VB.Net? I guess so. Will I need to also learn ASP.Net, ADO.Net, xyz.Net, ramalamadingdong.Net or is VB.Net all I need? Anyone got a learning plan for me? How long is this going to take me (to be able to turn out a decent app)? What software do I need to buy (or will the free Express version get me going?) So many questions, so little brain. -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com This email and any attachments may contain privileged and confidential information and are intended for the named addressee only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete this e-mail immediately. Any confidentiality, privilege or copyright is not waived or lost because this e-mail has been sent to you in error. It is your responsibility to check this e-mail and any attachments for viruses. No warranty is made that this material is free from computer virus or any other defect or error. Any loss/damage incurred by using this material is not the sender's responsibility. The sender's entire liability will be limited to resupplying the material.