How to start .NET?

Question

I am totally new to .NET though I have 10 yrs of experience in VB 6.0. Where to start to learn .NET?

Vulpes · Answer

The first thing you need to decide is which language to learn : C# or VB.NET. If you have ten years experience in VB6 but no experience in C/C++ then you will certainly be more comfortable syntax wise with VB.NET even though it's really a very different language from its predecessor. However if you do have some C++ experience and don't need to get up to speed very quickly I'd consider C# instead. This language was designed from the ground up for .NET and so doesn't have any of the legacy baggage which VB.NET inevitably has.

Vulpes · Answer

I've always been an admirer of Herb Schildt's books on the C-family languages and from the point of view of simply learning the language (as opposed to the various .NET technologies) I don't think you can go far wrong with this one: http://www.amazon.com/C-4-0-The-Complete-Reference/dp/007174116X As the title indicates this covers C# 4.0 and we are now up to C# 5.0 but only a couple of new features were added between the two version and so you can easily learn those later.

Sameer Navare · Answer

Hi Thanks a lot for your advice. I think I will go for C# even though it will take little more effort than for VB.NET. Could you please suggest me the best resource on net to start the study. Most of the resources I have seen are not for total biginner like me they presume some basic knowledge about the technology. Regards Sameer

Jignesh Trivedi · Answer

yes agree with vulpes. Mean while you have to select technology also either you go with web technology or winform WPF MVC....etc.