learn C#

just start a project from a scratch and you will learn many things that will be realy help full

I mainly want to learn C# to use XNA for it’s ease of using 2d graphics in what I would need much more work in C++ in. Microsoft has some great online tutorials and I’m already writing my 2nd program, a tile based rpg. In just 2 days I’m reading from text files and rendering a tile map to a screen :D . It’s very similar to Cplusplus, I guess, but at the same time, so different. I’m one of those hardcore optimizing C/Cplusplus users, and I’m still trying to learn the best way to do everything in C# (and I miss my pointers!)

I’ve dabbled long enough – now I need to get up to speed. The lamguage looks worth learning properly.

I bought several books like the Learn C in 21 days. Need to stick to reading and coding a little each day.

It’s not bad but it is hard to follow some times even though they try to make it easier with diagrams and pictures and interesting exercises.

to prepare for the project (which is now in the “needs to be coded but isn’t” stage) I worked through the book Dot Net Book Zero, a guide to C# for basic to intermediate C/C++ programmers. I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of the language now.

How I did it: I have written two projects recently using VS 2008, C# & .NET 3.5. Although I’m preety Microsoft-fobic, I must painfully admit that both language and .NET framework are better designed than Java equivalents. So, Bill Gates rulz, unfortunately, and I’m afraid that in the future we’ll see even more projects depending on Microsoft OSes

A link to this goal said “Learn C+”, but the goal is “Learn C#”. Also, the main “How I did it” story talks about C+. Maybe someone changed a “+” to a ”#” not knowing that C+ and C# are different languages.

http://www.charlespetzold.com/dotnet/index.html
What the C or C++ Programmer Needs to Know About C# and the .NET Framework
by Charles Petzold

A 267-page 1.2 megabyte PDF. I have no idea what PDF product he used but it’s friggin’ amazing to be able to do that.

I also ordered Petzold’s book Programming Microsoft Windows With C#.

I’ve been at this for about a week, and I’ve made a lot of progress. The C I knew (taught myself) was a bad habit, and now I’m taking the time to correct my assumptions and habits, make more notes in programs, and keep more to ASCII. Hopefully I have this down soon enough to write useful programs and move on to C++, among other languages I’d like to learn.

Also, it’s safe to say this is going to make college waaay more bearable, so I’m all for it. Hopefully I don’t lose steam around the more difficult stuff.

(Ugly picture from www.stleonettes.co.za; laziness dictates no editing)