Well, I've finally done it!!!

[TGAOTU]

OK, I've finally joined the .NET brigade, out with VS 6.0 and as we speak, in with VS 8.0

So, time to port all my goodies. In a way a useful exercise intellectually as well as financially... All my existing customers will have to upgrade to the new all singing all dancing .NET versions...

Kerrrrchiiiing!

All aboooaaaaarrrrd the .NET Gravy Train...

BTW, merry xmas ya bastards!

[DaveB]

Ok, I'm not a programmer/developer. I've done a bit of mucking about with code and such ( mostly C++ ) but nothing I ever got paid for, or was meant to get paid for

How do I hitch a ride on the gravy train that is obviously .NET?

I'm not looking to get straight into contracts with it but pointers on picking up the relevent skills would be nice

TBH I'm looking for a plan B to fall back on if the Security / Audit / Risk Management route doesnt work out.

[DimPrawn]

Please don't tell me you are using VB.NET......

C# is the future of .NET

[DimPrawn]

How do I hitch a ride on the gravy train that is obviously .NET?

Ask Milan.

Toot-toot!

[TGAOTU]

Please don't tell me you are using VB.NET......

C# is the future of .NET

Beginners
All purpose
Symbolic
Instruction
Code

I should feckin' cocoa!!!

Nope, C++ at the moment, will have a look at C#, see if there are any advantages with regards to my usual development projects.

Any pointers?
(and no, I didn't mean that as a joke)

[zathras]

Ok, I'm not a programmer/developer. I've done a bit of mucking about with code and such ( mostly C++ ) but nothing I ever got paid for, or was meant to get paid for

How do I hitch a ride on the gravy train that is obviously .NET?

I'm not looking to get straight into contracts with it but pointers on picking up the relevent skills would be nice

TBH I'm looking for a plan B to fall back on if the Security / Audit / Risk Management route doesnt work out.

Download the Express Editions - they are free for at least the next year.

[TGAOTU]

Download the Express Editions - they are free for at least the next year.

or grab the torrent for the pro edition... Like someone I know did, not me of course, it was a <ahem> friend...

[DaveB]

Download the Express Editions - they are free for at least the next year.

Dowloading as we speak... err, type. Any suggestions on a good idiots guide to .NET to get me started, useful websites etc that are worth looking at?

Look out gravy, here I come!

[DimPrawn]

Beginners
All purpose
Symbolic
Instruction
Code

I should feckin' cocoa!!!

Nope, C++ at the moment, will have a look at C#, see if there are any advantages with regards to my usual development projects.

Any pointers?
(and no, I didn't mean that as a joke)

have a look at C# 2.0 (current version)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/default.aspx

and C# 3.0

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/future/default.aspx

Some super features to come. DLing, XLing, LINQ

[ratewhore]

TBH I'm looking for a plan B to fall back on if the Security / Audit / Risk Management route doesnt work out.

Don't think you need to worry on that score. Security will be bouyant for a long time yet...