Are there any good books that you lot can suggest? I've done a fair amount in VBA but want to use something proper.
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Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Professional C# 4.0 and .NET 4 (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)Originally posted by BoredBloke View PostAre there any good books that you lot can suggest? I've done a fair amount in VBA but want to use something proper. -
I used this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Vi...2129979&sr=8-1
and a tulip load of google.
I prefer my learning to be task orientated so last year I set myself a nice big project to do in c# and got started.Coffee's for closersComment
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How's it going?Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostI set myself a nice big project to do in c# and got started.Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.Comment
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Hello WorldOriginally posted by Scrag Meister View Postmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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1337 skillz right there.Originally posted by eek View PostHello World
Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.Comment
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partners on board and possible commercial release in 6 monthsOriginally posted by Scrag Meister View Post
Whether it makes any money or not is a completely different matter altogether but it does address what I think is a gap in the marketCoffee's for closersComment
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Was also interested in whether you saw that approach as working for you in learning C#?Originally posted by Spacecadet View Postpartners on board and possible commercial release in 6 months
Whether it makes any money or not is a completely different matter altogether but it does address what I think is a gap in the market
You now a c# guru?Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.Comment
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I did C++ for 15 years, and then got a C# contract. I'd recommend that approach.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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It worked for me as being a personal project I could spend longer researching how to do stuff rather than just blindly copy and pasting from stack overflow and the like.Originally posted by Scrag Meister View PostWas also interested in whether you saw that approach as working for you in learning C#?
You now a c# guru?
The only bad side is that I've limited what I've had to learn; I wasn't interested in building a front end, so I've still no/very little forms experienceCoffee's for closersComment
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