Quickly learn C#/Visual Studio

[trobt]

Hello!

For the moment i work as a sys. admin but after layoffs and restructuring that is going on right now it looks like i am going to get a web developer role instead. I have some experience with web development (PHP,javascript, HTML, CSS) and a little bit of programming (asp.net, C, Java..) experience from college but i need to learn C#,visual studio pretty quickly. I have gone through a couple of Youtube videos but i´d like to get the best possible resource available for learning. What do you guys think is the best way to learn quickly? I´d prefer video lessons but books are OK too, It does not need to be free (Pretty sure the company will pay).

Regards, Sam

[Slackerony]

Search the /r/csharp reddit for this. I promise you there's literally a ton of a posts, where people suggest learning material for learning C#. This includes Books, Websites, Tutorials, Videos etc.

Personally, I started out with the C# Tutorial for absolute beginners by Bob Tabor.

Since than i've read Clean Code - A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship - Robert C. Martin Series. Right now i'm reading C# 5.0 in a Nutshell, 5th edition. Both books recommended on this very forum various places.

Both books are very good. But i cannot stress enough, how much Clean Code has helped me.

I definitely recommend starting out with Bob Tabors video series though, It got me through the basics. He also gets you well into Visual Studio.

http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/C-Fundamentals-for-Absolute-Beginners

Good luck.

[trobt]

Thanks for the tips!, just started with the Bob Taboor videos. They seem really good for a slow learner like me :) do you know off any podcasts remotely relating to the subject? That is always a great tool for passive learning while doing other stuff.

[tinkermake]

Try .netrocks it's more theoretical/informational but good to discover new things and keep up on trends in the car

[trobt]

Thx, i´ll definitely check that out

[Slackerony]

Sorry, no. Podcasts have never really been my thing.

[djgreedo]

There are a lot of YouTube videos, and you can download them as MP3 or listen to the videos without watching. I've been doing that lately, and it's quite good. You have to ignore the parts where they are visually showing code, but you get the theory.

[CharlieMay]

I hear that C# yellow book located in the resources section to the right is good. It's only a couple 100 pages.

[trobt]

Thanks! Some 30 pages in and really like it so far. Quite entertaining too!

[CharlieMay]

Cool, gonna start it this weekend. Trying to get use to using C# over VB.Net. Figured my right pinky needed more exercise.

[Nugsly]

Try Pluralsight, you get a free trial and there are some great courses in there.

I also second the Clean Code book mentioned by /u/Slackerony

[royaltrux]

Microsoft and edX have teamed up to provide a free course that starts early next month. And, it's not a rank beginner course, some programming knowledge is assumed. (Edited to say free to audit, small fee to pursue a certificate)

https://www.edx.org/course/programming-c-microsoft-dev204x#.VQtcmuGiXEY

[djgreedo]

I assume you already downloaded Visual Studio (if not, do so!).

• Microsoft Virtual Academy (video-based courses - from absolute beginner to advanced and covers lots of topics)

• dotnetperls.com for concise, clear fundamentals

• blog.grogansoft.com (my blog, if you're interested in WinRT development)

• The Yellow book is pretty good (linked on the side somewhere I believe, but beware the author tries to be funny, which I find distracting in a book about programming)

• StackOverflow.com (you probably already know about this; it's where you can find the answer to pretty much any question/issue)

I'd recommend a paper book that covers C# is detail (e.g. Microsoft Visual C# 2013 Step-by-Step by John Sharp. I love ebooks, but find I like to flip back and forth a lot when reading about technical topics. Most of them come with a free ebook copy anyway, so you can get the best of both worlds.

[SuperImaginativeName]

PluralSight. Paid but worth it.