MSDN Launches Beginner Programmers Site
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Friday, March 2, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
If you're like me, you probably couldn't code your way out of a paper bag, and the extent of your programming abilities are getting a computer to display "Hello World!" in a terminal window. Finding out what to learn, where to go for help, what books to read etc. makes the prospect of self-teaching something as complex as computer programming pretty daunting. Well, MSDN has recently launched a site with the novice coder in mind.
The Beginner Development Learning Center site has tracks for learners interested in either web of windows application coding, and provides three tiers of learning for each track to cater to beginners of various experience. If you have zero coding knowledge, they start you off at the bottom and lead you through the basics.
The site has a "for kids" tone to it, but if you're just starting out with coding, it's probably just as well. You can also download free versions of Visual Studio to do the hands-on exercises.
Zoomba
Reply #4 Friday, March 2, 2007 5:36 PM
Reply #4 Friday, March 2, 2007 5:36 PM
I just got the C# stuff downloaded and installed to my Vista laptop. Hopefully I'll get to poke around the site and the tutorials this weekend 
PoSmedley
Reply #5 Friday, March 2, 2007 8:22 PM
Reply #5 Friday, March 2, 2007 8:22 PM
Two questions...
Will this be worth it if I am still only running XP?
and second
Which download should I go with? Website or Windows development? I don't know anything about either and I'm not sure what would be a better fit for me.
Will this be worth it if I am still only running XP?
and second
Which download should I go with? Website or Windows development? I don't know anything about either and I'm not sure what would be a better fit for me.
Zoomba
Reply #6 Friday, March 2, 2007 8:49 PM
Reply #6 Friday, March 2, 2007 8:49 PM
ALl the stuff works fine for XP, in fact if you want to run it under Vista, you'll need to grab extra patches.
As to app or web... I'd suggest app just because you don't have to run any servers on your PC for it.
As to app or web... I'd suggest app just because you don't have to run any servers on your PC for it.
ama02
Reply #8 Friday, March 2, 2007 11:54 PM
Reply #8 Friday, March 2, 2007 11:54 PM
Thanks for the link Zoomba I'm looking forward to giving this a try!
I'm looking forward to giving this a try! 
SpotZ
Reply #11 Monday, March 5, 2007 8:43 AM
Reply #11 Monday, March 5, 2007 8:43 AM
Don't worry about the server stuff. The Visual Web Developer Express comes with its own server built in.
Zoomba
Reply #12 Monday, March 5, 2007 9:13 AM
Someday DS, I'm sure you might even be able to turn it into a career!
Reply #12 Monday, March 5, 2007 9:13 AM
Sweet! I've always wanted to learn how to code!
Someday DS, I'm sure you might even be able to turn it into a career!
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Reply #1 Friday, March 2, 2007 3:30 PM