Learning C#

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Nov 22nd, 2003, 09:06 PM
da_silvy

Learning C#

I finally have .NET!

I was thinking of continuing VB but i'd also like to take up C#

I've done some c++, but the C# stuff i've seen looks good

I was wondering if C# is preferable to c++ and I was also looking for some good resources, covering most of the aspects of C#

-- or even some good books!, thanks :)
Nov 22nd, 2003, 09:20 PM
Kasracer

1. Wrong forum

2. What do you mean when you say "is C# preferable to C++?"? If I wanted to use the .NET framework, I'd use C# since managed C++ sucks and is kind of worthless but C++ for pretty much everything else.
Nov 22nd, 2003, 11:15 PM
nemaroller

Re: Learning C#

Quote:

Originally posted by da_silvy
I finally have .NET!

I was thinking of continuing VB but i'd also like to take up C#

I've done some c++, but the C# stuff i've seen looks good

I was wondering if C# is preferable to c++ and I was also looking for some good resources, covering most of the aspects of C#

-- or even some good books!, thanks :)

Regardless of your path, congratulations on the crossover.
Nov 22nd, 2003, 11:46 PM
hellswraith

Re: Learning C#

Quote:

Originally posted by da_silvy
I finally have .NET!

I was thinking of continuing VB but i'd also like to take up C#

I've done some c++, but the C# stuff i've seen looks good

I was wondering if C# is preferable to c++ and I was also looking for some good resources, covering most of the aspects of C#

-- or even some good books!, thanks :)

Welcome to .Net.

If you are doing .Net dev, then knowing both VB.Net and C# will benefit you greatly. Since you have already done both VB and C++ work, you shouldn't have a problem learning both. After all, it is just syntax for the most part. Both languages are comparible to what they do. I think there is only a 5% difference between them. That 5% is basically things like C# supporting operator overloading, able to write unmanaged code, xml comments....etc.

With any language you pick, the more important thing to learn is the .nt framework itself and what you can do with it. Once you understand it, then it won't matter what language you pick because it will just be a syntax thing.

Good luck....and for the record, I like C# better than vb.net....and that is coming from a vb6 past user. I have tried C++ and Java, but C# just seems to combine everything I want in a language (that isn't saying it does everything).