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After having 7 years of Network related career, I am going to make big change in the path.
Basically I need to enter to the field of software engineering but I am clue less which path to choose.
I am recruited by a newly formed company and intended duty is setting up network and its service, Email etc. As the company progress is very slow in nature I have lot of free time and resources available.
I would like to obtain MCSD or similar thing but it must help me to develop a software program which will need by this company in the future.
I can imagine few programming paths like C++, VB, Visual C++, Visual C#, PHP, etc. I have some knowledge in object oriented programming. Positive of mine is I think I am good at self studying.
Can you advice on this? Should I learn all of this from the beginning? Can I just start from the middle?
(I should say that the Microsoft Press book for 70-300,310,316 and 320 can’t help me to build even a program like “hello worldâ€)
(My networking background is MCSE, CCNP, CCDP and CCIE RS –written. I know this won’t help me at all but it will help me to analyze things easily)
Thanks
Major career change
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Posted 10 August 2006 - 08:50 AM
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Microsoft Press Books kind of stink. I'd learn Visual C# if I were you. It is easy to pick up, is OO and there are tons of tutorials on the web. You could learn the entire language from the web. I wouldn't start in the middle.
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Posted 10 August 2006 - 07:44 PM
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Thanks, I am still in the dark in some areas.
Lerning C# : It is possible to learn very basic and fundamental concepy by learning C# ? or should I cover those fundamentl by learning C++ or similar "old" language? I was under impression that the latest programming like C# "hide" the fundamental by doing fundamentl coding programme itself.
anothe aspect.
say, I need to write small programme to add two numbers. If I write it by VB "drag and drop" instead of coding >> "" ; ' # <gffdggf> in C++ , Am I missing fundamental ?
Lerning C# : It is possible to learn very basic and fundamental concepy by learning C# ? or should I cover those fundamentl by learning C++ or similar "old" language? I was under impression that the latest programming like C# "hide" the fundamental by doing fundamentl coding programme itself.
anothe aspect.
say, I need to write small programme to add two numbers. If I write it by VB "drag and drop" instead of coding >> "" ; ' # <gffdggf> in C++ , Am I missing fundamental ?
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Posted 11 August 2006 - 05:41 AM
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To answer your questions.
Yes, if you learn C# you will learn the fundamentals. Since C# is very similar to C++. I don't notice much difference in C# at all besides of syntax (-> = . in C#).
I'm fairly certain you can't drag and drop calculations in VB. So, in VB you would still have to do calculations. If you use Visual Studio C# you can also drag and drop but the VS doesn't do calcuations for you.
Does this make sense?
Yes, if you learn C# you will learn the fundamentals. Since C# is very similar to C++. I don't notice much difference in C# at all besides of syntax (-> = . in C#).
I'm fairly certain you can't drag and drop calculations in VB. So, in VB you would still have to do calculations. If you use Visual Studio C# you can also drag and drop but the VS doesn't do calcuations for you.
Does this make sense?
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Posted 11 August 2006 - 09:28 AM
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I have learned almost all of my coding skills using C#.
I took an intro to prog class on Delphi...... useless...
One semester of C++ which basically got me into 'thinking' like a programmer thinks.
Other than that everything I know is thanks to C#
I took an intro to prog class on Delphi...... useless...
One semester of C++ which basically got me into 'thinking' like a programmer thinks.
Other than that everything I know is thanks to C#
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Posted 11 August 2006 - 09:30 AM
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I've been through several classes and I can tell you for a fact that learning C# will be just as good as learning C or C++.
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Posted 11 August 2006 - 07:44 PM
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Thanks to all of you. I highly appriciate your advices..
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Posted 13 August 2006 - 09:42 AM
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One other comment: MSCD isn't likely to help you much. Get the information you need to write your program. If it will involve databases- learn about databases, etc. You already have the job, so just worry about making the product.
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Posted 13 August 2006 - 07:35 PM
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Yes .. its the right code..
Many thanks..
Many thanks..
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 09:56 AM
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I hope everything works out for you, and you're pretty smart, so I'm sure it will.
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Posted 17 August 2006 - 07:31 PM
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Oh thanks, I am learning some VC#, MySQL and PHP. feel real progerss and its interesing. I think I have made good choice to become a developer. it is so interesting..
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Posted 18 August 2006 - 12:14 AM
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Hi, this is lakshmaiah studying Master in computer Applications, I'm very happy by seing this site and I want to participater in our discussions. Please help me in getting good career path.
