C# 2008 help.

Project X said:
The windows command line works but thanks... Is that way exactly like the windows command way? or is that easier cause if it is id rather do the harder one.
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This is the best way while debugging. You don't have to go to the commandline - you just hit F5, and it automatically sets it up and inputs the arguments for you.:cool:
 
Raithlin said:
This is the best way while debugging. You don't have to go to the commandline - you just hit F5, and it automatically sets it up and inputs the arguments for you.:cool:
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ok new way it is... OK im asking all you c# programmers to please help me every time i get stuck ill post my questions here.
 
OK wait is it a "smart" thing for me to start this from the beginning? Iv done Delphi (Matric) so i kinder understand something ,i think or shouldn't i ever skip anything when learning a new language?
 
Raithlin said:
What manual, oober? ;) MSDN is mostly harmless.

Google is your best friend.
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I dunno I find that MSDN has lots of examples if you just look for them.
I just did a quick search and found several command line samples and code.
 
Project X said:
OK wait is it a "smart" thing for me to start this from the beginning? Iv done Delphi (Matric) so i kinder understand something ,i think or shouldn't i ever skip anything when learning a new language?
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Whenever I start reading a book on a language I start at the beginning and skim over the stuff I know. If you find that you are not skimming then you know you don't know it and should rather read it properly.
 
Delphi (assuming you know the concepts well enough) is a good springboard to C#. Keep on going. There are plenty of good tutorials and knowledge resources on the net too.
 
/bit of a derail

I kinda find the MSDN to be very useful, especially with API references. I've even found some very good samples, especially on DTDs, that I keep on referring back to.

/back on the C# topic

I think the samples you started with are pretty much what every course in C# would start you off with. I remember at 'varsity they introduced the students to VS.NET by letting them write console apps. It's simple enough without having to delve into object orientation just yet...

Keep it up though - .NET is a powerful platform and C# is (IMHO) the best supported language. Soon you'll even start thinking in C# and will be able to solve just about any problem anyone is willing to throw at you... :p
 
do you guys think ill be able to work as a free lancer in no time?
 
:D Whoa there. Depends on your previous experience. I'd take a few months, then revisit this question. There's a hell of a lot to learn about the libraries within the .Net framework, and to be a decent freelancer you'll have to know how to use a lot of it, IMO.
 
There thing is im going to Uni now I was thinking of doing freelance work or get a job at a software company (even for sh1ty pay) just to see what happens and to gain experience.
 
If you get a job, it'll probably be a full-time position - makes it difficult to study. Freelancing might be the better answer, if you have contacts and/or can get work in.
 
Raithlin said:
If you get a job, it'll probably be a full-time position - makes it difficult to study. Freelancing might be the better answer, if you have contacts and/or can get work in.
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So they wouldnt let me go there during the holyz just to check it out?
 
Look, you might be able to find a place that will allow this, perhaps on a contract basis. However, your lack of experience might count against you. Most contractors I know are senior developers and above.
 
Judging by the company I currently work for, Software Development companies might not want a contractor to be on board for just a month or two, because you actually just "waste time" (for a lack of better words). Put it this way - if you work as a contractor on a big project with little to no experience for only 2 months, you'll probably be spending those 2 months just understanding the scope of the project, coding standards enforced by the dev-team and the requirements set out for the project. You'll then leave the project without any valuable contribution.

I'd rather recommend you start brushing up on some .NET experience in your time by doing some projects at home and working through as many tutorials as you can. Get yourself to a point where you can apply code to logic and be fluent in C# - i.e. don't need to hunt for samples on how to create classes, structs, enums, loops, switches, etc. Also read up on some programming "theory", like polymorphism, design patterns, etc. and make sure you understand what someone talks about when they throw about technical jargon.

Only after you've gone through the above will you be ready to step into the spotlight as a freelance developer. But again, this is all just my experience.
 
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