visual studio .net general: What advice would you have for someone that has never used
Visual Studio? Are there any training programs that you
could suggest? Cost? Availability? Have a decent job
situation that has come up not far from where I live, but
I would have to learn Visual Studio...and I don't know it

I don't think there are any very well done learning materials myself
as I scoured any and all opportunities. An exception being that I did
get something useful from LearnVisualStudio.NET [1] and there are
fairly decent articles on websites here and there. I've only seen one
book and for me it was not worth buying.

I have to also acknowledge the many people that have taken their
time to provide me with answers to my questions posted to
the newsgroups. Thank you all!

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A/E/C Consulting, Web Design, e-Commerce Software Development
Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin USA
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URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/


[1] http://www.learnvisualstudio.net


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This may well not fit your scenario, but you will probably find beginning
programming classes at local community colleges and vocational-technical
institutes that use Visual Studio .NET. The classes will probably be
language-specific (i.e. VB, C# or C++), but will include information on
Visual Studio. As the Summer 2004 sessions are about to start, you should
be able to find a four or eight week class.
If you investigate this alternative, be sure to ask if the institution in
question is a member of the Microsoft Developers Network Academic Alliance
(MSDNAA). If they are, you will be able to get a copy of Visual Studio .NET
at no cost.

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Peter [MVP Visual Developer]
Jack of all trades, master of none.