Microsoft rolls out tutorial site for new programmers

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Microsoft Corporation has launched the Beginning Developer Learning Center Web Site, designed to help people with no programming experience learn to build Windows applications or Web sites using Visual Studio 2005. It currently offers 45 lessons and 31 short "how-to" videos on programming using Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition products. Each lesson takes about 20 to 40 minutes, according to Microsoft, and is provided in multiple content types, including video/audio, documentation and hands-on labs. The lessons are divided into Windows or Web development with multiple tiers of lessons.

The first tier of lessons assumes that students have no prior knowledge of programming and teaches them basic concepts, and the next level assumes some understanding of .Net development techniques. Students who reach the final tier are taught more advanced concepts, such as data access and debugging. Those who complete a series of lessons will be able to create basic working applications, according to Microsoft. In addition, the site has a how-to library that users can access for reference on performing common tasks such as using Windows form controls in Visual Basic or C#.

View: Beginning Developer Learning Center

News source: ComputerWorld

#1 guylaroche on 04 Mar 2007 - 04:02

Nice.

guylaroche

#2 Doli on 04 Mar 2007 - 04:12

Very nice.

#3 Justin- on 04 Mar 2007 - 05:03

It'd be nice if these were podcasts so it'd be easy to stick 'em on the iPod.

I learned a few things from the videos they had a year or so ago that was similar to this ...

#4 virtorio on 04 Mar 2007 - 06:41

Good site with some good videos. Answered some ASP.NET questions I had, having never bothered to look into it before.

#5 Syphonic on 04 Mar 2007 - 08:52

I was looking for something like this about 3 years ago

#6 winmoose on 04 Mar 2007 - 10:42

Haha, the kids corner is funny "C# for kids". nice idea though.

#7 TimRogers on 04 Mar 2007 - 11:24

I am gonna try this

#8 fpd on 04 Mar 2007 - 11:59

Awesome - this might just be the motivator for me to switch from access/vba development to "proper" coding!

#9 DJ Prem on 04 Mar 2007 - 13:37

Very nice

#10 Angel Blue01 on 04 Mar 2007 - 13:37

I'll tell my teachers.

(1 reply) #11 Croquant on 04 Mar 2007 - 14:14

Look for the EU to sue over this.

#11.1 lbmouse on 05 Mar 2007 - 17:03

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Why? This doesn't appear to violate any EU anti-competitive practice laws... besides even if it did (like other MS practices), MS hasn't had a chance to flaunt their non-compliance in the face of regulators yet. If you do business in a region, you have to follow the laws and regulations of that region. As simple as that.... don't like it? Then vote people in that will change the laws and regulations.

(2 replies) #12 Kushan on 04 Mar 2007 - 15:23

Shame they completely ignore C++

#12.1 EKS on 04 Mar 2007 - 15:59

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After learning C#, c++ is fairly simple

#12.2 eAi on 05 Mar 2007 - 02:26

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I'd disagree, after watching people on my Computer Science course going from Java to C++, I think its pretty hard.

#13 em_te on 04 Mar 2007 - 16:06

Kids who pass the course are certified MCSE engineers.

(2 replies) #14 +ckempo on 04 Mar 2007 - 19:57

Anyone know how to get a copy of the installers that actually includes everything, without the need for a net connection? I hate these web-installers, when I hit "install" I expect the files to be ready, not for the installer to start pulling files down from the web..... there must be a full install package around somewhere, surely?

#14.1 Doli on 05 Mar 2007 - 00:50

CD images, IMG and ISO:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/install/

Last edited by Doli on 05 Mar 2007 - 00:58

#14.2 +ckempo on 05 Mar 2007 - 08:54

Quote - (Doli said @ #14.1)

CD images, IMG and ISO:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/install/

Good find, thanks!

#15 El CobaiN on 05 Mar 2007 - 05:29

Good 4 Microsoft its thinking on newbie programmers

#16 tomcat2821 on 05 Mar 2007 - 13:28

very nice

#17 parithon on 05 Mar 2007 - 16:26

Another good place to learn programming is LearnVisualStudio.Net

(2 replies) #18 Magallanes on 05 Mar 2007 - 17:13

I loss "faith" in any microsoft help :

-the sdk are too vague, are bulky and lack of (clear) examples. A example can be parts of a code, not a whole (and more that 200 lines of code) project
-The msdn online and offline really stink,it's just another bloated feature of MS.
-The search don't work. Try to search any concept to find many irrelevant concepts.

#18.1 rev23dev on 05 Mar 2007 - 18:56

i'll agree with you on the search.

it's funny if seach msdn for something, you'll get plenty of what you DON'T need and nothing like what you're looking for. do the same search on google and it will take you right to the MSDN page you were looking for. it's weird.

#18.2 Glen on 06 Mar 2007 - 01:52

I agree with both of you on the search as well. However, I find the documentation and examples better than most other companies (Borland for example).

If I want to search, I usually use Google Groups and get more than enough detail for what I'm trying to accomplish.

#19 black_death on 06 Mar 2007 - 03:48

thats a really sick site, about time M$ made a good tutorial site!!

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