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Thread ID: 110556	2010-06-22 08:25:00	Where can I learn C# in Auckland?	Knuth (15845)	Press F1

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1112413	2010-06-22 08:25:00	Does anyone know where I can learn C# .net. * I want to learn after hours * As quickly as possible * And a course that is not too expensive I have a programming background but haven't work as programmer for about 8 years. And as close to West Auckland as possible. Has anybody come across a school/tech or other PTE that teaches this?	Knuth (15845)
1112414	2010-06-22 08:39:00	If you have a programming background, you'll find formal courses to be boring as hell - they'll teach you concepts you already know, like variable declaration, decision branches, loops, etc. etc. You might be best off trying to use one of those self-paced learning - I always point people here: msdn.microsoft.com and suggest they work through some of the tutorials and videos (note that there are both C# and VB resources here, so make sure you pick the right one).	somebody (208)
1112415	2010-06-22 08:50:00	I was recommended to try Python at the weekend just have to pull my finger out and find an easy tutorial to get started with	gary67 (56)
1112416	2010-06-22 09:55:00	But will a company hire a guy based on he or she following a course online or do they need to see a cert?	Knuth (15845)
1112417	2010-06-22 11:06:00	But will a company hire a guy based on he or she following a course online or do they need to see a cert? They will hire based on your experience and what you can do. If you have limited experience and little or no work to show, then a qualification of some kind may help to back up your claim. One warning - you claim to have a programming background, but need to ask what you've asked in this thread. That doesn't say much for your self-learning or problem solving abilities - it may be worth seriously asking yourself if this is really the path you want to take. Any half-decent programmer should be able to sit down with a textbook for a couple of weeks and get a good handle on something like C# without much trouble, and should be capable of doing their own research.	Erayd (23)
1112418	2010-06-22 20:15:00	Best answer seems to be to learn from a book, at home, in front of your computer. I've sourced various C texts via NZ University bookshops (online shop) and Amazon. Buying texts from the likes of Whitcoulls will add a lot to the price. I've still to find a book that answers my questions in depth however, and I've gone through a lot of books!	Paul.Cov (425)
1112419	2010-06-22 21:44:00	If you have a programming background, you'll find formal courses to be boring as hell - they'll teach you concepts you already know, like variable declaration, decision branches, loops, etc. etc. You might be best off trying to use one of those self-paced learning - I always point people here: msdn.microsoft.com and suggest they work through some of the tutorials and videos (note that there are both C# and VB resources here, so make sure you pick the right one). Very true - I've recently been getting to understand PHP, and once you get your head around the use of delimiters, the expressions and syntax are all very familiar.	nofam (9009)
1112420	2010-06-22 22:04:00	I think AMES does night courses? but they're quite expensive. Started my diploma in distributed software developement there but had to leave as i moved to tauranga. also its in town -___-	GreacherTech (15784)
1112421	2010-06-23 02:03:00	Programming requires logic skills, attention to detail and correct syntax. I started using COBOL way back and was employed doing same. Recently I installed Linux on my PC so I could make stand alone programs using the gcc compiler. This does not mean I will get hired though by anyone.	Sweep (90)
1112422	2010-06-23 12:37:00	I think AMES does night courses? but they're quite expensive. Started my diploma in distributed software developement there but had to leave as i moved to tauranga. also its in town -___- Just thought of an old post regarding AMES: pressf1.pcworld.co.nz	Renmoo (66)
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