>>>>Why do so many people keep recommending a .NET book that came out in 2002? That's three major versions out of date.
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>>>The basics don't change. It's a pretty reasonable overview of them, esp. for free.
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>>Some of them do. I took one course written to .NET version 1 and it covered some material that was very convoluted, because generics weren't in the language yet.
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>How is your conversion going Mike.?
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>I did some .Net middle of last year trying to get myself up to speed. I've had to put it away for a few months because of other commitments now I'm back at it and alarmed how much I've forgotten. :-(
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>Still I was enjoying trying to use new controls to minimize the need to write code.

I'm learning. This week I started a 10 week .NET course offered by DePaul University here in Chicago. In fact I am watching last night's lecture even as we speak, just stopping for a breakfast break. (Taking the class remotely, although I have the option of attending in person at the classroom downtown and will probably do that some of the time).