>>>>>First time listener and first time caller... Found this site in a Google search and it seemed to have a lot of traffic, so here I am. Is it a good one for NET?
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>>>>>We have an existing Foxpro application - VFP9 - and want to convert it over to NET. I've have been the sole developer for a number of years - I own the code - and now want to start learning and moving it to C# (I think). I'm in a position to take the time to learn NET and improve the application, so I'm looking for resources to help me get started. I know nothing about it, other than what I've read online.
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>>>>>Lynda
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>>>>Hello, Lynda, and welcome. I think you have come to a pretty good place to help you with the transition to C#. Many here have done the same thing. I am one of the more recent ones and in fact am still learning .NET. It's huge so I expect I will still be learning things about it for years to come.
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>>>>What I like best about the UT is the regulars are not only knowledgeable but extremely helpful. You have already heard from Bonnie, Cetin, and Viv, all of whom have helped me a lot. Bonnie and Cetin have both won Microsoft's MVP award multiple times for their online contributions and Viv wuz robbed the past couple of years. (Viv is a he, BTW).
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>>>>One piece of advice I can give you is to start writing some C# code as soon as possible. There is a big difference between reading about something and using it. I started hitting C# pretty hard last summer, mostly reading books and watching some online videos. It was kind of a surprise when I started coding some example exercises and discovered I didn't know it nearly as well as I had thought. And once I did start writing code, things started to lock in. Still a long way to go but I'm getting there. That's what I keep telling myself, anyway <g>.
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>>>>Have fun with it, and don't be shy about asking questions here. Some of the resident gurus are saints IMO for patiently answering the same questions over and over.
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>>>Mike,
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>>>I think someone is playing a joke and they got you :)
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>Mike,
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>Please wipe that drool off your face; it is not becoming of a grownup man {gr&d}

Oh, come on! Mike is just trying to be helpful, and IMO is doing so in a friendly but professional manner. If you know (or think that you know) something that others here don't, how about sharing it with the rest of us rather than insult people who are just trying to help,