>If you've seen the sidesplittingly funny movie "What about Bob" with Bill Murray, you'll appreciate this:
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>"Baby steps out of the office. Baby steps to the elevator. Baby steps out onto the street. Baby steps..."

I absolutely LOVE that movie!!!!

~~Bonnie





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>That's what it takes with .NET, too. It can be totally and completely overwhelming at first, but if you start with a silly screen with two labels and two textboxes, then bind the textboxes to static data (e.g., from a simple class,) then bind them to a dynamic datasource (like SQL server), eventually you'll be cruising for sure. Even if you end up like Bob, tied to the sailboat mast, cruising the bay and screaming: "I'm sailing, Dr. Marvin, I'm sailing!!!!"
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>Have fun, indeed.
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>Pertti
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>>Alex
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>>>Alex, I am heading in a new direction with VB.NET and ASP.NET training, but will still study C# at least a couple hours per week. It's a nice tool, but there's still those doggone curly brackets and the strong case requirement in C#. I suppose one can get used to that.
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>>>I've got a friend who is going to study C# with me maybe once every week or two. He's a County Sheriff's Deputy, but wants to learn something new. He has been in the same C# class with me last time I took C#, probably two or three years ago. I found my friend to be incredibly intelligent in programming, but the way in which the class was taught left him a bit bewildered and behind quickly. So, I am going to take my weak knowledge of C# and help him to get past a few hurdles with the very basics of C# and we'll see if that helps me also. We are using the book called Sams "Teach Yourself Visual C# 2008 in 24 Hours" by James Foxall.
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>>>It's interesting to note that even though I don't think I know much, I know more than I did last week. And, that is because I put forth some genuine effort. The problem comes in when I look at all the information one must learn to cover all of .NET. It is actually quite an incredible piece of software that Microsoft has put together. I am sure that my SHOCK and AWE will be even more so as I learn more of what I don't even know now. My learning C#, VB.NET and other parts of .NET is telling me really what I don't know.
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>>>I know enough of C# to fill an ant's left brain lobe and that is about it; I feel I am learning fast, since my motivation has increased. It has also helped to have encouragement from those on UT. I mean that with all sincerity.
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>>>Cecil
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>>>>>I could kick myself for letting these years slip by without having conquered C#.
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>>>>Like Warren Miller says, if you don't do it this year, you'll be a year older when you do!
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>>>>:-) Alex