14
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14answers
1k views

Is learning technology by reading books obsolete?

I am confused if one should read books thoroughly (sometimes they are very bulky and if they contain many aspects of the technology they can be 1500 odd pages or even more). I have also read some ...
9
votes
7answers
639 views

What motivated you to learn ASP.NET MVC? What have you done with it so far?

I'd like to know what motivated you to learn ASP.NET MVC, and what have you done with it. ... was it a particular feature? ... do you have plenty of spare time? ... did your job require you to ...
4
votes
2answers
372 views

Are ASP.NET Web Parts useful & common enough practice in the real world, outside of SharePoint projects?

Studying for the .NET 70-515 exam. There is a chapter on Web Parts. I will suck it up and learn what I need to learn here, but... I am wondering, do ASP.NET developers in the real world often turn ...
4
votes
1answer
411 views

MSFT released “ASP.NET Developer Guidance” PDF… What's missing in your opinion?

Microsoft created this ASP.NET documentation map that aggregates a ton of great links into a single PDF. ...
2
votes
5answers
441 views

Would PMP or CEH(Certified Ethical Hacker) course be more useful to a junior ASP.Net web developer?

Only recently i moved into doing Asp.net web development work, with quite a fair bit on Asp.net MVC. I'm thinking of taking up some courses to further build up my profile. I'm having a touch decision ...
1
vote
6answers
410 views

Trying to learn ASP.NET

I have a background in computers and have programmed for about 7 years. I switched careers, and became a Technical Writer, and now think I should jump ship again, back to being a programmer. Of ...
1
vote
5answers
665 views

First ASP.NET WebForms application completed, should I jump into MVC now? [closed]

I just finished my first Asp.net intranet application using WebForms, and now I am considering learning MVC. My questions are: I mainly use LINQ for CRUD purposes instead of SQL, should I also ...
0
votes
1answer
1k views

How much do i need to learn in order to get an entry level asp.net job? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: If you develop with ASP.NET, which other technologies do you use? I'm currently learning C#, but I've noticed that there is a lot of demand for ASP.NET developers. I ...
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votes
2answers
1k views

training plan for asp.net and c#

I would like to create a self-taught training plan for C# / ASP.NET. Assume that I have the basics in place.(I know how to use VS2010, understand HTML/CSS etc) How would you structure this training ...