2005 Preperation

[Mr Newbie]

Hi,

This is slightly off topic, but I thought I would see if I can get some
direction here.

I am trying to get a handle on 2005 in as much as I want to create a
training framework design so that I can develop a training strategy for our
guys. I know this is early days as the release is not due until the summer
but I want to get moving on it now.

Does anyone know of a resource or set of resources which would help me
roadmap my requirements and perhaps work out a way to modularise the
training.

Cheers - Mr N

 

[Bob]

Are you going from VB6 to 2005 or 2003 to 2005?

If it's VB6, the fastest but maybe most expensive way is the MS courses. If
you have enough people you can bring an instructor on-site, which is nice
because you can go more at the group's pace, drop useless things out of the
curriculum, and get extra focus on issues directly relevant to your team's
needs. I can personally recommend BUCEC.

http://butrain.bu.edu/itp/mscourse.asp?pid=953&group=183,61,64

If it's 2003 to 2005, it's probably going to be more of a matter of just
opening your old projects in the newer version, noting and fixing any new
compile errors (maybe there will be none), and playing around with generics
to see if it's something you want to use. I haven't seen any
upgrade-to-2005-specific courses available yet, but even if there were any,
I probably wouldn't be able to justify the time or expense since I don't
think learning how to use generics will be a big deal. It's also likely
you'll be able to find numerous web resources detailing all the important
new features in 2005, so you won't have to worry about missing something you
might want to use.

HTH,
Bob