Where to start???

[Brian]

First, I'll give you all a little history. I started
programming way back in the day with qbasic. From there I
moved on to C++ in about 1992. It was more of an education
project for myself than anything. I got away from
computers in general for several years, then was thrown
into programming again with the company I am with whom I
am presently employed. The company runs a P.O.S. software,
that is based on a basic btrieve database development
software ( I know, way behind the times ). The software is
customised for the finance business. Its a very basic
programming language, but pretty powerful also. But still
behind the times.
Well in my quest to get the company up to speed, I would
like some info on where to start. From what I have read,
C# is what to use. Here are the questions I have :
1) What are the differences between C#, Visual C#, and
Visual C#.NET? What are the advantages/disadvantages of
each?
2) What tutorial would you all recommend to someone who is
in my position? As I stated before, I have had experience
programming C++ for Windows/DOS, but it has been a while.
I still remember the basics of classes, and object
oreinted programming, but that wheel is rusty.
Thanx in advance for any suggestions and help!
Brian

 

[AlexS]

1. It's same thing.
You should consider .Net only as platform on which programs in this language
do run. And platform, which provides standard components.
2. Petzold book on Programming Windows with C# is pretty good and clear
introduction for OO in Windows environment. At least after it you won't be
lost with windows UI and specifics of language and Windows platform. Then
you will be able to move on quickly to more advanced topics like ADO.Net,
ASP.Net, threading etc fairly easily. Also good idea is to use MSDN
resources - at least .Net Framework SDK, which is available from
msdn.microsoft.com. Help there with simple and not so simple examples will
be quite useful.
After you get the basics, you would be able to sort out yourself which books
on .Net will be useful for you.

HTH
Alex