RE: [OT] Want to learn a programming language

["christopher purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

Could use java - runs on every machine out there and you can do most things
with it. e.g the new cbus toolkit is written in java. There is even a
realtime version I think.

Chis

>From: "Tony Butler" <lists@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Want to learn a programming language
>Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:53:57 +0100
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> > connecting to ODBC's etc., so am thinking that VB.NET might
> > be a logical step ?
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>Noooo.....
>If youa re going .net, learh C# - vb experience does not help with
vb.net
>because you have to learn the framework more than the language.
>If you learn C# then you can also write mono apps to run on linux.....
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> > Any advice appreciated.
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> > Also pointers to suitable books would be good to.
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>Wrox press books (but only get ONE as they tend to repeat), orielly or
even
>microsoft press (eg anything by dino esposito)
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>Also check out gotdotnet.com for lots os samples of how to do things.
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>Hth,
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>T.
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