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Wanting to learn C#
« on: October 05, 2009, 01:25:24 am »
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So I've been wanting to get into C# for a while now, but haven't put much effort into it. I really wanna start using XNA and mess around with it quite a bit. Is there any good websites or tutorials someone could link me to so I could get familiar with it? Or tell me how some of you guys started to learn it and lead me in the right direction.
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« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2009, 04:16:41 pm »
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I have a book covering XNA 2.0 and XNA 3.0
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Re: Wanting to learn C#
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2009, 05:50:34 pm »
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How much programming experience do you have?  It's an easy language to pick up if you've programmed with Java or C/C++ before.  Take a look here:

http://creators.xna.com
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Re: Wanting to learn C#
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2009, 06:12:02 pm »
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Quote from: MG-Zero on October 05, 2009, 05:50:34 pm
How much programming experience do you have?

I have almost 3 years worth with GML and about 1 1/2 years with C++.

Quote from: Niek on October 05, 2009, 04:16:41 pm
I have a book covering XNA 2.0 and XNA 3.0

I have one covering 3.0 as well, haven't looked into it much though.

But really though, I want to understand the syntax and how it works more so than "this function does blahblah" in XNA. I just wanna learn straight up C# before diving into XNA.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but from my understanding is that C# is like one step up from Basic? It seems the syntax is similar to me, but with some differences. I have a friend who took the Visual Basic course at school last semester, so I may drag him along with me on this journey as well.
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Re: Wanting to learn C#
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2009, 06:18:34 pm »
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They were free, when participating with some Microsoft event. But I find it that it isn't the language itself that is the problem. It are the API's and support libraries, that need to be learned. A book covers most of the basic support functions and all that and you go through it in a few days (I'm dyslectic so I read slow). Then you can focus on the more advanced stuff.
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« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2009, 11:13:55 pm »
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C# is...as if C++ and Java had sex.  The syntax is fairly similar to both languages, but nothing like VB.  You honestly can learn both C# and xna at the same time, that's actually what my university does in the junior year.
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Re: Wanting to learn C#
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2009, 12:50:51 am »
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Hmm... well if you put it that way, I guess I should start goin through that XNA book I picked up again. I'll post my progress to show you guys how I'm doin, and to help me correct any stupid programming I may come by. Wish me luck!
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