C# .NET Course Recommendation

[Daishiki]

Anyone have any recommendations on intro or mid-level C# .NET courses in the Southern California area? My work wants to blow some of the budget and send me out. Thanks.

 

[nordloewelabs]

if you cant find an actual C# school in your area, you can try video tutorials. these are the ones i know and have tried:

VTC
AppDev
CBT Nuggets
Keystone

personally, i liked the Keystone course the best. :thumbsup: the current version of their C# course has a diff instructor, but if he's as good as the previous one (Michael Lee), you'll love the course and learn a lot.

 

[Daishiki]

I'll take a look into those as well, nord. Thanks.

 

[imported_Dhaval00]

In my opinion, most of the technical courses offered by corporations like NetDesk and Hitachi are an utter waste of time, unless they're being taught by technological evangelists like Jefferey Richter or Juval Lowy, for example (keeping this specific to .NET). I have been to numerous classes for tools like Integration Services and Reporting Services, and the skills of the "teachers" there is close to NULL.

Again, this is just an opinion, and it may also depend on my situation (for example, I was enrolled in the first world-wide delivery of the M$ course for SSIS, and may have had a hard time picking up things).

For me, the best learning tools are books. But then if your company is willing to spend, I am pretty sure you could use a vacation!

 

[EagleKeeper]

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I have used them 4-5 years ago with decent success.


Programming with .NET: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction - LA - 27 Nov

C# Programming: Hands-On - - LA - 17 Dec

 

[oog]

you can try developmentor. i found they're pretty good, but the last time i took a .net course with them was something like 5-6 years ago.

 

[nordloewelabs]

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy
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I have used them 4-5 years ago with decent success.

those classes are 3-4 days long....i'd rather invest my time and money on a book or video tutorial. unless the attendee already knows the basics about the subject, i believe it's very, very difficult to learn something as complex as a Programming Language in that minuscule time frame....

at least, with a book or video tutorial you can study at your own time and pace....and you can go over the subject again and again. it's true that with an actual class you can ask questions, but given the length of those classes, i doubt the instructor would spend much time explaining things or answering questions. if you are a n00b, you will feel helpless by the end of the class. especially if the instructor happens to be a young guy with little experience in Programming and/or Teaching....

well, good thing is that it would be on Co's money, not yours.