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What's the best way to get started becoming a C# developer? What kinds of C# programmers are there? I know fullstack web stuff and some Python, but no idea wher

What's the best way to get started becoming a C# developer? What kinds of C# programmers are there? I know fullstack web stuff and some Python, but no idea where to start with more proper languages.

jiggawatts 7y ago
There's a crazy amount of high quality guidance out there, a mere Google away. It's a popular language! Step one: Visual Studio Community Edition is free. Go install it. Don't waste time with Visual Studio Code, it's a toy compared to the proper VS. When I learn a language, I like to start with the basic primitives: functions, loops, variables, etc... Then, explore the types and the standard library. Note that the .NET Framework has a fantastically huge base library, way bigger than other languages with the exception of Java. It's already a bit of a task just to flip through the list of available classes let alone functions! Do programming challenges like Advent of Code. Start poking away at Real Problems. Go from there...
softfalcon 7y ago
C# does these things out of the box: - Desktop application development (Windows and macOS) - Web Development (API's with .NET Core, traditional Rails-style stacks with ASP.Net) - Game development (Unity) If you want to get into C#, traditionally, these are the 3 things you can pick up and find lots of resources on. Keywords to search on: - Desktop Apps: WPF, XAML, Xamarin - Web Dev: ASP.Net, .NET Core, Blazor - Game Dev: Unity Game Engine Good luck and happy learning/hunting!