Origional Question:

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myasmjj23@h... asks:



Hi,

I am a VB developer holding a MCSD. I've been working for a few months.

However, I think I have a little experience with VB application

development. My question is: Do I need any special courses so that I can



begin programming using the VB.NET framework?

Thanks & Regards,

Mahmood Salama



ScottGu Answer:

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Hi Mahmood,



Although there will be lots of companies offering training courses for

VB.NET, ASP.NET and the .NET Framework -- this definitely won't be

required unless you want to attend.



Instead, you can get started today by simply browsing some of the many

online samples, listservs and websites devoted to .NET.  In particular,

I'd recommend checking out the below URLs for more info:



www.asp.net (has pointers to dozens of other .NET sites)

www.aspnextgen.com

www.aspnextgen.com/quickstart (900+ ASP.NET and .NET samples -- all in

VB.NET)

www.asptoday.com (a lot of good ASP.NET and .NET articles)

www.IBuySpy.com (some great end-to-end application samples)



There is also a great new Wrox VB.NET book that is out in bookstores

now.  It does a very good job walking people through using the new

platform.



Hope this helps,



Scott