The fundamentals of programming

[Gkneeus]

Currently going to school for programming. school only teaches you the fundamentals. I want to learn Windows programming. I'm pretty good at c# C++ and Java and I'm still learning SQL. I started looking into the . net Framework but, I don't know where to start. Looks a little Overwhelming. How much of.net do people actually Learn before they become good at using it? what do you guys recomend for a starting point?

[z05DSL3A]

I'm pretty good at c#... I started looking into the . net Framework but, I don't know where to start.

How are you quite good at C# and not know the .net framework?

[Josue Molina]

Start by learning the generic collections. But really, the best thing you can do is get a book.

[Gkneeus]

I'm not good at C#. I was asking the question should I learn it And didn't delete the whole thing

[z05DSL3A]

Ah okay.

I get the impression that Microsoft is down playing .net at the moment. There is a bit of a push on WinRT with C++/CX or C++ and XAML.

I would invest some time in native Windows development, everything in Windows builds on the native foundations it will not be a waist.

[andywestken]

It appears that WinRT has inheritied the ability to work with CLI code from .NET. When you compile C# (C++/CLI, etc) code for Windows 8 Metro mode, it still compiles to MSIL. But now it has to be restricted to work with what WinRT supports (e.g. only asynchronous filesystem access.)

And going by the Microsoft samples, etc. writing C# + XAML code for Metro is not a million miles away from WPF/Silverlight. So WPF might be worth looking at for that reason.

Andy

Windows Presentation Foundation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us//library/ms754130.aspx

WPF/Silverlight VS WinRT
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9935048/wpf-silverlight-vs-winrt

Migrating Silverlight or WPF XAML/code to a Windows Store app
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br229571.aspx