Coders, I need your opinions

[jedimaster91]

I've got to get out of healthcare before I go postal. So there is a local company that offers 12 wk free coding classes in front and back end web design, mobile design, and an option for C#/Net if they get enough interest and someone to teach it. The other courses cover Javascript, CSS, and SQL (if I get the terms wrong, forgive me. I'm still too n00b here to know what's what ). My question is: is C#/Net worth learning if it's ever offered? The last time I took any kind of programming class, they were switching from C++ to Java, so my knowledge of what any of it does is pretty limited, lol.

[Ophbalance]

C# is just basically asp the next generation. It's very much worth learning. It will likely be coupled with Ms sql, not that it really matters.

[mjr]

I agree with Ophbalance.

Except that C# is beyond ASP the next generation. You can also do WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) apps with it, and you can write apps for Windows Phone. C# is actually very, very good to learn. But you'll want to learn MVC and WPF, possibly, to go along with it.

I would also suggest you look into different JavaScript frameworks. Look into jQuery, NodeJS, and AngularJS. They're very popular right now.

I would strongly suggest, also, that you learn about design patterns and unit testing (specifically, Test-Driven Development, or TDD).

I can recommend a couple of books I've found helpful, if you want. Hit me up with a PM.

[Chromatix]

C# is actually very, very good to learn.

If, that is, you don't mind being locked into the Microsoft Way. No other platform uses it, except as a partially-supported compatibility sop.

[mjr]

If, that is, you don't mind being locked into the Microsoft Way. No other platform uses it, except as a partially-supported compatibility sop.

Yeah, but the OP could still learn Java at some point. I don't consider that being "locked into the Microsoft Way".

[wolfie]

Learning the syntax of a programming language is the easy part. The hard part is acquiring the programmer's mindset - how to look at a problem and figure out how to solve it, anticipating where things are likely to break.