hello, Please write me a e-mail to matematicianu2003@xxxxxxxxxxx And I will send you two chm files about c# which I used to start learning dotnet/c# ----- Original Message ----- From: Christy Schulte To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 4:18 AM Subject: Intro and questions about C# Hi everyone, For those who haven't seen me on other lists, my name is Christy Schulte. I have just recently started school at Kaplan University, which is a distance learning accredited university, in order to obtain a degree in Information Technology with emphasis in programming. I've dabbled in programming and scripting for years, but only enough to be dangerous, or perhaps not even that. so I finally decided that it's time to get some actual structured learning under my belt and really do something with it. Right now I'm just trying to get most of the basics out of the way, but one of the things I've done is organized all of the required classes in my degree plan. In doing this, I discovered that while one required class is an intermediate class in C#, C sharp for those who like me don't have punctuation turned on, but the beginner class is not in the degree plan. I talked to the programming department head, and he's suggested that I do one of two things. Either one, take the beginner class even though it's not part of my plan, or two do some self study to get the basics, and then take the intermediate. Since financial aid won't cover classes that aren't required, I'm left with no other choice than the second option. So here's my question. Does anyone have ideas for good, accessible books to learn C#? I'd really prefer something already in electronic format, as scanning programming books can be tricky at best. I did find one that seems good, but in the example code, the last letter of most lines is cut off which is driving me nuts. Secondly, any tips for using visual studio? Or, is there a better compiler/development program to use than that? I plan to do some major looking through Jamal's site, as I saw a lot of stuff there, but I've also found that sometimes a lot can be learned from others who've been there that it could take days to find digging through a lot of documentation. I've already managed to create a very small program in visual studio with some trial and error, though oddly enough it won't run when just activating the .exe file, but it will run from within visual studio itself. So, I have a feeling I'm doing something wrong somewhere. Thanks for any tips anyone might have,a nd I'm looking forward to learning a lot from the list. Christy