Please suggest some great websites for a .NET programmer.

Question

Hi, I'm new to world of .NET programming and I want to know about websites that have articles, tips and other useful information about .NET and Microsoft technologies. The websites I currently visit are:

• MSDN
• StackOverflow
• WindowsClient.NET
• TheServerSide.NET

I'd love to learn about some new .NET websites!

Thanks, Ek

Answer 1

Good blogs about C#/.Net:

• Jon Skeet: http://msmvps.com/blogs/jon_skeet/default.aspx
• Eric Lippert: http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/default.aspx

Answer 2

I suggest you try and read ScottGu's blog as often as possible to keep yourself updated in the .Net world

Answer 3

silverlight.net

Coding Horror

Scott Hanselman's blog

dnrTV

Answer 4

I would say there are more bad ones than there are good ones.

:(

Personally I usually stick to MSDN and read the official blogs/posts from the product teams.

Answer 5

Here are some that may help you get started:

• C Sharp Course
• C Sharp Essentials
• C Sharp School Book

The following is not web based resources, but something you may want to consider:

• If you can afford it, look on Amazon for a book on .NET, look at review stars to determine which ones are good.
• Look at C# Design Patterns - James W Cooper for an understanding of the GOF patterns in C#

Don't be afraid to visit CodePlex and search for an application that maybe what you are interested in and download the source code.

Run the application in debug mode to understand how it works. You can also do a Google Search for open source C# projects to further increase your learning.

Good luck on your learning

Answer 6

If you are interested in performance, see Maoni's blog to know how the GC works

http://blogs.msdn.com/maoni/

Answer 7

Lots of good resources already listed.

If you're looking for articles, The Code Project is a good site to frequent.

Answer 8

• PDC site has a bunch of great videos (changes ever year).
• CodePlex is MS's open source project host.
• You have MSDN, but Patterns & Practices is a great place to check out.
• Events @ MS for on demand web casts.
• MSDN Virtual Labs are fantastic.
• TechNet is an awesome resource for everything MS.
• Pluralsight has tons of great blogs. Including the master's blog.
• Channel 9 has great videos, interviews, etc.
• Chris Sells site is cool.
• Tons of great sessions from Mix09.
• WindowsClient.net
• IIS.net
• Enterprise Patterns (Fowler)
• Data & Object Factory
• Architecture Journal
• Google's Microsoft search page
• Dictionary of Algorithms (not .net specific, but great still)

I just found: "How do I?" videos.

Answer 9

DotNetKicks is a nice aggregation of various .NET-related blog posts and other news. It's not geared specifically for new users, but there is definitely a lot of useful content on many topics. It's also rather timely, so I've found it to be a good resource for staying on top of the latest technologies and discussions in the .NET world.

Answer 10

Good pocasts:
dotnetrocks.com
dnrtv.com
www.hanselminutes.com

And some blogs:
weblogs.asp.net/scottgu
www.lhotka.net/weblog
haacked.com

Answer 11

There is a free C# documentation, just for the basics:

Galileo Openbook - Visual C# 2008

For me, it's mostly google.com to start with :-)

Answer 12

Only advanced (or quirky) ASP.Net, C# and SQL Server stuff http://blog.DigitalTools.com