I'm looking for specific and current advice from professional .NET + SQL Server developers on:
- best way to get up to speed
- best reference materials or books to use
- any pitfalls to watch out for
I'm starting a new position next week in which I will be developing advanced accounting software (LAN software) using Visual Studio 2010, Visual Basic, and SQL Server.
I am an experienced programmer (16 years), with a strong background in web development using Python, PostgreSQL, PHP, MySQL. I have also completed a number of smaller projects in Visual C#, so I have a general familiarity with .NET. I have not used Microsoft SQL Server.
I've marked this as community wiki because of the inherit subjective nature of the question.
Thanks in advance!