Hi Ron, Assuming you have the proper training materials you should be able to pick up either C#, (C-Sharp,) or VB.NET rather quickly using the Express compilers from Microsoft. I highly recommend the beginner books like Learning VB.NET, Learning C#.NET, and the In a Nutshell series from O'reilly because they start you out from a absolutely newby and talk you through very simple basic programs, explaining everything, and work your way up to more complex things. Your first program might be a simple text program that displays Hello World or your name, and by chapter 13 or so you will be designing Windows forms and Windows based applications. In the chapters from 1 to 13 they don't consentrate on complex things but discuss each concept such what is a variable, what is a class, what is an object, how to use loops, if statements, perform math operations, and so on. The time it takes depends on how fast you grasp each chapter and concept, and how fast you go through the training materials. I'd say on average 6 months to a year before you can really right your first game like a space invaders shoot-m-up or so. For this effort I really should write a free, open source, shoot-m-up game in C#.NET or VB.NET and post it on USA Games where people could have something to look at.
Ron Schamerhorn wrote: > Greetings > > I was just wondering if either express editions of C# or VB# would be okay > for a non-programmer such as myself. For playing around with and what sort > of learning curve, in time and such would I be looking at? > I'm actually quite interested in learning how to program. > > Ron > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
