Learn .NET from dotNetDave!

If you live in the San Diego area, dotNetDave (a.k.a. David McCarter) will be teaching a 6 week Fundamentals of the .NET Framework course at the University of California, San Diego Extension beginning on Wednesday 7/6/2011 from 5:30pm to 10:00pm. For more information and to enroll, please click here.

Course Description

Visual Studio and the .NET Framework both provide tools that yield an overall increase in productivity for developers. Still, the avalanche of technologies today can seem overwhelming. The goal of this class is to teach students about the various technologies available to .NET developers, to learn the value proposition of each, and to compare and contrast technologies where appropriate. We’ll cover language and platform trends, data access technologies, Windows and web development, middle-tier and service-oriented technologies, federated identity, and cloud computing. Students will leave this class with a well-rounded, high-level understanding of the power of the .NET Framework, the architectural possibilities for solutions, and the appropriate place for each technology within those solutions.

Student Comments

Here are comments students have made about the class:

• David clearly knows his stuff and is passionate about it, his anecdotal asides were both insightful and entertaining. It is clearly very challenging to do such a big subject as .NET justice in only 6 weeks however, even at overview level.
• David definitely knows the .NET Framework!
• Very knowledge about the subject. Made the class room experience very rich with real life examples.
• Easygoing & a good lecturer.
• Instructor was very knowledgeable with the course material. He made it easy to understand the fundamentals. Will take another one of his classes again.
• David makes learning fun. The way he presented and material was perfect for learning the course.

Books

Both my books are used in this class. You can pick up a copy (eBook format too) by going to: http://dotnetcodingstandards.notlong.com/