is Karthikeyan competing for the job too? This could get interesting... :-P
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Karthikeyan R <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you very much Mr.Cerebrus. You gave us a clear picture. > > Thanks again. > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:16 PM, Cerebrus <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Alex, >> >> Congratulations on landing a great opportunity for what sounds like a >> wonderful company ! Most companies wouldn't be willing to give a >> candidate the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities at all. >> >> If you wish to demonstrate your learning ability, you must first >> analyse yourself and detemine how you learn best. Is it by reading >> books? Articles? Watching tutorial videos? Or simply jumping in and >> writing code? You have not mentioned the version of >> ASP.NET<http://asp.net/>that you >> are required to learn, so I assume it to be atleast v. 2.0. >> >> Assuming that you learn well enough from books and other online >> resources, my advice would be as follows... Note that since your >> immediate aim is to attain only a basic level of familiarity with >> ASP.NET <http://asp.net/>, none of the following items in the list are >> intended for >> intermediate or advanced developers. Since your time in hand is very >> limited, I suggest you start immediately without wasting any more >> time. >> >> 1. Download and install the free version of Visual Studio (Visual Web >> Developer - http://www.microsoft.com/express/vwd/). There is a 2005 >> version also somewhere linked from that page. >> >> 2. The first place to start if you're a complete newbie to web >> development is www.w3schools.com. I assume you are familiar with HTML/ >> XHTML/XML, but even if you aren't they have a tutorial on that too. >> After you've understood how websites work, go on to the >> ASP.NET<http://asp.net/> >> tutorial (http://www.w3schools.com/aspnet/default.asp). Don't spend >> more a day or two on this. >> >> 3. If you learn better by reading books, read one of the thousands of >> introductory books on ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> (a >> Teach-yourself-in-21-days wouldn't be >> a bad idea in this case, as long as you complete the book in a week). >> Make sure that the level of the book is Beginner only and the book >> assumes no prior web development experience. >> >> OR >> >> 3. If you learn well via online resources, check out the following >> tutorial sites in the given order: (Try out the sample code and create >> a few sample websites/pages.) >> a) http://www.functionx.com/aspnet/index.htm - Great illustrated >> tutorials on most subjects - Simple enough for toddlers to >> understand! >> b) http://www.asp.net/learn/videos/#beginners - Lots of introductory >> videos from the ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> official site. >> c) http://www.maconstateit.net/tutorials/ASPNET20/default.htm - >> Excellent tutorials written by David Adams which get you up to speed >> with the latest and greatest features of ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> 2.0. >> d) http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStartv20/default.aspx - The >> ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> quickstarts are one of the most comprehensive >> resources, but >> aren't really starter material. They are sufficiently advanced in >> content to make newbies shiver. >> e) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/asp.net/aa336567.aspx - The >> ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> developer center provides links to great >> resources and >> tutorials. >> >> 4. At all times keep your time frame in mind and don't dwell on any >> single item or programming problem too long. >> >> Feel free to get back to us if you need assistance with a particular >> problem. I wish you luck in your endeavour! >> >> Regards, >> -- >> Cerebrus. >> >> >> On Mar 27, 9:05 pm, Alex Y Wang <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Well... I think ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> is just a random choice, >> perhaps they don't >> > want me to do anything with ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> in the future. >> It's just a test of >> > research ability. What shall I be looking at? Low level >> > infrastructure? Building websites? Ajax? .Net Framework? I'm totally >> > lost. Please help!!! >> > >> > Alex >> > >> > On Mar 27, 11:31 pm, KeidrickP <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Me to Mike! >> > > Alex tell them you need some training for ASP.net, and you will be a >> shoe in!! >> > >> > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Mike Fry <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > > > Alex Y Wang wrote: >> > >> > > >> Hi all, I'm currently applying for a developer position in a global >> > > >> software company. However, the company doesn't seem sure about my >> > > >> learning ability, so I'm in this somewhat awkward situation where >> they >> > > >> require me to prove my learning ability in two weeks! The subject >> is >> > > >> ASP.NET <http://asp.net/>, any particular direction would be fine, >> the deeper, the >> > > >> better. I've got a master's degree in CS but haven't done anything >> in >> > > >> ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> or web programming. Could anyone give me >> some suggestions on >> > > >> what aspect I should be digging in within this amount of time? >> Thanks >> > > >> a looooot!!! >> > >> > > > Where's the job? Perhaps I should apply for it :-) >> > >> > > > -- >> > > > Regards, >> > > > Mike Fry >> > > > Johannesburg.- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > Thanks & Regards, > Karthikeyan >
