Come on folks, focus! 2009/3/29 Milo <[email protected]>
> > So you did a degree in CS and didn'nt touch asp.net? When you say "cs" > do you mean counterstrike? > > > > Drew Crawford wrote: > > 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/> > <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/> <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/> > <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/> <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/> <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/> < > http://asp.net/> 2.0. > > >> d) http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStartv20/default.aspx - The > > >> ASP.NET <http://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/> <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/> <http://asp.net/> is just > a random choice, > > >> perhaps they don't > > >> > want me to do anything with ASP.NET <http://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/> <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/> <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 > > > >
