Recently in Programming Category

My $10 copy of Visual Studio standard 2005 came in the post today - I took the two required webcasts ages ago and when I went to check the status of my registration I couldn't find any documentation but the funny thing is that the next day I got an email to say the product was on the way. I'm quite eager to get started on the programming - it will be interesting to see how much has changed. The last serious programming I did was with VB6 - I started off with VB3, but I did a bit of programming 2 years ago whilst looking for a job, so to get a full copy of Visual Studio for free (plus $10 shipping) and two hours of my time was a bargain. There is still time to register for this offer yourself at the VB upgrade labcast webpage. I know you can already download the express versions of the software, but this is more complete for the home programmer, but a feature comparison chart should help you decide if you want to go for this product (the list price is $249 at amazon)

Microsoft have some programming tutorials for beginners - it's been a while since I did any MS programming so I may take a look myself. It is split into two tracks, web based programming and desktop programming.