Developing For .NET

I just wanted to post a quick update on what’s going on in my world this week.? I posted last week about my Authorize.Net efforts (which I updated this morning).? That work is the precursor to finally learning ASP.NET, one of my New Year’s Resolutions.? I have to admit that I have always assumed that learning ASP.NET would be no big deal.? I have developed web sites in PHP, JSP and Servlets, and even RPG CGI, so what could be so hard about ASP.NET?

Well, the short answer is that it is not hard, however I find myself constantly frustrated because I feel like I have to relearn all the basics.? Seemingly simple matters take me a lot of time and investigation to get working.? I’m sure that if I was learning from scratch this would be no problem, but in my case I am hobbled by too much knowledge going in.? In other words, my brain keeps getting in the way.

So I am trudging through books, websites, and training materials.? Currently, I am reading through Sitepoint.com’s “Build your own ASP.NET 2.0 Web Site“, which appears to be the simplest material I have on hand.? I’m also planning on spending some time going through some beginners videos at asp.net.? And if all that fails, I’ll consider ordering again from TotalTraining.com. I know one day soon I’ll look back on this and wonder what all the fuss was about, but for now I must simply “Soldier On!”